Nani Shares How Amitabh Bachchan Agneepath Inspired His Journey to Direction: ‘Redefined Heroism’

Nani Shares How Amitabh Bachchan Agneepath Inspired Him: The bollywood actress Nani is all set to release his new movie, ‘Saripodhaa Sanivaaram,’ in Hindi known as ‘Surya’s Saturday’.

In a recent interview with PinkVilla, Nani revealed an interesting fact when he was asked about what made him want to become a director, he said that Amitabh Bachchan's famous movie "Agneepath" played a big part.

During the recent chat with Himesh Mankad, when asked about his film journey and the reason behind becoming a director. He replied, “Different directors inspired me in different times. Obviously, my biggest inspiration is (Amitabh) Bachchan sir. Agneepath was my big reason of why I wanted to direct a film. I heard the film didn’t do well when it released but I think it redefined heroism. Like how an actor you know can play his role and how the general formula can be twisted to something else to make an absolute compelling story.”

Nani also talked about how he was influenced by "Agneepath" when he was assigned the assistant director of the film, he said that there is a scene where Amitabh Bachchan's famous speech from "Agneepath" plays in the background, which sets the tone of the film.

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This scene greatly influences him in deciding the path to becoming a director. He further shared, “Even in the first script I have written as an assistant director, which I wanted to make, in the opening titles, there is a sequence that happens outside a tea shop and there is a TV inside and in the TV, the Agneepath scene will be happening. ‘Yahan pe jungle ka kaanoon chalta hai, maalum hai. Choohe ko saanp kha jaati hai, saap ko..’ (Here, the jungle’s rules are obeyed, you know. A snake eats a rat, and the snake..), something. That’s a long monologue. The voice keeps fading out as the title keeps rolling, but in Amitabh Bachchan’s voice. I wanted to start my career like this as a director. So there is a lot of influence.”

During his conversation, he praised the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan a lot. Being a true fan, he further added, “The kind of composure and performance Bachchan sir delivered every single time; You see it could be an average film or a bad film or a blockbuster film, but you know that this man added so much value to it. It’s not like he is doing any floor movements or dances or he is jumping off the buildings. He is just sitting and saying one word that hits your heart. And that’s the power of cinema and acting.”

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