Telugu actor Satyadev on B'wood debut in Akshay Kumar's 'Ram Setu'

Telugu actor Satyadev has gathered a good following, especially over the past year, with his work in Telugu films getting commercial and critical acclaim. Now, he gears up with his Bollywood debut in the Akshay Kumar-starrer "Ram Setu", and he says exploring Hindi films was always on his mind.

While he is tigh-tlipped about his character, Satyadev is comfortable giving the backstory on how the big-budget Hindi project came his way. The actor adds: "It was always part of the plan. I really wanted to explore Hindi cinema and, in fact, all languages. That is how I look at things and Hindi was definitely on my plate. To be honest, I personally feel that things happen to you because you have a thought somewhere lingering around to get them. My predominant thought was always exploring bigger markets, different films in Malayalam, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada. Hindi was always there in my mind."

While Wikipedia mentions another Hindi film as his debut, the actor clarifies that Abhishek Sharma's "Ram Setu" is his first. However, he gives away a bit of trivia about another project, which could have been his Hindi debut.

"I have done a film in Afghanistan and that should have been my Hindi debut but unfortunately the film got stalled. Now I am happy that it is going to be 'Ram Setu'," he says.