Showing posts with label Ghazi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ghazi. Show all posts
After losing weight for Ghazi, Rana Daggubati to now bulk up for Baahubali 2
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Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; April 26, 2016)
"It's bigger, meaner and deadlier than the first one," Rana Daggubati, who is all set to begin filming the Baahubali sequel, promises.
The 31-year-old actor, who had lost weight for another upcoming project, Ghazi, the trilingual submarine-based war film, has been bulking up to reprise his role of Bhallala Deva/ Pallvalathevan in Baahubali 2. "To gain fat you need to sit around and eat. But I needed to gain muscle, which is a difficult, scientific process. The hardest part is sticking to the routine of a strict diet and vigorous training for months in a disciplined way," Rana reveals, adding that he finds losing weight easier. "I had to just reduce my protein intake for Ghazi so my muscle size and weight dropped."
Ask him about the challenges the Baahubali team encountered while shooting for the film, and Rana gets nostalgic. "Everything was so fascinating, right from training and wielding the weapons to sitting on a chariot, in the first part. The biggest challenge now is the fact that the audience knows what to expect from the action. So we have to figure out how to engage them," he signs off.
Rana Daggubati on a Japanese food trail
7:28 AM
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; March 30, 2016)
Rana Daggubati, who had been
shooting for Ghazi in Hyderabad all through March, recently took off on
a week-long vacation to Japan with his friends.He visited Tokyo, Hakone
and Kyoto.
“We stayed in Tokyo for the most part but Kyoto, known for its cherry blossoms, was my favourite, though we didn't see the blossoms as they were going to bloom only this week,“ says the 31-year-old actor, adding that for a foodie like him, sampling authentic Japanese cuisine like seared tuna with wasabi and avacado, Japanese curry and rice, fish eggs and rice, and miso oyster soup, was the highpoint of the trip.
He points out that there used to be many Korean and Japanese restaurants in Chennai and he developed a taste for the cuisine at a young age. “Sushi and sashimi top my list of Japanese favourites.“
Can he rustle up any of the dishes he sampled? “I can cook but I like eating more. I used to cook frequently earlier,“ he laughs, as he recounts how he once flew off to Amritsar on a whim to gorge on local delicacies with a friend and a cousin. Turns out, these food trips are regular fixtures in the actor's life with the Big Apple being his preferred holiday destination. “It has every thing, right from the Broadway to delicious food. I can never get enough of the city.“
The actor returns to work on Ghazi on April 2 and will also start prepping up for a major war sequence for Baahubali 2. Shooting for the blockbuster's sequel commences in May.
“We stayed in Tokyo for the most part but Kyoto, known for its cherry blossoms, was my favourite, though we didn't see the blossoms as they were going to bloom only this week,“ says the 31-year-old actor, adding that for a foodie like him, sampling authentic Japanese cuisine like seared tuna with wasabi and avacado, Japanese curry and rice, fish eggs and rice, and miso oyster soup, was the highpoint of the trip.
He points out that there used to be many Korean and Japanese restaurants in Chennai and he developed a taste for the cuisine at a young age. “Sushi and sashimi top my list of Japanese favourites.“
Can he rustle up any of the dishes he sampled? “I can cook but I like eating more. I used to cook frequently earlier,“ he laughs, as he recounts how he once flew off to Amritsar on a whim to gorge on local delicacies with a friend and a cousin. Turns out, these food trips are regular fixtures in the actor's life with the Big Apple being his preferred holiday destination. “It has every thing, right from the Broadway to delicious food. I can never get enough of the city.“
The actor returns to work on Ghazi on April 2 and will also start prepping up for a major war sequence for Baahubali 2. Shooting for the blockbuster's sequel commences in May.
Check out Rana Daggubati on the sets of Ghazi
7:24 AM
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; February 25, 2016)
Rana Daggubati, who plays a Naval officer in the trilingual Ghazi, India's first submarine-based war film, has been shooting non-stop ever since the highly anticipated movie went on the floors in January. The period drama revolves around the mysterious disappearance of Pakistan's premiere ship, PNS Ghazi, near the eastern coast of India, en route to the Bay of Bengal, during the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
"We began shooting on January 3 with the schedule drawing to a close on Tuesday. Two submarines have been created in a large pool in Hyderabad. I am currently on a 12-day break and will resume shooting from March 10 for a start-to-finish schedule," says Rana, who is a certified diver and didn't require any underwater lessons for the film. He did, however, rehearse a bit before canning the final shots.
"I am quite good at diving but the last time I did it was around four years ago," laughs the Baahubali actor, adding that he recently shot for a major underwater war sequence. "It was shot over three days and required me to be underwater from six in the morning to two in the night. It was taxing but I was committed to giving it my best," he reveals.
"The fact that it's a first of its kind movie motivates me to keep working hard. Even for Baahubali the entire team was quite kicked about shooting action sequences over 120 days, a first for a movie," he reminisces. There may not have been heavy-duty physical prep involved for the war drama but Rana did have to lose a few kilos. "I was quite bulked up for Baahubali so I had to shed some weight. I also underwent agility training as part of my prep," he says. The trilingual is being shot in Hindi and Telugu and will be dubbed in Tamil.
The actor's research also involved meeting Indian naval officers, in particular those on board the Indian naval ship. "My father helped me get in touch with many of them including those on INS Vikrant at the time."
Quiet birthday for Rana Daggubati; was busy with relief and rehab work
7:40 AM
Roshmila Bhattacharya (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 15, 2015)
Rana Daggubati quietly
turned 30 on Monday, busy with relief and rehab work for the
flood-affected in Chennai. He's been coordinating with actors in Tamil
Nadu, including Siddharth, RJ Balaji, Dhanush and Aishwaryaa, Vishal,
Arya and Karthik, along with several NGOs, to ensure that funds and
supplies are routed right. “I was in Chennai all this time. I flew in to
Hyderabad to bring in my birthday and fly back tomorrow,“ the actor
told Mirror.
Meanwhile, his grandiose sequel, Baahubali: The Conclusion, kicks off today but Rana will only join the unit next year. “Bhallala Deva will be definitely cooler and more power hungry,“ he promises.
But before that, on January 10 2016, Rana is hoping to roll with a Hindi Telugu bilingual, Ghazi. He plays a naval officer in the period drama revolving around Pakistan navy's flagship ship, Ghazi, which sank near the eastern coast of India, en route to the Bay of Bengal, during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. “Since it's set in another decade, many things, including the language is different. There've been workshops with naval officers over the last fortnight. We are also building two new submarines since the original sank. There's a lot to look forward to in the New Year,“ he smiles.
Meanwhile, his grandiose sequel, Baahubali: The Conclusion, kicks off today but Rana will only join the unit next year. “Bhallala Deva will be definitely cooler and more power hungry,“ he promises.
But before that, on January 10 2016, Rana is hoping to roll with a Hindi Telugu bilingual, Ghazi. He plays a naval officer in the period drama revolving around Pakistan navy's flagship ship, Ghazi, which sank near the eastern coast of India, en route to the Bay of Bengal, during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. “Since it's set in another decade, many things, including the language is different. There've been workshops with naval officers over the last fortnight. We are also building two new submarines since the original sank. There's a lot to look forward to in the New Year,“ he smiles.
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