Nandamuri Balakrishna discovered himself amid controversy after his remarks in an interview about AR Rahman and Bharat Ratna did not sit effectively with the individuals.
Telegu star and MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna discovered himself amid controversy after his remarks in an interview about AR Rahman and Bharat Ratna did not sit effectively with the individuals.
Telegu star and MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna discovered himself amid controversy after his remarks in an interview about AR Rahman and Bharat Ratna didn’t sit effectively with the individuals. Talking to a Telugu Channel, he had mentioned that he’s unaware of who Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman is. He additionally added that Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award is equal to the ‘toenail’ of his father, late actor-politician NT Rama Rao.
The 61-year-old actor advised the information channel, “I don’t know who is Rahman. I don’t care. Once in a decade, he gives a hit and gets an Oscar award.” Interestingly, the ace composer had composed the music for Balakrishna’s 1993 movie Nippu Ravva.
He went on to state that not simply Oscars, he doesn’t even worth the Bharat Ratna. “All these awards are equal to my foot. No award can compensate for the contribution of my family to Telugu cinema. I feel Bharat Ratna is equal to NTR’s toenail. The awards must feel sad, not my family or my father,” he mentioned.
Even Hollywood filmmakers couldn’t escape his wrath within the interview. Taking a dig at James Cameron, he added, “I like to wrap up my shootings rapidly in contrast to that Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron, who takes years to full a movie. The approach I work, I do extra hit movies in much less time,”
On the work front, he is shooting for his next film Akhanda, written and directed by Boyapati Srinu.
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