There was a time when people didn’t want to miss out on a single movie that had Rana Daggubati starring in it. His craze began even before Baahubali, making him a recognisable star across India.
Maybe you’ve known him since Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, or perhaps you remember him from Baby. Maybe you were amongst the masses and found him in the Baahubali duology. However, that craze seemed to decline with time, and the actor had an idea why.
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Rana Daggubati Believes His Era Came to an End
Rana Daggubati sat down with Rhea Chakraborty on her podcast, Chapter 2, and talked about how Bollywood’s image of a stereotypical attractive man changed his perception of himself. This came with the perception of him as a ‘hot guy’ in the film industry.
“I had a bunch of films I was supposed to do. There was a story of a big-a** wrestler and those kinds of films. So, I don’t look like any of those guys. I was returning advances back and all that was going on.”
He had a lot of films lined up, ready to do and grow his career even more. However, his own image started fluctuating because of his health issues. He realised that he looked different from all the newer actors, and it got worse for him, so much so that he returned advances.
Rana Daggubati Wanted to Pass on His Projects
Rana Daggubati underwent a transplant after his kidney failed and he developed heart-related issues. The break he took from acting made him think that he wasn’t good looking anymore.
“I remember there was this friend of mine who’s an actor, Varun Tej. He came to see me at some point. He’s a really big guy, too. Halfway through the conversation, that guy was looking more like me that I knew than me…I was like, why don’t I just patch on all these stories to this guy and get it done? It was strange, not recognising a version of you was confusing. I think if I weren’t an actor, I don’t know if I would’ve been able to cope with that.”
He wanted to pass on all his projects to his actor friend, Varun Tej, because of how much he saw himself in the actor. His issues slowly changed and got better, but the lost projects were gone.
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