Actor Nani, currently promoting ‘HIT: The Third Case’ alongside co-star Srinidhi Shetty, opened up about his early fear of fame and how his perspective has evolved over the years. Speaking to Bollywood Bubble, the actor revealed he once feared that gaining popularity might change his core identity.

“I used to worry that fame would change me—how I think, who I am. That it would take me away from myself,” Nani said. Before his acting debut in the 2008 film ‘Ashta Chamma’, he worked as an assistant director and aspired to become a filmmaker. Those early years, he says, shaped his cautious outlook toward fame.

Nani’s fear wasn’t unfounded. He explained that witnessing how fame affected others around him made him wary. “I saw it happen to people sometimes. But over the years, I’ve realised fame doesn’t change you—you change. Fame just reveals who you really are.”

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He added, “Some people say, ‘He was so good before he got famous.’ But no, he was just acting good. That’s what I’ve understood—fame doesn’t do anything to you unless you allow it to.”

Now both starring in and producing ‘HIT: The Third Case’ under his banner Wall Poster Cinema, Nani seems to have come to peace with his relationship with fame. The film, directed by Sailesh Kolanu, is the third installment in the HIT franchise. While previous films featured Vishwak Sen and Adivi Sesh as lead investigators, the latest edition sees Nani going undercover to rescue a kidnapped baby and solve a string of murders.

The thriller has received an A certificate and is slated for a theatrical release on May 1.

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