Interview | Content is king in pan-Indian cinema: Naga Chaitanya

Naga Chaitanya is on a high, both on the personal and professional fronts. Having recently tied the knot with actress Shobita Dhulipala in an elaborate Telugu arrangement, the 38-year-old actor is now looking forward to NC 24 and Thandel—two of his new projects for 2025 that also mark his foray into genres and stories he’s never experimented with before. In an interview with Reya Mehrotra, Chay—as he is also fondly known as— talks about his upcoming film projects, love for romantic films, Bollywood plans, his association with this year’s Chivas Luxe Collective as the ‘Alchemist of Emotion’, and more.