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From
Tehelka Magazine, Vol 8, Issue 21, Dated 28 May 2011 |
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PSYCHOLOGIES |
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‘Most of Mumbai gets my name wrong’
WHO Son of film producer D Suresh Babu, Daggubati is the nephew of Telugu actors Venkatesh and Nagarjuna. He is a qualified industrial photographer. In 2007, Bommalata, a film that he produced, won a National Award in the Best Film in Telugu category. As an actor, he made his debut in the Telugu film Leader. With Dum Maaro Dum, he forayed into Bollywood and will be seen next in Ram Gopal Varma’s Department.
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Rana Daggubati 26, Actor
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By Sahithya Jagannathan
When did you realise that your father and grandfather were famous people?
Growing up in a house full of filmmakers was like being in a film school from Class I. As children, it seemed like any other profession to us. The only difference was my friend’s father went to a bank and mine to a film set.
Were you a nerd in school?
I didn’t fall in the category of doing well in school. Whenever I think about my schooling, I remember what I told my mom in Class VII. I said don’t let school interfere with my education. That was the last time she slapped me.
Do you believe in the institution of marriage?
A good friend of mine, Allu Arjun, got married recently. I thought, “Damn, I’m the same age.” But I am not in that space yet. I am open to a live-in relationship. But it has to be a woman. There is no way I can connect that way with a man. I am too male for that.
Have journalists ever put you off?
My full name is Rana Daggubati and most of Mumbai says it wrong. My take-off to every single interview I have ever done is “What is your name again?” I have to spell it out and pronounce it for them.
Did you have any weird encounter with a fan?
Once my sister and I were at a wedding, and then a girl approached me and started pulling my shirt. It was weird because my sister was standing right next to me.
Looking back, is there anything you would want to change about your life?
Well, I would have studied physics a little more when I was younger. I loved the subject. When I was running a post-production facility, I realised that the knowledge of physics would have come handy. I remember sending my father an SMS, saying, “I think I’ll probably would make a good engineer.” He replied, saying, “It’s still not too late.”
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