Published 16:48 IST, September 14th 2019
Housefull 4 is Rana Dagubatti's first comedy film in Bollywood
Housefull 4 to cast Rana Daggubati in the lead cast, alongside Akshay Kumar. Read more to know what the Baahubali actor had to say about his first comedy film
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Rana Daggubati is thrilled with all affection actor has been receiving following ‘Baahubali: Conclusion'. After a film so intense, Rana Daggubati will be seen in Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull 4, fourth installment of Housefull franchise. actor replaced Nana Patekar following allegations of sexual assault raised by actress Tanushree Dutta.
actor who has been a part of diverse film projects in his 9-year-long career, however, comedy has still remained a virgin territory. When asked about doing Housefull 4 in an interview, Rana said "Forget a comedy ensemble film; I have never even done a comedy movie. body asks me to be a part of such films. I don't kw what im y have of me. So, when I got a call for Housefull 4, and Sajid Nadiadwala and Farhad Samji came down to Hyderabad to narrate story, I was very interested. story is so funny that I wanted to be a part of it," he said, adding that he was happy to share screen with Akshay Kumar.
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Star-cast of film
Alongside Rana Dagubatti, Akshay Kumar, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Zoha Rahman, Kriti San, Pooja Hegde, Kriti Kharbanda, Chunky Pandey, Akash Dabhade, Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani, Bobby Deol, Johnny Lever, and Mervi Koski are also a part of lead cast in Housefull 4.
When asked if he minds being a part of a multi-starrer, Baahubali actor said “I never had any issues doing ensemble films and r has any such thought ever crossed my mind. For me, it's fun to work with actors such as Akshay Kumar. I also worked with Balakrishna (NTR Mahanayakudu) in my last film," he said.
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He added, "y are actors who have done different films, roles, and over years have taken decisions that have changed ir careers. And when you share screen and time with m, you acquire a lot of kwledge."
About Rana Daggubati
Rana began his mainstream film career as producer of National Award-winning film Bommalata (2004). In 2005, he set up ‘Spirit Media’, a company that specialised in VFX and animation. He thus went on work on over 70 films as a VFX coordinator. In 2010, he marked his acting debut with Telugu movie 'Leader', which established him as a bankable actor in Telugu film industry. He n went on to foray into Hindi cinema, or popular Bollywood, with Dum Maaro Dum. He subsequently acted in several Telugu and Hindi films, before his role as lead antagonist in 2015 film, Baahubali: Beginning, catapulted him to new heights of stardom. sequel, Baahubali 2: Conclusion, became first Indian film to hit 1000-crore mark in box office collections. Actor, producer and entrepreneur, Rana Daggubati enjoys a very unique fandom from across world.
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Housefull 4 is a comedy-drama, directed by Fahad Samji. movie is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. Nadiadwala claimed that film will be highest budgeted Indian comedy film. movie is hitting atres on 26 October 2019.
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11:19 IST, September 14th 2019