Though he is a newcomer in Bollywood, Telugu actor Rana Daggubati has grabbed eyeballs with his rugged looks and powerful screen presence. In fact, the term ‘hot’ has become almost synonymous with Rana, who is on many women’s most desirable lists. He talks to CS about being sexy… Hot is thy name I have accepted the [...]
Which A-lister from Bollywood is going to play Rana Daggubati’s mentor-cop in Aditya Bhattacharya’s new-rage adaptation of his 1989 cult crime drama Raakh? In the original Pankaj Kapoor had played the part of the disillusioned drunken ostracized cop who helps hero Aamir Khan seek revenge when Aamir’s girlfriend(Supriya Pathak) is gangraped by a ganglord and his goons. The story [...]
Aditya Bhattacharya wants to challenge himself, adapt ‘Raakh’ for an international audience that knows neither him nor Rana. Circa 1989. Post Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Aamir Khan was the mint-fresh chocolate boy. But QSQT was not the first film Aamir shot for. There was Holiand Aditya Bhattacharya’s Raakh, which released after QSQT. Aditya wove a compelling tale of a 21-year-old from [...]
Tollywood hunk Rana Daggubati topped the list of Bollywood’s ‘Most Promising Newcomer of 2011 – Male’, in an online poll conducted by the Times. Rana debuted in Bollywood with the flick ‘Dum Maaro Dum’, which also stars noted actors like Abhishek Bachchan, Bipasha Basu and Prateik Babbar. He essayed the role of DJ Joki and he stands out in the film, despite a [...]
Actor Rana Daggubati is going great guns. The actor, who had a release ‘Naa Istham’ last Friday, is all set to foray into Hollywood films. The film titled ‘A Momentary Lapse of Reason’ will see Rana making his debut in Hollywood. He will be the first mainstream actor from Tollywood who will feature in an [...]
New Delhi: Ram Gopal Varma’s past few projects have failed to rock the box office, but actor Rana Daggubati, who has teamed up with the director in ‘Department’, is confident that the film will turn out to be one of his most stylish movies. “Ramu (Varma) dabbles in a lot of genres of films. He is [...]
Nina C George, March 26, 2012 Rana Daggubati comes from a family of producers, directors and actors. So, by the time he was in his teens, Rana knew what went into direction, acting and was sound with the technical side of film-making. He became a producer very young and confesses that it won’t be long [...]
Actor Rana Daggubati has just bagged his maiden Hollywood venture, A Momentary Lapse of Reason (AMLOR), to be directed by the internationally acclaimed filmmaker, Aditya Bhattacharya. “I am very pleased to annouce that I will be making foray into a new language. It is a fantastic opportunity for a young actor like me to be a part of a [...]
A debutant has it tough. If your film is a success, you have it made. Offers come from quarters you least expect and in overwhelming numbers. If it doesn’t, well it doesn’t and people couldn’t care less that you existed. But if you have made your mark in either case, well, you’re the kind that [...]
Rana Daggubati’s dancing in his upcoming release seems to have caught the attention of his best friend Ram Charan. Looks like it has left Charan a little surprised, for all the right reasons. Ram Charan, who made a name for himself in Kollywood with the Tamil dubbed version of his Magadheera, posted on his microblogging [...]
Rana Daggubati is living it up doing a balancing act between a rom-com and an underworld thriller. Rana Daggubati is at ease amidst a whirlwind of promotional activity. Naa Ishtam is his fourth film and his first love story, a romantic comedy at that. “Finally I am playing my age and not a politician (Leader) or a [...]
You decide! Cast your vote now and help the sexiest celebs in town make it to the top 20 of Hyderabad Times Most Desirable People 2011 To vote log on toitimes.com/polls Voting closes on April 15. Successful, stylish and super sexy – an army of drool-worthy celebs have managed to win the hearts of Hyderabadis [...]
