{"id":50189,"date":"2025-08-07T10:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/50189\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T10:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T10:47:10","slug":"jr-ntr-doesnt-want-to-be-the-kind-of-dad-who-forces-his-children-to-act-reveals-how-fatherhood-changed-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/50189\/","title":{"rendered":"Jr NTR doesn’t want to be the kind of dad who forces his children to act; reveals how fatherhood changed him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Actor Jr NTR<\/a> was only eight years old when he debuted as a child actor in the 1991 film Brahmarshi Viswamitra, which starred his grandfather, the legendary NT Rama Rao, in the lead role. Today, he\u2019s considered to be the one to carry on his grandfather\u2019s rich legacy with his success. In an interview <\/a>with Esquire India, the actor, however, revealed that he does not want his sons, Abhay Ram and Bhargav Ram, to bear that burden.<\/p>\n

\"Lakshmi Lakshmi Pranathi and Jr NTR have two sons – Abhay Ram and Bhargav Ram. Jr NTR on fatherhood and legacy<\/p>\n

Jr NTR stated in the interview that fatherhood <\/a>changed him as a person and even the kind of roles he picked. \u201cI started searching for naiveness in my work. I did not want it to be easy anymore. I wanted roles that pushed me, where there was something to learn or earn through effort,\u201d he said, stating that the birth of his elder son, Abhay, marked a quiet shift in him.<\/p>\n

He also stated that he wants to be the kind of father who wants to pass on freedom to his sons and not just the legacy. \u201cI do not want to be one of those fathers who says: Tumko bhi actor banna hai (You need to be an actor too). I don\u2019t believe in that; I want to be a bridge rather than a barrier, someone who gives them exposure to the world and other cultures. I want to give them the opportunity to go out and experience it for themselves,\u201d said Jr NTR.<\/p>\n

When asked about the legacy of his family in films, the actor stated that he \u2018doesn\u2019t know what\u2019s going to happen\u2019 but he would like to be remembered for \u2018telling stories that resonate\u2019.<\/p>\n

Jr NTR hails from one of the most prominent film families in India. His grandfather NT Rama Rao is regarded as one of the greatest names in Telugu cinema history. His father, Harikrishna, was an actor, while his uncle, Mohan Krishna, is a cinematographer. His youngest uncle, Nandamuri Balakrishna, is one of the most successful actors of his generation. Two of his cousins – Kalyan Ram and Nara Rohit – are also in the film industry.<\/p>\n

Upcoming work<\/p>\n

Jr NTR is making his Hindi debut with Ayan Mukerji\u2019s War 2<\/a>, which also stars Hrithik Roshan and Kiara Advani. The spy film is a part of the YRF Spy Universe and will be released in theatres on 14 August. He is also shooting for a yet-to-be-titled project with Prasanth Neel, which is slated to be released next year. He will also reunite with Koratala Siva for the sequel to Devara.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Actor Jr NTR was only eight years old when he debuted as a child actor in the 1991…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50190,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,40838,42508,42509,42507,344],"class_list":["post-50189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-jr-ntr","tag-jr-ntr-children","tag-jr-ntr-on-fatherhood","tag-jr-ntr-sons","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}