Nani,
who
is
on
a
career
high
with
three
back-to-back
hits,
doesn't
want
to
take
the
easy
route
to
stardom.
Instead
of
following
the
herd
and
merely
copying
his
counterparts,
he
wants
to
carve
his
own
path
and
doesn't
mind
failing
doing
what
he
believes
in.
As
Nani
awaits
the
release
of
Gentleman,
which
is
to
hit
screens
on
Friday,
he
says
his
well-wishers
in
the
industry
didn't
want
him
to
do
the
film.
"After
the
success
of
films
such
as
Bhale
Bhale
Magadivoy
and
Krishna
Gaadi
Veera
Prema
Gaadha,
my
friends
in
the
industry
wanted
me
to
take
the
commercial
route.
They
didn't
want
me
to
do
this
film
while
some
even
offered
projects
with
very
big
banners.
However,
I
had
decided
I
will
only
do
films
I
believe
in",
said
Nani.
Clarifying
that
he
has
nothing
against
those
who
didn't
want
him
to
do
Gentleman,
he
said:
"I'd
rather
fail
doing
what
I
believe
in
and
feel
satisfied
that
I
tried.
I
don't
want
to
regret
doing
something
that
I
don't
believe
in."
Directed
by
Mohan
Krishna
Indraganti,
Gentleman
also
stars
Surbhi
and
Nivetha
Thomas.
For
Nani,
it's
his
career's
toughest
project.
"This
is
not
a
film
where
I
have
pages
of
dialogues
or
physically
had
to
put
myself
through
hell
to
play
the
role.
It's
the
kind
of
film
where
I
can't
let
audiences
find
fault
with
my
performance.
Usually,
I
don't
revisit
a
scene
once
shot.
"However,
in
Gentleman,
every
morning
on
the
sets,
I
had
to
revisit
the
last
four
scenes
and
then
shoot
for
the
next
set
of
scenes,"
he
explained.
It
was
tough
in
terms
of
playing
his
part
to
the
T,
said
Nani,
and
added
that
he
enjoyed
testing
his
potential.
Asked
what
motivated
him
to
take
up
something
so
tough
and
challenging,
he
said:
"I
don't
think
I
can
even
imagine
doing
something
like
this
a
decade
later.
I
might
be
a
bigger
star
and
won't
get
the
opportunity
to
experiment.
This
film
got
me
genuinely
excited
and
I
didn't
want
to
regret
missing
it."
The
project
marks
Nani's
reunion
with
his
mentor
Indraganti,
who
launched
him
in
Ashta
Chamma.
"It
feels
great
to
reunite
with
him.
When
we
did
Ashta
Chamma,
I
never
thought
people
will
pay
money
to
watch
me
on
screen.
I
never
took
myself
seriously
back
then.
Now,
everything
has
changed
and
cinema
has
become
my
profession.
I
know
my
strengths
and
weaknesses.
The
Nani
you
see
now
is
in
complete
control
of
his
life,"
he
said.
With
two
projects
in
his
kitty,
Nani
is
happy
doing
Telugu
projects.
However,
if
at
all
he
wants
to
expand
his
base,
he
is
keen
on
doing
bilinguals.