Northeast cop Eksha Kerung to make acting debut in Lakadbaggha : Bollywood News

Quite a few North-eastern actors are getting cast in contemporary Hindi cinema these days. The latest to join the list is Eksha Keirung who will be making her acting debut in the upcoming film Lakadbaggha. Interestingly, she is a cop, kickboxer, martial arts specialist and model who hails from Sikkim. Directed by Victor Mukherjee, the film stars Anshuman Jha in the role of an animal loving vigilante.

Northeast cop Eksha Kerung to make acting debut in Lakadbaggha

Sharing the reason for casting Eksha, Jha said in a statement, “I love the North East & in general have a lot of respect for artists all over the country. We consciously, in our last production, had Nikki in Hum Bhi Akele, Tum Bhi Akele from the hills as we wanted it to have the storyline as a pan India representation to the LGBTQ+ community. And so, we introduced Jhanvi Rawat playing Zareen Khan’s partner. Even though she is from Delhi in real life.”

As per the makers, Eksha will be playing the character of a “ruthless femme fatale” who would be seen carrying out hand-to-hand combat with Jha’s character.

Revealing how they thought of someone like Eksha for this role, Jha added, “I am a huge fan of Kill-Bill & female assassins in action movies. When Alok was writing Lakadbaggha, we intentionally decided to have a femme fatale. He suggested this cop in Sikkim who has been a super model.”

He added, “I reached out to Eksha. She was kind enough to audition. Being a martial artist and kick boxer, she really fitted the world of the film. She is ‘the girl with no name’ & we are so proud to introduce her. Fun fact - she actually ended up hurting me physically during our action scenes because she didn’t know how to hold back or act. She went all out. And it was thrilling. She is the surprise packet in the film.”

Also starring Ridhi Dogra, Milind Soman and Paresh Pahuja, Lakadbaggha will be releasing this week on January 13.

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