Rana Daggubati on Bollywood vs South Indian Cinema, His Income & Married Life | Raj Shamani | FO 81

Order my first book 'Build, Don't Talk' here: https://amzn.eu/d/eCfijRu--------------In this episode of the Figuring Out podcast, we are in conversation with Rana Daggubati. Actor, producer and entrepreneur, Rana Daggubati best known as the vicious antagonist 'Bhallaladeva' from the record-breaking Indian franchise, Baahubali, Rana, however, began his mainstream film career as the producer of the National Award-winning film Bommalata (2004).In 2005, he set up Spirit Media, a company that specialized in VFX and animation. On the back of the phenomenal success of the Baahubali franchise, Rana went to earn another first with India's first underwater film, The Ghazi Attack (2017), which was a commercial success and garnered him another prestigious National Award.In 2018, Rana entered into a joint venture with one of India's leading entertainment agencies, Kwan Entertainment. He also partnered with Anthill Ventures, an investment and scaling platform for early growth stage start-ups, to launch Anthill Studio. Rana also bought a stake Amar Chitra Katha in 2019.While his passions, interests and endeavors many seem varied, there is one thread that seems to define everything that drives Rana Daggubati - the power and glory of storytelling - a love that he has confessed to many times.-------------------------🎧 Stream Figuring Out episodes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/736rhmW7vilNgkFFo8aDz4📺 Watch Figuring Out episodes on YouTube:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE0Jo6NF_JYO5-phess8GKafKMtPv3tfZ------------Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction01:29 - Tata's Big Hit02:56 - Ghazi Attack Experience05:28 - Height Fear of Rana06:06 - Physical Transformation of Rana Daggubati09:38 - His role as Villain in Bahubali12:23 - Shelf life of Artists14:00 - What does Rana look like after 20 years?15:15 - Why he invested in Amar Chitra Katha19:51 - Family dynamics of Rana Daggubati 21:55 - Why he dropped out of college?26:55 - Relationship with Money in his teenage29:30 - Why should everyone must spend on experiences?32:09 - Love story of Rana Daggubati35:21 - His idea of an Unicorn business39:55 - Most valuable thing in business41:55 - His earning sources43:38 - How he spend his money?47:45 - His plans with Amar Chitra Katha50:09 - Marvel characters inspired by mythology?51:12 - Favourite super hero movie of Rana52:10 - Power, Fame and Money53:35 - South Indian Cinema vs Bollywood57:49 - Role of Bahubali in South Indian cinema58:43 - 3 Things bollywood should learn from South Indian movies1:03:35 - How to understand Indian audience?1:06:23 - What makes South Indian movies exciting?1:09:50 - AI or ChatGpt stealing jobs?1:12:07 - Pattern of Telugu or Tamil Movies1:15:17 - Ramayana Vs Mahabharata1:17:34 - Pattern of making a hit film1:21:24 - What signal Rana wants to give to the world?1:23:53 - Quantity vs Quality1:24:28 - Rana's Artist mode vs Business mode1:27:29 - His plan to enter politics1:28:16 - What drives him now?1:30:51 - Rana Naidu1:32:40 - Next big opportunity in India1:36:13 - Conclusion-------------My gear for shooting this video: Canon EOS 200D II 24.1MP DSLR Camera: https://amzn.to/3GuiPFKCanon EF50MM F/1.8 STM Lens: https://amzn.to/3WZOSoiCanon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6: https://amzn.to/3ZpKBMyYunteng Aluminium Tripod (Vct-690, Black): https://amzn.to/3ItEzV0Zoom H6 All Black (2020 Version): https://amzn.to/3irUCIfShure SM7B Cardioid Vocal Dynamic Microphone: https://amzn.to/3GPimiMShure MV7 USB Podcast Microphone: https://amzn.to/3Xjy63dGODOX SL150II 150W LED Video Light: https://amzn.to/3XeN0aL------------------About Raj Shamani