I Won't Be Sporting Six-Pack Abs In Maaya: Harshavardhan Rane
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Telugu
actor
Harshavardhan
Rane
is
leaving
no
stone
unturned
to
make
his
next
outing
Maaya
a
big
success
at
the
Box
Office.
The
actor
is
set
to
flaunt
an
extremely
fit
and
leaner
look
in
this
upcoming
movie.
He
has
achieved
the
perfect
physique
by
following
a
caveman's
diet
for
this
Telugu
thriller.
But
he
says
that
he
is
not
displaying
his
six-pack
abs
in
it.
Talking
to
IANS,
Harshavardhan
Rane
said,
"I'm
following
what
is
called
a
caveman's
diet.
I'm
eating
what
basically
cavemen
used
to
eat
-
I
eat
only
meat
and
vegetables
on
a
daily
basis.
Will
follow
it
till
the
completion
of
the
film." He
added,
"In
Maaya,
I'm
going
shirtless
for
the
first
time
in
my
career.
My
producer
requested
me
to
take
off
my
shirt
in
one
of
the
scenes.
I
have
been
working
extremely
hard
to
flaunt
a
perfect
body
for
the
scene."
Harshavardhan
Rane
clarified
he
won't
be
sporting
six-pack
abs.
The
actor
said,
"I'm
not
going
to
have
a
six-pack
abs.
I
think
it's
a
luxury
to
have
six-pack
abs,
but
I
don't
think
I
can
afford
it
yet.
It's
extremely
tough
and
I
think
having
it
will
be
an
achievement."
National
Award
winning
filmmaker
G.
Neelakanta
Reddy
is
directing
Maaya.
Harshvardhan
Rane
feels
blessed
to
be
working
with
him.
He
added,
"I'm
still
a
newcomer
with
just
a
few
films,
but
I
have
already
worked
with
filmmakers
such
as
Ravi
Babu,
Sekhar
Kammula
and
now
Neelakanta
sir.
I
think
I'm
extremely
blessed."
Harsha
hopes
that
the
viewers
accept
Maaya,
about
extra
sensory
perception.
"Nobody
can
assure
whether
a
film
will
work
or
not,
but
having
witnessed
how
some
different
Telugu
films
were
received
by
the
audience,
I'm
hoping
my
film
will
be
appreciated
too.
I'm
aware
with
a
subject
like
this,
there's
risk
involved,
but
that's
why
my
producer
is
trying
to
make
it
a
commercially
viable
product,"
said
Rane.
He
added
Mahesh
Babu's
1:
Nenokkadine
encourages
him
to
do
offbeat
movies.
He
added,
"When
a
superstar
like
Mahesh
Babu
can
experiment,
what
do
I
have
to
lose?
In
fact,
watching
them
motivates
actors
like
us
and
pushes
us
to
be
part
of
something
fresh
and
creative.
As
an
actor,
I
want
to
do
something
I
will
be
remembered
for.
I
think
'Maaya' is
that
kind
of
film."
Produced
by
Madhura
Sreedhar,
the
film
also
features
Avantika,
Sushma
and
Nandini
Rai.