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Mumbai, Telugu star Nani clearly remembers how his love affair with Bollywood started.
The actor, who’s but to star in a Hindi movie, mentioned he watched the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer “Agneepath” in childhood after which there was no trying again.
“I’ve watched much more Hindi movies than individuals who dwell right here . There are some superb administrators that I wish to work with each time I see . I’m an enormous fan of Bachchan sir. My curiosity in the direction of films and eager to make a movie…
“Then even with the efficiency, ‘Agneepath’ performed a giant position within the later half. Like, once I wished a sure depth for the character… I all the time appeared for a script like ‘Agneepath’, that was one childhood factor for me,” Nani informed PTI in an interview right here.
“Agneepath” featured Bachchan as Vijay Deenanath Chauhan, who units out to avenge the demise of his father and the injustices executed to his household by turning into part of the Mumbai underworld.
The movie not solely turned the actor right into a film buff but additionally impressed him to pen a few tales, together with a thriller, he mentioned.
“My inspiration for the primary movie was ‘Agneepath’… That is the primary movie which I wished to make once I was an assistant director, which I’ve by no means made…
“I nonetheless have the story, after which I’ve two or three extra tales, which should be tailored to the present instances. There are a few administrators who I’ve labored with, who know the fundamental thought about it, they’re all the time like, ‘Let’s do it’.”
The 40-year-old credited “Agneepath”, directed by Mukul Anand and produced by Yash Johar, for redefining the quintessential Hindi cinema hero. The 1990 movie, which earned Bachchan his first finest actor Nationwide Award, was remade in 2012 with Hrithik Roshan within the lead.
“It performed a really huge half ,” Nani mentioned, re-enacting the introduction scene of Bachchan’s character, “Naam, Vijay Deenanath Chauhan…”
“I believe that’s the best intro of all time. I like how he asks for the tailor’s quantity when he meets Kancha Cheena and Mandwa village, that temper, that set-up, that line ‘Maloom?’. Each element about that movie, it was one thing new for me, it hit me very strongly,” mentioned the actor, including he counts veteran actors Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna amongst his influences.
Nani additional expressed his deep admiration for Aamir Khan and the Bollywood famous person’s performances in movies comparable to “Dil Chahta Hai”, “Lagaan” and “Rang De Basanti”.
“Earlier than I used to be about to affix cinema, there was an enormous affect of Aamir Khan sir, his movies. Then he did movies like ‘Dangal’, which got here after I grew to become an actor, and it was very inspiring.
“It was like, ‘We’ve got to up the sport’. So, Hindi cinema has all the time been part of this love for cinema,” he mentioned, including “Dilwale Dhulania Le Jayenge”, “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam”, “Baazigar”, and “Darr” are amongst his favorite Bollywood movies.
The “Jersey” star will subsequent be seen within the Telugu vigilante motion thriller “Saripodhaa Sanivaaram”, titled “Surya’s Saturday” in its Hindi dubbed model.
Written and directed by Vivek Athreya, the movie will hit the screens on Friday. It’s produced by DVV Leisure.
Nani, who performs the title character in “Saripodhaa Sanivaaram”, mentioned he used to mimic combating scenes after watching motion films in childhood.
“These days I am positive that children have much more choices to play with, however at the moment, it was once like, ‘You watch a movie, you do some imaginary combating and soar into the sand or on the mattress with pillows and stuff like that’. I’m that child.”
The upcoming movie revolves round Surya , who fights towards injustice on Saturday and locks horns with a corrupt inspector known as R Dayanand , who brutally assaults harmless folks.
The actor mentioned an enthusiastic Athreya known as him whereas he was having dinner together with his cousins and when Nani heard the temporary narration of “Saripodhaa Sanivaaram”, he mentioned he was amazed at how the movie provides a brand new dimension to the traditional hero-villain narrative.
“There are a variety of motion movies and it’s all about good will win over evil. You determine a hero, there’s a villain they usually each will come collectively at one level. So, the graph is all the identical for any motion movie… I felt it has this traditional method of motion, which we’ve seen in 1,000,000 movies, however with a brand new twist.”
Nani mentioned many administrators from Hindi cinema approached after the success of his 2023 movie “Hello Nanna” however he’s ready for the best provide.
“I bought a variety of love after ‘Hello Nanna’ from the Hindi business. Numerous them messaged me personally and even reached out to me on Instagram. It was refreshing, I didn’t know they watched Telugu movies. If I wish to do a movie right here, it must be extraordinarily thrilling.”
The actor mentioned his subsequent movie will probably be introduced quickly. He has already signed initiatives with Srikanth Odela and Sujeeth.
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