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WATCH: Jagapathi Babu takes us into world of RC16 with a BTS glimpse of his look; says ‘After a long time…I feel very satisfied’

WATCH: Jagapathi Babu takes us into world of RC16 with a BTS glimpse of his look; says ‘After a long time…I feel very satisfied’

Ram Charan starrer RC16 is gearing up in the works with the actor to be seen in a never-before-seen avatar. With the works going in full swing, actor Jagapathi Babu gave us a BTS glimpse into his look from the film and expressed how he feels about the movie. In a recent post on Instagram, the actor appeared to be taking on a new avatar for the much-awaited film and has gone all-in for the prep work. Penning a caption, Jagapathi Babu expressed his satisfaction with the role and said, “After a long time, Buchi Babu Sana gave me good work for RC 16. I feel very satisfied after watching my look in the movie.” See the official post here: The much-awaited collaboration between Ram Charan and Buchi Babu Sana was announced earlier in 2024. As the film is touted to be a sports-drama flick set in the backdrop of a village, actors Janhvi Kapoor, Shiva Rajkumar, and Mirzapur fame Divyenndu play prominent roles in the film.  With Buchi Babu Sana helming the project after …

Guntur Kaaram Villain Jagapathi Babu Reveals He Didn’t Enjoy The Mahesh Babu Starrer , “… Became Very Difficult For Me To Finish The Shoot”

Guntur Kaaram’s Jagapathi Babu & Mahesh Babu ( Photo Credit – YouTube ) Among the many South Indian movies that were released in theatres in the last 3-4 months of 2024, Guntur Kaaram is one of them. The Telugu action drama is directed by Trivikram Srinivas and stars Mahesh Babu, Sreeleela, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Jagapathi Babu, Prakash Raj, Ramya Krishnan, Jayaram, Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh, and Sunil. The film was released in theatres on January 12, 2024. When the movie was released in theatres, it mostly received negative reviews. However, fans couldn’t get enough of Guntur Kaaram’s action set pieces, music, and their favourite, Mahesh Babu. The movie is about two thugs in the city who cause disruption everywhere. Jagapathi Babu plays one of the villains, a thug named Dokka Marx Babu. The actor never fails to leave an impression with his villainous acts. In an interview, Jagapathi Babu revealed that he didn’t like Guntur Kaaram and shared the reason for the same. As reported by Gulte, the Pushpa 2 actor said, “Although I’ve always loved …

Jagapathi Babu didn’t ‘enjoy’ working in Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Kaaram: ‘Our combination was wasted’

Actor Jagapathi Babu opened up in a recent interview about Trivikram Srinivas’ Guntur Kaaram. He played an antagonist called Marx in the Mahesh Babu-starrer that was released this January. Talking to Times Now, the actor expressed dissatisfaction in txwhe way the film turned out. (Also Read: Jagapathi Babu reveals Salman Khan made him dye his hair for KBKJ: ‘He can’t fight a person who is older’) Jagapathi Babu played Marx in Guntur Kaaram ‘I did what I had to’ In the film, Jagapathi played Dokka Marx Babu, an antagonist who butts heads with Mahesh’s father, played by Jayaram in the film. Later in the film, he also faces off Mahesh’s character Ramana. “I would love to work with Mahesh Babu always. But, to be honest, I didn’t enjoy Guntur Kaaram,” he said. Unlock exclusive access to the story of India’s general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! He further explained, “Because, it was supposed to be very different, more characterisation was there. It became sort of messy after a while, it became difficult …

Jagapathi Babu REVEALS Working With Salman Khan Was His ‘Dream’: ‘I Was Always Looking Forward…’

Jagapathi Babu spoke fondly about Salman Khan at Ruslaan’s trailer launch event. Jagapathi Babu talked about his fondness for Salman Khan at Ruslaan’s trailer launch event in Mumbai. South actor Jagapathi Babu expressed his enthusiasm recently for having worked with Salman Khan in the 2023 multi-starrer ‘Kisi Ki Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’. During the promotional event for his new movie ‘Ruslaan’, he shared his long-standing desire to work with Khan. Not only that, Jagapathi Babu also heaped praises at the superstar by calling him ‘cool’. The promotion for Aayush Sharma’s ‘Ruslaan’ took place on April 5, where Jagapathi Babu remarked, as quoted by India Today, “I was always looking forward with my arms open for Bollywood, and it happened with Salman Bhai. It was my dream, and it happened in 2016 (with ‘Kisi Ki Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’).” He also mentioned, “Wanting to collaborate with Salman has always been on my agenda, and ‘Ruslaan’ presented that opportunity during its filming. Salman’s positive response to my approach for ‘Ruslaan’ was ‘It’d be really good.’ That assurance …

Happy birthday Jagapathi Babu: The hero and the villain masses love to watch | Telugu News

Jagapathi Babu started his career by playing the hero, but he found acceptance across South states with his antagonist roles. The Hindi audience knows him better as the villain Kodati Nageshwar in Salman Khan’s 2023 film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. Born as Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Chowdary, the 62-year-old actor is popularly known as Jagapathi Babu. He is, perhaps, one of the few actors who has played the hero and the villain, and has been loved in both the roles. Jagapathi Babu’s popularity stems from the fact that the actor has never confined himself to one bracket. While many leading actors hesitate to take up supporting roles, Jagapathi didn’t hold himself back since the beginning and won awards and acclaim for his performance in films such as Athahpuram and Srimanthudu, proving his versatility as an actor. Not just Telugu, the actor also has a strong body of work in Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. He has worked with stars such as Rajinikanth, Ajith, Mohanlal and others. Indian Express Entertainment is now on WhatsApp Channels. Follow us …

Jagapathi Babu reveals Salman Khan couldn’t hit him in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan | Bollywood

Actor Jagapathi Babu brings the best of his craft in Salman Khan’s Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan as the prime antagonist. As much as he clashes with Salman in the film, he also speaks about how the superstar was initially hesitant about hitting him on the sets. In an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times, Jagapathi Babu said, “With Salman, everything is very simple. Actor Jagapathi Babu will be seen in Salman Khan’s Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan. “He makes it so simple. He guides you. You don’t feel intimidated by him at all because he doesn’t make you feel that way. In fact, we were supposed to have a fight (scene) but due to covid and dengue, we couldn’t, bad luck.” The 61-year-old actor also clarified how they never had any reservations about playing a negative role. “There was no reservation regarding the role. Bhai wanted me to dye my hair black and look younger. This is because he has this logic and said ‘I can’t fight a person who is older than …

Jagapathi Babu Lends Financial Help To Ragpickers’ Daughter Who Aspires To Be An IAS Officer

Jagapathi Babu Lends Helping Hand To Ragpickers’ Daughter Aspiring To Be IAS ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) Actor Jagapathi Babu has come forward to help the daughter of ragpickers to realise her dream of becoming an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. Impressed by Aripina Jayalaxmi’s story of determination and struggle, the actor has assured financial help for her coaching for civil services examination. After watching a story about Jayalaxmi on a leading Telugu television channel, Jagapathi Babu’s mother had suggested to him to lend a helping hand to the girl. Jagapathi Babu not only met Jayalaxmi but also assured to help her in preparing for the exam. Parents of Jayalaxmi collect garbage from houses. The family lives in the Singareni colony slum in the Saidabad area of Hyderabad. A degree student, Jayalaxmi, has been raising the issues of slums by organising meetings under the aegis of children’s “parliament”. She earlier acted as “Prime Minister of the city level children’s Parliament” and raised pressing issues like hunger. Now working as “Prime Minister of world children’s …