While we were shooting 'Baahubali,' I had a knee injury, and a few months later, Prabhas injured his shoulder. Those two injuries meant a break of around five months from the schedule. So around that time, I was doing absolutely nothing, and Neeraj Pandey called me with 'Baby.'

Rana Daggubati

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Social media is just a platform. What some people decide to do with it results in something good or bad.

good social-media media people

Incidents of the past - a lost love, a missed opportunity - shape us and make us what we are.

lost opportunity love past

My family has always believed that anybody can do anything if you are trained for it. So I trained with Barry John's in Mumbai, did marital arts, and then went to stunt school in the U.S.

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Whether it is a relationship with family members, girlfriends, friends, or co-workers - every relationship is important. Even a casual acquaintance means something to me.

me friends family relationship

Being a person of the armed forces is not easy. Performing it is also not easy. There is a sense of discipline and body language that you need to have throughout.

you discipline language body

In 'The Beginning,' each one of us was introduced, but the audience didn't know our back stories and the drama. You wouldn't have known how deep Bhallaladeva's jealousy for Baahubali is.

deep beginning you jealousy

For evening workouts, I work out two body parts; a big muscle and a small, like, say, the chest and the triceps. I lift crazy weights and take no breaks while I'm at it.

evening crazy body work

I have never understood why promotion is such a big thing in Hindi films.

why big never promotion

I believe that the mistakes you make in the past are learning experiences and make you grow as a human.

you learning believe past

'Ghazi' has underwater stunts and was physically taxing. That added to my cardio routine.

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I loved 'A Wednesday'; it is one of my top favourite films of all time.

loved top wednesday time

I enjoy being myself on television, where I am not enacting a character.

i-am myself being-myself character

Genetically, I am built big and strong.

genetically i-am big strong

My thatha's death was the biggest blow I've dealt with in all my life. I have never seen death in my family, especially not of someone who's so close to me... I might be this big guy from the outside, but I'm very sensitive when it comes to my family.

me family life death

It's awesome that we can make more and more movies that are crossing boundaries.

awesome movies more boundaries

We see many posters and standees at cinema halls, and some catch attention. But these posters are soon forgotten. Taking a picture with the actors, enabled by AR, helps record a memory.

picture memory cinema attention

Over time, I decided to take up only those stories I love.

over only time love

I didn't set out to be a regular hero.

regular set out hero

Give me something new, and I'll do it with all my heart.

new something me heart

Not all stories are meant for the big screen.

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