‘No one can ever plan a film with Aamir’

...“It has to happen,” says Naga Chaitanya as he gets talking about his forthcoming film Love Story, showbiz journey and B’wood debut

So far I have been part of glossy and glamorous love stories. So to get into the shoes of a small-town guy was not easy for me; in fact, I had to unlearn and underplay myself for the part. I am used to do a certain sort of acting where I exhibit more than what’s required — but that’s how the texture of commercial cinema has been. So it took something from me to erase those lines and look natural

Why fit in when you can stand out? Naga Chaitanya seems to have understood this early in his career. He started to pick characters and scripts that resonated with people and their unspoken and unsolved riddles in life.

Quite like the layered characters he plays on screen, the actor, who believes in keeping it simple and easy off the big screen, is now also focusing on having a diverse filmography. Going by the recently released trailer of his upcoming film, Love Story is yet another step in that direction.

ALL ABOUT A LOVE STORY

The Sekhar-Kammula directorial is about two small-town youngsters (played by Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi) who migrate to the city to make it big.

“The beauty of this story is that it’s very rooted. “I’ve come across several people in my own friends’ circle [with such stories] and I’ve always felt these deeply rooted stories need to be told. I am glad that I got the opportunity,” he explains.

However, the actor had his share of trouble with the character. For one, transforming into a small-town guy was a challenge for Chaitanya. “That’s because so far I have been part of glamorous love stories. So to get into the shoes of a small-town guy was not easy for me; in fact, I had to unlearn and underplay myself for the part.”

UNLEARNING TO LEARN AGAIN

Chay, as he is lovingly known, talks about how he’s used to a certain sort of acting. “Where I exhibit more than what’s required — but that’s how the texture of commercial cinema has been. So it took something from me to erase those lines and look natural,” he says as he articulates the challenges in his role in Love Story.

But he had help coming in from other quarters, for before the film went on the floors, the cast had three months of workshops for understanding their respective characters, rehearsing, picking up

the Telangana slang, etc.