Rana goes international

Actor Rana Daggubati has just bagged his maiden Hollywood venture, A Momentary Lapse of Reason (AMLOR), to be directed by the internationally acclaimed filmmaker, Aditya Bhattacharya.
"I am very pleased to annouce that I will be making foray into a new language. It is a fantastic opportunity for a young actor like me to be a part of a prestigious international project like AMLOR. We will start shooting for the film by the end of the year," said Rana, talking at the party hosted to celebrate the success of the recently released Naa Ishtam.
Director Aditya Bhattacharya, who was also persent at the event heaped praises on the actor. "Somebody asked me if I had seen any of Rana's films before. Honestly I haven't. But I know that Rana perfectly fits the role of as the scion of a wealthy Hyderabad based industrialist in the film. It is the story of an Indian businessman's descent into into a path of revenge as he takes on the city's ruling family of Los Angeles. It is a truly international project aimed at the international audience," says the director who burst on to the scene with the internationally acclaimed flick Raakh starring Aamir Khan in the leading role in 1988. He is the grandson of Bimal Roy, one of the pioneers of Indian cinema and the son of Basu Bhattacharya, a noted independent filmmaker.