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 6^th February 2026.