Nag
Wants
To
Retire
Gradually
Like
Amitabh
Nag,
as
he
is
fondly
called
by
his
fans,
may
have
turned
a
year
older,
but
he
says,
"Retirement
is
the
last
thing
on
my
mind.
I
don't
think
I
will
ever
retire,
but
gradually
like
Amitji
(Amitabh
Bachchan),
I
will
think
of
doing
different
kinds
of
roles.
I
will
slowly
start
taking
up
roles
where
I
don't
have
to
single-handedly
take
the
burden
of
a
film
on
my
shoulders
like
I'm
doing
now
as
a
hero."
Nagarjuna
Want
To
Continue
Acting
As
Long
As
He
Can
Nagarjuna,
who
is
awaiting
the
release
of
Telugu
action-drama
Bhai,
said,
"I'm
keen
on
doing
strong
character
roles
or
even
multi-starrer
films.
I
want
to
continue
acting
as
long
as
I
can
because
being
on
the
sets
is
a
big
stress
buster
for
me.
I
can't
possibly
think
of
stopping
my
visits
to
the
sets
because
I'm
old."
Bhai
Is
Nagarjuna's
96th
Film
Director
Veerabhadram's
upcoming
movie
Bhai
marks
Nagarjuna's
96th
film.
The
Telugu
actor
is
upbeat
about
touching
the
milestone
century-mark
before
he
retires
from
acting.
Nag
To
Think
Of
Retirement
After
His
100th
Film
Nag
said,
"I
think
one
of
the
reasons
I
haven't
considered
retiring
yet
from
lead
roles
is
I'm
nearing
my
100th
film.
I
never
thought
I
will
do
so
many
films
in
my
career
and
when
I'm
finally
almost
close
to
it,
why
should
I
think
of
retiring.
I
may
as
well
finish
my
100th
project
and
then
think
of
what
to
do
next."
Shirdi
Sai
Has
Left
Lasting
Impression
On
Nag
In
a
career
lasting
over
two
decades,
he
has
essayed
varied
roles
such
as
an
urban
lover,
a
contract
killer
and
a
15th
century
poet,
among
others,
but
he
says
one
role
that
left
a
lasting
impression
on
him
was
that
of
Shirdi
Sai
baba
in
Shirdi
Sai,
a
2012
Telugu
biopic.
Shirdi
Sai
Spiritually
Enlightened
Nag
The
actor
said,
"I
usually
play
a
role
and
then
forget
it,
but
Shirdi
Sai
was
an
uplifting
experience.
I
wouldn't
say
it
made
me
spiritual,
but
in
a
way
it
spiritually
enlightened
me
from
the
inside.
I
read
a
lot
of
books
on
Shirdi
Sai
while
preparing
for
the
role,
spoke
to
a
lot
of
his
avid
devotees
and
in
turn
gained
a
lot
of
experience."
For
Nag,
Shirdi
Sai
Is
Not
A
Film,
But
An
Experience
Nagarjuna
added,
"The
film
helped
me
to
look
at
things
around
from
a
new
perspective.
It
was
not
just
a
film,
but
an
experience
I
would
remember
for
a
very
long
time."
Nag
Shooting
For
Manam
The
54-year-old
has
started
shooting
for
Telugu
family-comedy
Manam,
which
also
features
his
father
Akkineni
Nageswara
Rao
and
son
Akkineni
Naga
Chaitanya.