Rediscovery
Of
Passion
In
an
interview
with
the
Times
of
India,
Chiru
revealed
how
he
rediscovered
his
passion
for
cooking
and
gardening.
The
Acharya
actor
said,
"Quarantine
or
not,
I've
always
been
a
home
bird.
Whenever
I'm
not
shooting,
I
spend
time
at
home
with
my
family
and
friends.
The
only
difference
now
is
that
guests
cannot
visit
our
place
anymore.
But
I've
been
able
to
spend
a
lot
of
quality
time
with
my
mom.
I'm
also
paying
a
lot
of
attention
to
my
own
health
and
fitness.
I
work
out
for
about
40
minutes
every
morning
and
swim
twice
a
day."
"I've
also
rediscovered
my
love
for
gardening
and
cooking
during
this
lockdown.
In
fact,
I
started
cooking
at
the
age
of
five.
I
would
assist
my
mum
in
the
kitchen
and
over
time,
I
learned
all
the
recipes
from
her.
So
all
the
credit
for
my
culinary
skills
goes
to
my
mother.
Over
the
years,
my
acting
and
political
commitments
have
somewhat
suppressed
my
cooking
talent,
but
whenever
I
get
some
time,
I
bring
out
the
chef
avatar
in
me
again.
Upma,
noodles,
fried
rice
or
dosas
-
I
can
make
them
all,"
said
the
actor.
First
Thought
After
Lockdown
Announcement
Explaining
about
how
he
could
help
the
daily
wage
workers,
Chiranjeevi
said,
"When
the
nationwide
lockdown
was
announced,
the
first
thought
that
struck
me
was
about
what
would
happen
to
the
daily
wage
workers
of
the
industry.
I
couldn't
bear
the
thought
of
hardworking
film
workers
and
their
families
going
hungry.
With
the
help
of
other
seniors
like
Tammareddy
Bharadwaj,
N
Shankar,
Damu,
Suresh
Babu
and
C
Kalyan,
we
set
up
the
Corona
Crisis
Charity,
to
ensure
essentials
and
food
supplies
are
received
by
every
single
daily
wage
worker
at
their
doorstep.
The
manner
in
which
the
entire
film
industry
has
come
together
to
help
the
daily
wage
workers
in
this
time
of
crisis
has
been
heartwarming.
The
cherry
on
the
cake
was
receiving
support
from
Amitabh
Bachchan
Ji,
who
helped
raise
12000
coupons
worth
Rs
1500
each,
for
the
film
workers
in
our
industry.
His
gesture
motivated
us
all
to
strive
harder
for
the
cause."
Lesson
From
Mother
Megastar
Chiranjeevi
feels
that
his
mother
played
an
important
role
to
rediscover
his
passion
for
cooking
and
gardening
during
the
lockdown.
Mother
nature
taught
him
a
lot
of
things
that
he
didn't
understand
during
his
busy
work
life.
He
said,
"Through
this
corona
crisis,
I
think
mother
nature
has
taught
us
all
a
lesson
to
appreciate
what
we
have.
She
has
given
us
a
chance
to
pause,
reflect
and
start
afresh.
People
all
over
the
world
had
taken
so
many
things
for
granted.
We
were
all
in
an
imaginary
race
for
some
mythical
glory
and
we
stopped
caring
about
what
we
already
have.
I
truly
hope
that
when
this
crisis
is
over,
all
of
us
would
emerge
wiser
and
be
more
appreciative
of
the
world
around
us."
Future
Projects
On
a
related
note,
Chiranjeevi
will
next
be
seen
in
Acharya,
which
is
being
helmed
by
Koratala
Siva.
The
152nd
film
of
Chiranjeevi
also
stars
Kajal
Aggarwal
in
the
female
lead
and
Ram
Charan
in
an
extended
cameo.
The
film
was
scheduled
to
be
released
on
August
14,
2020,
but
due
to
the
Coronavirus
outbreak,
it
may
get
delayed
like
many
other
films.