{"id":12118,"date":"2024-08-19T11:39:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T11:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/entertainment\/12118\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T11:39:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T11:39:33","slug":"diganth-on-powder-cycling-and-his-rollercoaster-journey-in-kannada-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/khabarok.com\/?p=12118","title":{"rendered":"Diganth on \u2018Powder\u2019, cycling and his rollercoaster journey in Kannada cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nKannada actor Diganth has a regular cyclist since 2016
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Kannada actor Diganth\u2019s Instagram account features several snapshots of adventure activities. Pictures from his long rides\u00a0\u2014 with friends or his wife and actor Aindrita Ray\u00a0\u2014\u00a0reflect his love for cycling.<\/p>\n

While meeting us, he gleefully hops onto a cycle for an early morning ride and opens up on his upcoming film\u00a0Powder,\u00a0<\/i>set to release on August 23. Directed by Janardhan Chikkanna (of\u00a0Gultoo\u00a0<\/i>fame),\u00a0Powder\u00a0<\/i>is Diganth\u2019s fourth release of the year after\u00a0Bachelor Party, Marigold<\/i>, and\u00a0The Judgement<\/i>.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Powder <\/i>promises to be a comedy caper, with confusion and chaos thrown into the mix; Diganth uses cycling again as a metaphor to explain his current phase in the film industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you go on long rides on a cycle, you get exhausted climbing steep hills, so much so that you don\u2019t want to cycle again. But once you get past that challenge and hit the smooth road, you feel proud of yourself. Similarly, I have had my dull phase in films.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nDiganth and Dhanya Ramkumar in \u2018Powder\u2019.
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\u201cHowever, this year has been very interesting for me. Apart from Powder, <\/i>I also have Laughing Buddha<\/i>, Edagaiye Apghatakke Karana, <\/i>and Uttarakaanda <\/i>to look forward to. Whenever I hit a road block in films, I always think of this up-and-down reality of cycling and motivate myself to be patient for the best times.\u00a0Cycling is sort of a spiritual activity to me,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Powder <\/i>has an ensemble cast, with Rangayana Raghu, Gopalkrishna Deshpande, Nagabhushan, Sharmiela Mandre, and Dhanya Ramkumar playing prominent roles. \u201cIt was excellent working with these actors,\u201d says Diganth. \u201cThe director didn\u2019t have to try hard to generate humour.\u00a0Be it Rangayana Raghu or Nagabhushan, they are very natural at comedy. They would understand the core idea of the scene and enhance it with their brilliant comic timing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The trailer for Powder <\/i>reveals the lead characters running around to possess a container of \u2018talcum powder\u2019 (drugs), which is supposedly worth Rs 400 crore. Powder<\/i> is written by Deepak Venkatesh and jointly produced by KRG Studios and TVF Pictures; the movie is TVF\u2019s first venture into feature films.<\/p>\n

\u201cTVF is very popular in the web series space. They are known for their short comedy skits on YouTube as well. We got a lot of inputs on the evolving nature of the comedy genre from TVF,\u201d notes Diganth.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ:<\/b>Watch: Rangayana Raghu interview: I love roles that make me think<\/p>\n

The actor hopes Powder <\/i>will spur a series of feel-good comedies in the Kannada film industry, like the golden period in the late 2000s when Diganth featured in several well-made romantic comedies such as Gaalipata, Mansaare, <\/i>and Pancharangi. <\/i>Diganth\u2019s boyish looks and fair complexion earned him the name \u201cDoodh Peda\u201d Diganth.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDirector Yogaraj Bhat thought I am a North Indian when he first met me on the sets of Mungaru Male!\u201d <\/i>he says, laughing.\u00a0<\/i>Diganth played a cameo in the 2006 super-hit romantic drama starring Ganesh and Pooja Gandhi. \u201cMany felt I didn\u2019t look like a Kannadiga. I remember Yogaraj Bhat asking me if I knew how to read Kannada while giving me the film\u2019s script. I laughed and said I am a Thirthahalli boy and a pakka <\/i>Kannadiga,\u201d recollects Diganth.<\/p>\n

However, Diganth has had a stop-start career thanks to injuries and selection of scripts. In a freak accident, the actor\u2019s eye got grievously\u00a0injured when his co-star Amyra accidentally threw a stiletto while performing a scene during the shoot for the Hindi film Ticket to Hollywood <\/i>in 2017. <\/i>The injury-prone actor also suffered a cervical spine injury when he fell off a trampoline while he was on vacation in Goa in 2022. He even shot some portions of Bachelor Party <\/i> with a torn tendon on his left leg.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese major injuries have been life-changing. After my eye injury, I couldn\u2019t do anything for two years. My mental health was severely affected as I couldn\u2019t do what I loved: cinema and adventure activities. After I recovered, I decided to be consistent with cycling and other forms of exercise. Since then, fitness has been integral to my life,\u201d he signs off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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