Vijay Deverakonda: I don’t even know if I wish to be remembered

After Vijay Deverakonda retires from performing, he desires to spend time together with his youngsters, grandkids and pals. Legacy of being a star, the actor says, would be the very last thing on his thoughts. Deverakonda has been within the business for a decade and has few hits below his belt, together with the 2017 blockbuster Arjun Reddy.

But the actor is nonchalant in regards to the baggage of future. He just isn’t certain how he want to be recognized when he retires from performing and wonders, if he even desires to be remembered in any respect. In an interview with Galatta Plus, Deverakonda mentioned, “I don’t even know if I wish to be remembered.

“While I am an actor, it is important that people recognise and love you for it. Once I am done, I move on, and they move on to the next. I am sure there will be another person. There are lots of other people who come who are really good. I think I should vacate space so that you make space for others to be loved and worshipped,” he added.

Vijay Deverakonda, recognized for starring in movies like Dear Comrade and World Famous Lover, says he’ll change again to a lifetime of not being below the general public eye with ease. The readability about coping with the impeding future, Deverakonda says, comes from the truth that everybody, together with the most important of film stars, is finally forgotten.

“I’ll return to my life, hopefully chilling with some youngsters, grandkids and pals. I hope they’re nonetheless round and we’re nonetheless taking part in board video games over drinks. I’m not fascinated by being remembered. I’m very pleased being forgotten.

“I have understood that nobody remembers. I have known actors who are worshipped by the country. Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, I have heard stories. But me and the generation after are not aware of this or don’t care. For them, now it is about somebody else,” he mentioned.

While retirement is a great distance forward, the actor is at present excited for the discharge of his subsequent movie, Liger, which opens in cinemas on August 26. Directed by Puri Jagannadh, the movie options him as an MMA fighter. Liger, shot concurrently in Hindi and Telugu, marks his Bollywood debut.

Vijay Deverakonda says Liger is “completely” his form of movie. “I like flawed characters. His journey was just amazing. Every scene worked for me. After a long time I got a film that I completely relished sinking my teeth in,” the actor mentioned.

Liger additionally stars Ananya Panday, Ronit Roy and Ramya Krishna in pivotal roles. The movie additionally options American boxer Mike Tyson in an prolonged cameo.