Naga Chaitanya, who has made a strong mark in the South Industry, entered Hindi cinema in the year 2022 with Aamir Khan through the film Lal Singh Chaddha. Although the film did not receive the expected response at the box office, the experience was by no means negative for Chaitanya. Interestingly, after this film, he has not signed any new Hindi film yet – and he does not consider the reason for this a failure.
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Chaitanya says that staying away from Hindi films is not part of any special strategy, but for some time now he has been so busy with his South projects that his entire focus went there. According to him, “It’s not that I am not thinking about Hindi films. I am completely open, it’s just that the films I am working on at the moment have taken a lot of my time and energy. But I am waiting to do something special in Hindi again.”
When he was asked whether the cold response to the film Lal Singh Chaddha had made him more cautious about choosing Hindi films, he clearly denied it. He says that the experience of shooting that film was very special for him. He learned a lot there and got full support from the entire team. In his words, “The journey of every film is different—sometimes successful, sometimes not. But that hasn’t changed my way of thinking. I am as excited today as I was before.”
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Talking about his current schedule, Chaitanya says that his upcoming film Thandel and project Vrushakarma are quite complex. Especially in Vrushakarma, VFX has a big role, which makes the entire process long and laborious. He says that in such films, everything from pre-production to shooting takes a lot of time and attention to detail. Therefore, it would be wrong to say that he is staying away from Hindi films with any specific plan – in fact, he just wants to give full dedication to his current work.
While on one hand the boundaries of languages are gradually disappearing in the industry and the crossover between South and Hindi cinema is increasing, on the other hand Chaitanya seems quite comfortable with this trend. For him, “right script” is more important than “right time”. He believes that today’s audience is accepting films of every language with open heart, hence language is no longer a barrier for an actor. Chaitanya clearly says that he is completely ready to make a comeback in Hindi films, but the only condition is that the story and characters excite him from within. He wants to work with filmmakers with whom he connects and where the journey of the work is as memorable as the result. What really matters to him is the journey that makes him a better actor—no matter what language the film is in.