Naga Chaitanya says he rejected Bollywood films in the past as he was 'insecure' about his Hindi
In the mind and heart of Telugu’s audience, Naga Chaitanya is a star. Since its early success with Josh and Ye Maaya Chesave, this actor has carved a niche for himself in the Telugu film industry, giving several hit along the way, including majil and love story. And now, more than a decade after his film debut, he wandered into Hindi films with Aamir Khan-Starrer Laal Singh Chaddha. Chaitanya spoke with Hindustan Times about his debut in Bollywood, adapted forrest gump, and the decreasing language barriers in Indian cinema.
Ask him what takes a long time to make his Hindi debut and Chaitanya says he has actively refused-or in his words ‘avoiding’ Hindi films for some time now. He explained, “I grew up in Chennai and turned to Hyderabad. So, my Hindi language is not the best. I have been insecure about it for a long time. That is the reason why I sometimes avoid Hindi’s films when I get an offer. In fact, when I tell people that my Hindi language is very ‘southern India’, people think twice to be honest. “
But then what made him say yes to Laal Singh Chaddha? The answer is that the language barrier is written in the script here, according to the chart. He explained, “When I got an offer to Laal Singh Chaddha, I gave them the same ‘staffing’. Aamir Sir is really comfortable with it because I was thrown as a southern Indian boy who rose to the north and that’s where our trip began. They want me to become southern India in the way I speak. I spoke Hindi in the film but if I slipped in the word telugu or adopted the telugu accent, they were really good with it. In fact, we put a few words there -here to bring a sense of telugu. “
Chaitanya, or Chay as a fan call him, is not the only star from the south to make a Bollywood debut in the near future. Rashmika Mandanna will star in the mission of Majnu, Vijay Deverakonda in Liger, and Nayanthara in Jawan. The keyword there is ‘star’, of course. All of these actors have a major role in these films. Chaitanya, on the other hand, has a cameo on Laal Singh Chaddha. “Honestly, I don’t mind being a character in a film if the character brings the film forward and I can influence the audience even if my presence is not too long. And I feel with Laal Singh Chaddha, I got that opportunity, “he said.
The 35-year-old player added that remembering concerns about language, he wanted to start his Hindi film journey with a smaller role. He said, “I think I need a transition film like this. We photographed the sound of synchronization and my line was given to me before. This whole process has given me a lot of confidence to make Hindi films and exhibited on the Bollywood platform. But the actual test is on August 11. The audience needs to accept me. If I pass the test, I will definitely be happy to find more opportunities. “
Laal Singh Chaddha is the official remake of the film Tom Hanks that won the Oscar Forrest Gump. The Chalenya Bala character is loosely based on the original bubba. This actor clarifies that adaptation is very Desi’s so he has never been worried about imitating or indianizing the film or original character. “They have adapted the film in a way in which they have brought their original framework but their contents and events have been fully changed. When it came to my character, the direction of how he came to Laal’s life and out of his life was very similar to how Bubba and Forrest interact. But my goal, my roots, as long as I am very different from Bubba. That’s about Bubba who wants to open a shrimp business. I do not want to reveal but here there is something that is very extraordinary and very rooted and familiar in South India. These things are re -designed very well. I don’t think there will be a comparison with the original from any angle, “he said.
The film will touch the screen on August 11, but the Chaleman has seen it several times, owned by a special screening that has been organized by Aamir. “For Aamir, sir, this is the process. He played a film to a number of people from all levels of society, “Chaitan said. One of the screenings is rather special for the Chaleman because he has his father, actor Veteran Nagarjuna among the audience, along with Chiranjeevi and the filmmakers of SS Rajamouli and Sukumar. Chaitanya said, “We are not used to such a screening. I never sat in my room with all of them, watching my job. And they have some very helpful input which in my opinion Aamir Sir is applied to the edit. More than anything as an actor, it is a very impressive moment in the room. It was a magical moment that would remain with me. “
Chaitanya Nagarjuna’s father has become one of the rare stars from the southern who has felt success in the Hindi cinema. Nagarjuna starred in hits such as Shiva, Khuda Gawah, and Criminal In the 80s and 90s and will return to Hindi films with Brahmastra epic fantasy. Given his success in Bollywood, does he have a wisdom nugget to be shared for his son’s debut? Chaitanya answered, “One thing he said to me was to use this platform to do things that I could not do here (Telugu Cinema). Here, I don’t know how much I will be accepted in certain types of roles because we already have pictures here and the audience expects certain types of roles and entertainment from us. If I do a role or film based on pure characters here, I don’t know how much will be received. So, I can play with what I can’t do here. In Hindi films, I am still very neutral for the audience. I have that opportunity, a clean stone.
