Highlights
- Southern actor Rana Daggubati, who prepared full-on to play a Goan rock musician in the Hindi movie Dum Maro Dum , says he had to get rid of his Hyderabadi accent and learn Goan Hindi to fit into the role.
- "I can play the guitar. But I don't know how well I play it. I had to go into preparation not just playing the guitar but to look convincing as a Goan musician. I can't say much about plans to take me on stage. The producers will know better," said Rana, who is currently dubbing for his new Telugu film.
- Directed by Rohan Sippy, the film revolves around the lives of six Indians who meet in Goa, and how their lives change forever once involved in drug mafias. The film starring Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Prateik Babbar is releasing April 22.
- Both Rana and Prateik had to learn both Goan body language and the spoken language.
- "We became really close. He's now like my younger brother. We've kept in touch even after the shooting. We were bonded in our nervousness as virtual newcomers. Since it was live sound, I had a Hindi coach with me throughout.
- "I had to get rid of my Hyderabadi Hindi and learn Goan Hindi. It wasn't easy because the two kinds of Hindis were mutually incompatible. I had to unlearn one kind of Hindi and then learn a new kind. Since I was brought up in Chennai, I speak fluent Tamil and Telugu. I am confused about which language to sing in," said Rana, grandson of veteran Telugu film actor-producer D. Ramanaidu and son of producer D. Suresh Babu.
- Rana will be rushing into Mumbai to promote Dum Maro Dum and then rushing back to Hyderabad because he has a Telugu release Nenu Na Rakshasi a week after Dum Maro Dum.
- "It's a hectic time. I am not nervous because Dum Maro Dum is not really a debut for me. I've already gone through that acid test with my Telugu release Leader last year. We shot Dum Maro Dum in Goa. So I don't know what it feels like to be a part of Mumbai," he said.
Southern superstar Rana Daggubati, who prepared full-on to play a Goan rock musician in Hindi movie
Dum Maaro Dum , says he had to get rid of his Hyderabadi accent and learn Goan Hindi to fit into the role.
"I can play the guitar. But I don't know how well I play it. I had to go into preparation not just playing the guitar but to look convincing as a Goan musician. I can't say much about plans to take me on stage. The producers will know better," said Rana, who is currently dubbing for his new Telugu film.
Directed by Rohan Sippy, the film revolves around the lives of six Indians who meet in Goa, and how their lives change forever once involved in drug mafias. The film starring Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Prateik Babbar is releasing on April 22.
"Prateik is now like my younger brother. We've kept in touch even after the shooting. We were bonded in our nervousness as virtual newcomers. Since it was live sound, I had a Hindi coach with me throughout. I had to get rid of my Hyderabadi Hindi and learn Goan Hindi. It wasn't easy because the two kinds of Hindis were mutually incompatible. I had to unlearn one kind of Hindi and then learn a new kind. Since I was brought up in Chennai, I speak fluent Tamil and Telugu. I am confused about which language to sing in," said Rana, grandson of veteran Telugu film actor-producer D. Ramanaidu and son of producer D. Suresh Babu.
Rana will be rushing into Mumbai to promote
Dum Maaro Dum and then rushing back to Hyderabad because he has a Telugu release
Nenu Na Rakshasi a week after
Dum Maaro Dum."It's a hectic time. I am not nervous because
Dum Maaro Dum is not really a debut for me. I've already gone through that acid test with my Telugu release
Leader last year. We shot
Dum Maaro Dum in Goa. So I don't know what it feels like to be a part of Mumbai," he said.