Laal Singh Chaddha star Naga Chaitanya talks about his screen time in the film and further reveals why he stayed away from Bollywood films

Naga Chaitanya is all set to make his debut in Bollywood with Aamir Khan starrer Laal Singh Chaddha. The film also stars Kareena Kapoor and Mona Singh in pivotal roles. Naga Chaitanya, who plays Laal's closest friend Balaraju in the movie, recently spoke on how he landed up doing the film.

Chay revealed that he had been avoiding doing Hindi films for many years and talked about how he ended up doing the film. The Majili star said, “I grew up in Chennai and shifted to Hyderabad. So, my Hindi has not been the best. I have been sort of insecure about that for a very long time. That’s the reason why I have shied away sometimes from Hindi films when I have gotten an offer. In fact, when I told people that my Hindi is very ‘South Indian’, people thought twice, to be honest. But when I got the offer for Laal Singh Chaddha, I gave them the same ‘disclaimer’. Aamir sir was totally comfortable with that because I am being cast as a South Indian boy who goes up north and that’s where our journey begins. They wanted me to be South Indian in the way I speak. I do speak Hindi in the film but if I slip in a Telugu word or adopt a Telugu accent, they were totally fine with that. In fact, we incorporated a few words here and there to bring in a Telugu flavor.”

The Thank you star who has a very small yet crucial role in the film talks about the importance of his character and that he is grateful that he got the part in the film. He says, “Honestly, I don’t mind being a character in a film if that character is taking the film forward and I’m able to influence the audience even if my presence is not there for too long. And I feel with Laal Singh Chaddha, I got that opportunity. I think I needed a transition film like this. We shot sync sound and my lines were given to me way in advance. This whole process has given me a lot of confidence to do a Hindi film and be showcased on a Bollywood platform. But the true test is on August 11. The audience needs to accept me. If I pass that test, I would definitely love to look for more opportunities.”

Apart from his Bollywood debut with the film Laal Singh Chaddha which is set to release in theatres on 11 August 2022, Chay also has NC22 with Krithi Shetty and a web series named Dhootha alongside Prachi Desai in his lineup.