Chiranjeevi shares pic with Indian Navy officers, recalls his days as Naval cadet for the NCC

Megastar Chiranjeevi, who was recently honoured with the Indian Film Personality of the Year award at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, posed for a picture with a few Indian Navy officers at the airport.

He took to Twitter on Indian Navy Day and wrote, ‘When a bunch of Naval officers approached me for a picture at Goa airport last week, It took me down memory lane effortlessly… to my days as a Naval Cadet… when I had enlisted for the NCC! Delightfully nostalgic it was.’

Chiranjeevi thanked the Telugu film industry and his fans at IFFI event for embracing him even after he took a break from acting for a decade.

‘I thank IFFI and the government of India for giving me this wonderful award and great honour. Few recognitions are special, and this award is one such. I was born into a middle-class family, to humble parents. My fame, name, charisma, all privileges, the invaluable love and affection of my fans and everything, I owe everything to the film industry. I was born as Konidela Siva Shankara Vara Prasad to my parents and I was re-born as Chiranjeevi in the film industry,’ he said in his speech.

‘I will continue acting all my life. I can never quit acting because I’m a slave to the love of Telugu cinema fans,’ he added.

Chiranjeevi was last seen in the Telugu film ‘Godfather’. He is currently awaiting the release of his upcoming film ‘Waltair Veerayya’.