The lean look of NTR in Prashanth Neel’s Dragon did receive criticism initially. Talking about the same, Neel explained that he had asked NTR to lose a few kilos to fit the role of an assassin, but later the star actor went into a berserk mode.
Neel said, “I just told NTR to become a little thinner, but later he became unstoppable. He lost about 15 kilos at one point in time. His wife, mother, friends, and my team were completely upset with me. I asked him to stop many times because he started looking paler and frail. But he never stopped. He said he wanted to achieve something for the story I am writing and what I envisioned.”
Neel made it clear that he had only asked NTR to lose a little weight, but it is very tough to stop him once he is convinced about something. “I have not seen such stubbornness in anybody. All the blame was put on me. People said he had some illness or he was not happy. He is the true madman I have seen, “Neel concluded.