NTR reveals his secrets on Esquire

Ntr is awaiting the release of his upcoming entertainer War 2 on 14 Aug 2025. Ahead of the film release, Ntr fans got a huge surpise when he featured on the cover page of Esquire Magazine.

Ntr gave an interview and during the interview he shared his secrets. Talking about his his legacy and also his Bollywood eNtry,he said “I am someone who doesn’t plan things out,” he says. “One of my favourite quotes is from Kung Fu Panda, where Oogway says: ‘Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.’ So, my present is my focus right now. I think an actor should always be ready for anything.”

About War 2 , he said  “South and North cinema have come together for this movie,” he says. “There’s no Bollywood, Tollywood or Mollywood anymore. We have become one big, united Indian film industry.”

He adds, “I don't think there is a right or wrong project. Even Mr Rajamouli would agree with me that there is no recipe to deliver hit movies. But the main reason for me to choose War 2 was definitely the script, its potential and my excitement to work with Hrithik sir.”

On his fame and stardom, Ntr says “It does not matter how a man looks, smells or what he wears. It’s always what’s on the inside that defines his character,” he says. “For me, honesty is probably the most important character in a man. I think a woman can define the power of a man more than a man defining it for himself… You don’t need to look powerful or all ‘testosterone-ish’.”

Sharing his off screen, secrets he reveals  “I am a chef,” he says right off the bat when I ask him about how he unwinds. “I like to cook for Pranathi, my friends and everybody around me.” His love for food is defined by two traditional Telugu dishes: Punugulu (fluffy fritters made with idli-dosa batter, onions and spices) and, of course, “I love my biryani!”

 “I don’t know what’s going to happen with the legacy of films in the family. Or who’s going to hold the baton after me. I haven’t planned for all that,” he says. “I feel there are two images that we portray: the reel and the real. I prefer the real. The more real you are, the more you connect with the masses. I want to be remembered for telling stories that resonate. But most of all, I want to be remembered as an honest man with emotions.”