Rana Xclusive interview

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He’s tall, handsome and witty! And now he’s shown he can act with the smashing success of Leader. Rana Daggubati talks to Nidarshana Sharma AndRitika Samtaney about his phenomenal debut Leader, his love for acting and more.
Congratulations. Leader has successfully completed 100 days. How’s the feeling?
Oh it’s always nice for a first film to do well. It wasn’t a regular launch for me. It wasn’t the usual dance-song-action routine. What’s very encouraging is the fact that a film like Leader becoming a commercial success at the box office. It throws open many doors for me and makes it easier for me to plan the rest of my career.
What made you do Leader then?
I wanted to participate in making newer cinema. I was already into visual effects and production, so I had an idea as to what kind of a film I’d like to act in. Also I believe since no two people are alike, the movies that they do also shouldn’t be similar.
So that was a risk you took which paid off. What if it hadn’t?
Oh that’s simple! I would have simply gone back to producing.
You play this morally upright Chief Minister in the movie who aims to wipe out corruption single-handedly. Do you think that’s possible in reality too?
You see, Leader was sort of a vision that we had for Andhra Pradesh or for our CM. It was a citizen’s personal wish list. We’ve already had such movies at the box office before and we have also had very powerful leaders in the past. Mahatma Gandhi or Sardar Vallabhai Patel for example. Today we need more of such leaders which is why our idea of Leader was born as cinema is our medium of reaching out to the people.
Will you want to be associated with politics?
Cinema is something I understand and politics is something I don’t, yet. So I tried putting across a dream through acting, which is what I can relate to most.
How was it working with Richa and Priya?
Both of them are extremely talented. After a long time, we’ve found a girl who speaks Telugu and has a good command over the language. That way, it was wonderful working with Priya. Richa, on the other hand, we found very late. We were shooting without an Archana. But we finally found her. She’s never acted before and I totally give it to her for blending in. She did really well.
You’re also doing a Hindi film, Dum Maaro Dum. Tell us about it.
It came as a surprise for me. Rohan saw a few promos of mine and gave me a call and we started off much before Leader even released. I’m very happy with the way my career is shaping up because I would never be able to film like DMD, which is set in Goa, in Telugu.
Can you tell us something about your role in the film?
I play a goan musician in the film, which is not even me. Rohan saw Leader and thought I fit the role so I completely give it to a director to find the potential in you to play a certain character. The makeover in the film is so much that I feel Goan myself and I am glad this came my way.
Do you think it’s because of your good looks and personality that DMD happened?
First of all, thank you! I think I have a neutral face and I can pass off as, say, a Goan or a Hindi speaking guy. And my comfort to speak in Hindi proved to be an advantage.
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