RANA DAGGUBATI - LEADING THE WAY

RANA TO BRING

LEADER TO MUMBAI

           Rana Daggubati, who makes his Hindi debut in rohan Sipp's Dum Maro Dum, want s to bring his Telugu political block buster Leader to Mumbai with subtitles.

             Says Rana, "The political message of the film is definitely not restricted to Andhra Pradesh. I'd like to remake the film in Tamil and then, may be in Hindi. "

            Explains Rana, "we've tried to show the difference between a politician and a leader. We've heard so many chief Ministers being sworn in but we do not know what their oath means. Also, we have been reading about Sardar Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Mahatma Gandhi, right from our school days. Today, my five-year-old nephew is studying about the same national leaders. Where are the political heroes of the new generation ?"

             Says Rana daggubati, "My role is an amalgamation of a whole lot of younger politicians from Rahul Gandhi to Barack Obama. For months my laptop was open showing profiles of international politicians. Locally, my reference points were Rahul Gandhi, Milind Deora and Sachin Pilot.

              It's good to see today's generation becoming more and more politically savvy. I thought earlier that yougsters would enjoy the love story. But they connect more with the politics in Leader. We are heading on the right direction. "

             Apparently, a song Maa Telugu Talli... in Leader had to be changed because of the current political disturbances in Andhra Pradesh.

          Rana plays it safe by saying. "There were some rumours about removing the song. We did alter it during the shooting because we understood the sensitivity of the issue. "