Acting awkward, politics livelier: Pawan

Pawan is on a five-day tour to the US and he is attending the India Conference 2017 that is taking place in the Harvard on Feb 11 and 12

​Nashua: Jana Sena chief and actor Pawan Kalyan as part of his schedule to speak at Harvard University stopped over at Nashua for a talk. The actor-politician spoke about politics, his unintended entry into films, his philosophies and his aspirations foraying into politics.

The highlight of the speech was when he called for his iconic red towel from the back stage. He said, "Idi oka samanyudi symbol" referring to the towel and explaining why he flaunts it in his public appearances.

And, of course, he ended the speech with his trademark "Jai Hind!" The actor-turned politician believes that Tollywood was not his choice. “Right from my childhood I never aspired to be an actor and I never liked acting. I always wanted to know how society functions.

Being in politics is a natural progression for me but being in the cinema, dancing with heroines and delivering dialogues… I feel very awkward in reality,” said Pawan Kalyan.

Pawan said that he could never be livelier than being in politics. However, he also reassured his fans that he wouldn’t leave cinema completely even though he would be taking breaks in both the arenas successively.

“I thought I would do just seven films and retire because my misery in personal life never let me feel that cinema was a comfort to vent my frustration. But I respect cinema for being a medium to reach people and I would do films for that reason,” he added.

Stating that he received a lot of threats when he entered politics, the Jana Sena leader said that none of the letters or mails threatening to get him killed made him change his decision. Pawan Kalyan further said that he wouldn't have come this far if he had been scared of all the threats but added that he is conscious of what he speaks on issues.

However, when it comes to making decisions, Pawan Kalyan asserted that he would stick to it irrespective of the consequences. The actor was spotted with wife Anna Lezhneva at the Boston airport. Probably for the first time, Pawan and wife Anna Lezhneva were spotted together in public. They were snapped at the Boston airport. The picture of the couple went viral on the internet.