Actor Jr NTR, who was recently seen in the film Devara: Part 1, promoted it internationally as well. Devara is his first release since SS Rajamouli’s global hit RRR. In a recent chat with the Associated Press, when the actor was asked about his dreams for his children, he said that he wants his sons to make up their own minds, but accepted that since he is an actor, the kids are naturally inclined towards the same profession. Jr NTR is the grandson of actor-politician NT Rama Rao, and the son of actor-politician Nandamuri Harikrishna.
When asked if he encourages his children to appreciate the arts, he told Associated Press, “I just don’t want to rub it on them. I don’t want to. I definitely feel that kids today, really need to have a mind of their own. They need to be exposed to something where they can decide what they want to do. I don’t want to be a hurdle saying you know what, do this do that…” Jr NTR is father to 10-year-old Abhay and 6-year-old Bhargav.
The RRR actor then said that his kids are poles apart, but both of them are inclined towards acting. “I have two boys coming out from the same mother’s womb but they are completely different. They are opposites. I mean, how the hell does that happen? That’s nature. I don’t want to put in any thoughts saying, ‘You know what, you have to be in arts, you have to do this’, because my father and mother didn’t do that to me. They just let me explore, so I just want to do the same thing. I don’t want to force anything on them,” he said.
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Having said that, Jr NTR added that since his kids are exposed to his profession, they have an affinity towards it. “They are exposed to my profession always. And I think this exposure is never going to leave them. They obviously want to become an actor one day because they are seeing an actor father. Whenever they see him on screen, they always want to be an actor,” he said.
“Because that’s the exposure they are getting. But other than that, I really want to give them a lot of exposure for them to choose wisely. Finally, if at the end of the day, they want to become an actor, why not? I am here to guide you if you need it,” he said. Devara was released amid high expectations, and despite box office success, has received poor reviews.
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