Jr NTR, who is the father of 10-year-old Abhay and 6-year-old Bhargav, recently discussed his parenting style, especially concerning his children's possible careers in acting. Although his sons show an interest in the field, the RRR star highlighted in a recent interview with the Associated Press that he does not want to pressure them into following in his footsteps.
Jr NTR said, “I just don’t want to rub it on them. I don’t want to. I definitely feel that kids today really need to have a mind of their own. They need to be exposed to something where they can decide what they want to do. I don’t want to be a hurdle saying, ‘You know what, do this, do that’.”
Speaking about his sons' different personalities, the actor said, “I have two boys coming out from the same mother’s womb but they are completely different. They are opposites. I mean, how the hell does that happen? That’s nature. I don’t want to put in any thoughts saying, ‘You know what, you have to be in arts, you have to do this,’ because my father and mother didn’t do that to me. They just let me explore, so I just want to do the same thing. I don’t want to force anything on them.”
Jr NTR, on the other hand, admitted that his sons are naturally drawn to acting because they are always exposed to his job. He added, “They are exposed to my profession always. And I think this exposure is never going to leave them. They obviously want to become an actor one day because they are seeing an actor father. Whenever they see him on screen, they always want to be an actor.”
He closed by adding he is willing to guide his children if they desire to pursue acting. “Because that’s the exposure they are getting. But other than that, I really want to give them a lot of exposure for them to choose wisely. Finally, if at the end of the day, they want to become an actor, why not? I am here to guide you if you need it.”
On the work front, Jr NTR was recently featured in Devara: Part One, directed by Koratala Siva and starring Jr NTR, Janhvi Kapoor, and Saif Ali Khan. The film premiered in theatres on September 27.
Devara Part 1 represents Jr NTR's first solo release in six years, following 2018's Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava. His most recent appearance was in SS Rajamouli's RRR alongside Ram Charan in 2022.
Also Read : Devara (Hindi) Box Office: Jr. NTR starrer stays under Rs. 5 crores mark on Sunday
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