India, Feb. 18 -- Following the success of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, Rana Daggubati suffered from kidney failure and heart-related issues. He took a break from acting and underwent a transplant in the US before returning to India and resuming work. On Rhea Chakraborty's podcast, Chapter 2, Rana spoke about how he returned advances for films he signed before his health issues, as he was no longer the 'hot guy'.

Rhea remarked on the podcast that Rana was always 'this hot guy from Hyderabad' who was working in Bollywood before his health scare. When asked how he coped with the change in his appearance, Rana remarked that his initial focus was solely on staying alive, above all else. But after a year of eating and living right in the US, ...