This Article is From Mar 05, 2012

Rana Daggubati to balance Bollywood and Telugu cinema

Rana Daggubati to balance Bollywood and Telugu cinema

Highlights

  • As he gears up for his next Hindi release Department, actor Rana Daggubati says he wants to concentrate on his Bollywood career without overlooking Telugu cinema.
  • The 27-year-old debuted in Bollywood alongside Bipasha Basu and Abhishek Bachchan in 2011 film Dum Maaro Dum. His next, a cop drama, has been directed by Ram Gopal Varma and is expected to hit screens in May.
  • "I am very happy that I have been accepted. It is great to be noticed in the big ocean of Hindi films. I see so many newcomers coming everyday, they shine once and go away. Thankfully, it did not happen to me. I immediately got a bigger film Department which is an action film, a genre which I like very much," Rana said.
  • The actor, who plays a cop in the film, says it was a difficult role to play because the character demanded a lot of subtlety.
  • "My character's name is Shiv Narayan in the film. Every word and every gesture that he has is very controlled. It is extremely intense. It is a completely clean and white character."
  • Meanwhile, Rana who started his career with Telugu film Leader in 2010, is awaiting the release of his next film down South.
  • "I have not really moved away from Telugu. I have been constantly doing films. My next film Naa Ishtam with Genelia is out for release in the last week of March. It is a love story of a selfish man. There are only two truths in the world one is selfishness and the other is love and that's what the story is about."
  • Rana, the grandson of veteran film producer D Ramanaidu, virtually grew up on a film set. He already had a body of work before he joined Bollywood, which has helped the actor a lot.
  • "I have done comedy, action, political drama in my 5-6 films. I have played varied role and the advantage that I have is that I have not been typecast in an image."
  • Rana says being a part of film family, cinema felt like a normal job and gradually he educated himself into different aspects of film making.
  • "For many people films may seem mysterious but because I was part of a film family, it felt like any normal job. I found myself more knowledgeable than others about it. I started working when I was 17. I have already produced a film. I also want to direct at some point of time. I feel I am still growing up in cinema."
  • Rana will begin shooting his next, Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum, in Telugu.
  • "Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum is an action film and I am looking forward to it. I play the character of B.Tech Babu. He lives in a small place and is slightly more educated than others. It is about the journey of his life."
  • He is also looking forward to do films in Tamil.
New Delhi: As he gears up for his next Hindirelease Department, actor Rana Daggubati says he wants toconcentrate on his Bollywood career without overlooking Telugucinema.

The 27-year-old debuted in Bollywood alongside BipashaBasu and Abhishek Bachchan in 2011 film Dum Maaro Dum. His next, a copdrama, has been directed by Ram Gopal Varma and is expected tohit screens in May.

"I am very happy that I have been accepted. It is greatto be noticed in the big ocean of Hindi films. I see so manynewcomers coming everyday, they shine once and go away.Thankfully, it did not happen to me. I immediately got abigger film Department which is an action film, a genrewhich I like very much," Rana said.

The actor, who plays a cop in the film, says it was adifficult role to play because the character demanded a lot ofsubtlety.

"My character's name is Shiv Narayan in the film. Everyword and every gesture that he has is very controlled. It isextremely intense. It is a completely clean and whitecharacter."

Meanwhile, Rana who started his career with Telugu filmLeader in 2010, is awaiting the release of his next filmdown South.

"I have not really moved away from Telugu. I have beenconstantly doing films. My next film Naa Ishtam with Geneliais out for release in the last week of March. It is a lovestory of a selfish man. There are only two truths in the worldone is selfishness and the other is love and that's what thestory is about."

Rana, the grandson of veteran film producer D Ramanaidu,virtually grew up on a film set. He already had a body of workbefore he joined Bollywood, which has helped the actor a lot.

"I have done comedy, action, political drama in my 5-6films. I have played varied role and the advantage that I haveis that I have not been typecast in an image."

Rana says being a part of film family, cinema felt like anormal job and gradually he educated himself into differentaspects of film making.

"For many people films may seem mysterious but because Iwas part of a film family, it felt like any normal job. Ifound myself more knowledgeable than others about it. Istarted working when I was 17. I have already produced a film.I also want to direct at some point of time. I feel I am stillgrowing up in cinema."

Rana will begin shooting his next, Krishnam VandeJagadgurum, in Telugu.

"Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum is an action film and I amlooking forward to it. I play the character of B.Tech Babu. Helives in a small place and is slightly more educated thanothers. It is about the journey of his life."

He is also looking forward to do films in Tamil.
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