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Vijay Deverakonda, one of the much-loved actors in showbiz, needs no introduction. The actor predominately works in the Telugu film industry. Considered to be one of the highest-paid Telugu actors, Vijay leaves no stone unturned to rule the hearts of his fans, courtesy of his marvellous acting chops, handsomeness, charming personality, and more. However, the actor recently garnered a lot of flak as he mentioned that he doesn't collaborate with debutants nowadays.
Speaking to the India Glitz, Vijay Deverakonda stated that he no longer works with the debutants. Sharing the reason behind the same, the actor added that the first film for any other actor is a huge challenge, and there remains a lot of pressure regarding a lot of aspects, including the budget and scale, among others.
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Talking more about the same, Vijay revealed that with whom he would work, that person should have done at least one film. He mentioned that the first film always makes room and gets the actor in the groove, which is why he wants to work with someone who is fully prepared and can exploit him. In Vijay's words:
"I don’t work with debutants now. At least, they need to be one film old. It’s a huge challenge to take up when you come straight on to a set. It’s a lot of pressure to handle budget, to handle scale. When they do one film old, all of us get better with every film, but your first film just gets you in the groove. It’s like warm and ready for me because when I come, I go all out and I need them to be fully ready to exploit me and use me. So, I don’t work with debutants.”
The video consisting of Vijay Deverakonda's statement about his reason for not working with the debutants surfaced on the discussion platform, Reddit. And soon after that, the actor started getting bashed. While some users called the statement arrogant, others mentioned that the debutants now should not sign a film with the actor.
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Some other users even brought up an example of his acting performance alongside Ananya Panday in Liger. For the unversed, Liger marked Vijay's debut in the Hindi film industry. Reacting to the video, one user wrote, "Haan bhai Liger mein dekh lia Kitna experienced actor hai tu." Another user penned, "PTSD after working with Ananya Pandey?" Check out the comments below:
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For the unversed, Vijay Deverakonda will be next seen in the movie, The Family Star alongside Mrunal Thakur. Recently, a press meet was organised by the film's team members to promote it. However, while giving his speech at the press conference, Vijay talked about the failure of his Hindi debut movie, Liger. The actor said that he hadn't changed a bit after the movie's failure. Rather, he remained the same, but he had given himself a punishment, which is that he would not speak about the results of any of his films for the next three movies or so.
Vijay Deverakonda has been speculated to be in a relationship with the national crush, Rashmika Mandanna for some time now. Although, the rumoured couple never confirmed or denied their dating reports, the gossip about them often gets ignited for one reason or another. A few months ago, it was reported that Vijay and Rashmika would soon get engaged, and after that, they would tie the knot. However, Vijay later dismissed all of it.
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Earlier, during the promotions of The Family Star, Vijay was asked about his plans to get married. To this, the actor stated that he wants to get married and become a father. The actor also mentioned that he would opt for a love marriage but only when his parents would approve of his partner.
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