Shekhar Rankhambe to make his debut as a director through ‘Rubaab’
At a time when new directors are making their presence felt, through variety of new subjects, we have one more name in this list, in the form of Shekhar Bapu Rankhambe. Now, Shekhar is making his debut as a director through forthcoming Marathi film ‘Rubaab’. This film is presented by Zee Studios and Produced by Zankar Films. Recently, teaser of this film was released and was also appreciated on social media.
Before taking up this independent assignment as writer-director of ‘Rubaab’, Shekhar had to go through lot of hardships, right from doing odd jobs for survival, he did many back stage duties during plays. He also worked as assistant to few directors and also produced two short films ‘Rekha’ and ‘Pamplet’ which got him recognition, as both these films received appreciation and awards.
The lead artistes of his film ‘Rubaab’ are Sambhaji Sasane and Sheetal Patil and this film is set for release on 6th February 2026.
Teaser of new Marathi film ‘Rubaab’ unveiled
Zee Studios have always been trying new experiments in Marathi cinema, by presenting variety of subjects from social stories, family bonding to entertaining subjects. Now, they will be presenting a stylish love story through their forthcoming Marathi film ‘Rubaab’. Recently, teaser of this film was unveiled with a suitable tagline ‘Tujhyasarkhi Nako … Tuch Pahije’
The teaser gives a glimpse of a story of a dashing ,stylish hero and his dream girl. According to director Shekhar Bapu Ranakhambe, ‘Rubaab’ is about the strong voice of young generation. Their love is sincere but there is a swag in it.” We have tried to show this in our film,” he said.
Zee Studios Business head Bavesh Janavlekar feels that the Marathi film audience is always looking for something fresh and stylish and ‘Rubaab’ contains a strong love story, to invite their attention, besides entertainment. This film stars Sambhaji Sasane and Sheetal Patil in lead roles and it will be released on 6th February 2026.