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Jagapathi Babu recalls seeing Allu Arjun for the first time in a ‘common gym’: ‘I just noticed him, not knowing who he was’
Jagapathi Babu will be sharing screen space with Allu Arjun in upcoming film Pushpa The Rule.
Actor Jagapathi Babu is all in praise of Allu Arjun. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Telugu actor Jagapathi Babu will soon be seen in Pushpa The Rule, sequel of 2021 blockbuster Pushpa The Rise. The film, which is headlined by Allu Arjun, will see him resume the titular character. Even though this is the first time Jagapathi and Arjun will be sharing the screen space, the former recently recalled the first time he saw the Pushpa star 20 years ago.
In an interview with Pinkvilla, Jagapathi, who was recently seen in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan, went down the memory lane and said, “It’s very exciting for me. I have always looked up to Allu Arjun. I remember, 20 years back, I saw him in a common gym, not knowing who he was. I just noticed him do all the stuff so well. And today, he is Allu Arjun – our Bunny.”
Pushpa The Rule is being helmed by director Sukumar, who also directed the first part of the film. Jagapathi has worked with Sukumar in the critically acclaimed Telugu film Rangasthalam as well. While the actor remained tight-lipped about his role in Pushpa 2, he said that Sukumar always gives him good characters.
“It’s always exciting to work with Suku (Sukumar) because you don’t know what is going to come next. Pushpa 2 is a challenge and I love challenges. Suku has given me the best characters in our earlier films and I love working with him any time. As for Pushpa, I loved the first part,” he said.
It was announced on Friday that the actor will be seen in his second Hindi film Ruslaan, which stars Aayush Sharma in the lead role. Besides these films, the actor also has Prashanth Neel’s Salaar co-starring Prabhas and Shruti Haasan in the pipeline.