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Nagarjuna spotted at the airport
The incident occurred when Nagarjuna was making his way through a busy airport. It has sparked backlash on social media
Nagarjuna Akkineni enjoys a huge fan following. But looks like today he found himself at the center of controversy after a video of his bodyguard pushing a fan at the airport went viral. The incident, which occurred as Nagarjuna was making his way through a busy airport, has sparked backlash on social media, with many criticizing the behaviour.
In the video, shared by Bollywood Pap, Nagarjuna can be seen walking through the airport surrounded by his bodyguards. A fan who was eager to meet the star approached him. The fan got close and then suddenly one of his bodyguards aggressively pushed him away. The fan fell but the actor did not acknowledge it. Nagarjuna was seen walking straight. As soon as the video was shared, netizens reacted. One of the fans wrote, “Bahut bura. They are not God they are because of public.” Another wrote, “It’s disheartening.”
Watch the video here:
Nagarjuna Akkineni, popularly known by his screen name Nagarjuna, is a two-time National Award winner and nine-time Nandi Award winner. He got his break in 1986 as a lead actor. Since then, he has appeared in over 84 Telugu films and 14 Hindi movies to date.
Nagarjuna debuted as a leading man in the V. Madhusudhana Rao-directed hit film Vikram (1986). In 1988 he delivered back-to-back hits, namely, Aakhari Poratam and Janaki Ramudu. The actor also worked on critically acclaimed films such as Geethanjali (1989), directed by Mani Ratnam.
However, the role and film for which Nagarjuna became a household name was Siva, directed by the then relatively unknown filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma. Released in 1989, the superhit Telugu-language action and crime drama became a critical darling and achieved cult status. Varma remade the film in Hindi, the following year with Nagarjuna again in the lead. It too became a resounding success.
Nagarjuna delivered more blockbusters like Killer (1992), President Gari Pellam (1992), Varasudu (1993), and critically acclaimed films like Ninne Pelladatha (1996) and Annamayya (1997), which won him his first National Award. He also appeared in several Hindi films such as Khuda Gawah (1992), Criminal (1995), Zakhm (1998) and the recent, Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (2022).
