Meet Actress Manisha an International car racer / Why I turned Producer tells STR

There is another person from filmdom who is an International car racer like our own AK. She Manisha Kelkarm Marathi actress and TV anchor. See what Veedol Team has to say. Manisha Kelkar Team Veedol extends heartfelt congratulations to Manisha Ram Kelkar, the only Indian racer to qualify for the Finals of the Formula Woman Nations Cup World Championship! After conquering the qualifying round in Dubai, she’s now set to compete against the world’s best in May 2025, representing our nation on the global stage. 🇮🇳

Here’s to her incredible journey, relentless spirit, and unwavering determination. Let’s cheer her on as she races towards glory! Said Manisha to Deccan Chronicle ; Till now I was racing for myself. But now I have been blessed with the opportunity of representing my country. It is a big responsibility and I have to win for India. This is also the first Nations Cup. The prep is important. I’m training in UK, then Sweden and finally Dubai. Like Ajith , Manisha too was badly injured during car racing event and was bedridden for months.About her comeback she says - I was warned by my doctor not to get back into racing, but my love for speed will not go till my last breath. I watched all the races while recuperating. Initially, the post-traumatic stress was challenging, I could not even sit in a car which was moving at 20 kms. I was glad I was able to move beyond this and pushed myself even when suffering discomfort to get back into professional racing. She completed a degree in microbiology and then opted to do Masters in filmmaking

How Simbhu aka STR became Producer Participating in a spaces meet on X on his birthday, Simbu explained how and when he chose to take over the production of his 50th film. He said, "First, when this project came about, we had our doubts if we could do it. When Kamal sir's RajKamal films came in at that moment, it gave us a lot of hope. But then, unfortunately, the satellite, digital and OTT segments have all faced a small downfall and we couldn't get full support to undertake a project of this stature." The actor continued, "So, when we worked out things and looked at the possibility of cutting down the scale, we realised it would become a problem if the film doesn't come out the way we intend to bring it out as audiences do not know what all we undergo while making a film. We have to deliver." Explaining that it was under these circumstances that director Desingh and he went to meet Kamal sir, Simbu said, "We requested him (to let us take over) and he agreed. We need to thank him for that." "Irrespective of whom we take this film too, there will be a risk factor for them. So, when we decided to do it ourselves. When we were able to make that decision was when cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa came into this project and took a look at it and we had a discussion," Simbu informed before going on say that none of the team members had taken any money so far for this project. "You won't believe it. I am talking about the entire team from Manoj sir, Yuvan sir or be it the editor. Not a single person has taken a penny as fee for this film. In fact, we haven't even signed agreements with any of them. People coming together to make a project happen will happen in the case of small films. But for such a large project, so many people have came together. This project became possible because of this entire team. That is why I could become a producer and that is also why I wished to thank everybody," he said. ++