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Actor Agastya Nanda spoke about the insecurities that he had going into his debut film, The Archies, and that religion helped him overcome his anxieties. But his concerns weren’t limited to his skills as an actor, or whether audiences would appreciate him. Agastya, the grandson of Amitabh Bachchan, said that he had a complex about his skin, as he suffers from eczema.
Agastya opened up about this and a lot more on the latest episode of the What the Hell Navya podcast, hosted by his sister, Navya Naveli Nanda. He was joined by regular guests, mother Shweta Bachchan and grandmother Jaya Bachchan. In a lighthearted segment towards the end of the episode, Agastya was asked whom he’d turn to for skincare advice, and he said that he would turn to his mom. But there was a catch.
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He said, “First of all, she’s given me this eczema. Not intentionally, of course. I want to reach out to all our fellow eczema sufferers, mom. It’s the worst thing.” Agastya said that the only kind of skincare he uses is a facewash, face cream and sunscreen, but he’s noticed the lack of options for eczema. “I would really request, please find something for eczema,” he said.
Further opening up about his insecurities, the actor said, “It’s the worst thing, especially when you’re facing the screen. I remember looking at my cast members, and they have perfect, clean, clean, shining, glowing skin, and I get these rashes and all. So, it’s a really annoying thing.”
Agastya made his acting debut in Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies, an adaptation of the popular comic book series. The film received mixed reviews, and the central cast – Agastya, Suhana Khan, and Khushi Kapoor – were criticised. Agastya will next be seen in director Sriram Raghavan’s Ikkis, alongside the legendary actor Dharmendra.
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