'I am very much single and that’s the truth'
Outspoken lad
His relationship status maybe under the scanner right now but there is more to Rana Daggubati than just that!
His passion for cinema and literature is evident when you speak to him and his recent selection of movies, though unconventional, have caught the attention of many directors. Though his Bollywood debut, Dum Maro Dum didn’t do as well as expected, Rana says that he was very happy at the response he got for it.
“I have become extremely fond of Mumbai and the cast of Dum Maro Dum has become a part of my family,” says Rana, who is currently working in Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Department’.
The actor, who recently started shooting for the Telugu movie Krishnam Vande on his 27th birthday, says it’s great to be acting in the language that he is most comfortable with.
“Being from a filmy family, I have grown up with cinema all around. So getting into it was only natural. This will be my sixth film and I am extremely excited and nervous. The reason being the dialogues are in old Telugu, which is very poetic,” says Rana.
He will be playing a theatre artiste in the action flick. He will also be making an entry in Tamil films with Vetrimaran’s Vada Chennai soon. Here too, Rana will be experimenting with the period genre.
Playing a gangster in this film, Rana says he really liked the narration style of this film. “I admire Vetrimaran a lot and he has used a very Shakespearean technique to narrate this tale. I love period films and feel it’s nice to recreate a world which once existed. Someday I would love to do a period war film,” says Rana.
The producer in him is acheing to make a comeback ever since he took a break
after his first production, ‘A Belly Full of Dreams’, which even won a National Award.
“That was a proud moment for me and I will soon get back to producing films. There are so many interesting stories that need a voice and I want to be that voice,” he says.
With so much attention given to his association with Bipasha Basu, one cannot help but ask Rana about this alleged link-up. But the actor just laughs and gives the cliched answer of being “good friends” with the actress.
“Initially when I used to read these reports about both of us, I didn’t know how to react to them. But now I have stopped reacting. I am very much single and that’s the truth,” Rana sums up.
