India, Nov. 28 -- In the run-up to the release of his latest in Kannada, Bank of Bhagyalakshmi, during press meets and other media interactions, Dheekshith Shetty was almost always bombarded with queries about his The Girlfriend co-star Rashmika Mandanna and her relationship status, and rarely ever about his comedy heist film that is in theatres now. The actor's reading of this situation is that when the time comes for his next film, he'd rather not have the producer spend money on press meets.

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Instead, a select few promotional interviews will do the trick, he reckons. "I have repeatedly said that the dynamic between...