'I didn't even watch Spiderman': 'Mirai' star Teja Sajja opens up on growing up with Hrithik Roshan as a superhero

Teja Sajja is basking in the success of his fantasy adventure, 'Mirai,' playing the role of Super Yodha. Following 'HanuMan' and now 'Mirai,' the young actor has amassed a huge fan following. In an interview recently, Teja Sajja opened up on how his childhood superhero was not a character from Hollywood, but 'War 2' star Hrithik Roshan.

Growing up with Hrithik Roshan as a superhero

While speaking to India Today, the 'Zombie Reddy' star shared that it was none other than Bollywood's Greek God, Hrithik Roshan, who was his childhood superhero. He mentioned that he didn't even watch 'Spider-Man', and the 'War 2' star had a huge impact on him.

Sajja said, "I have never watched any superhero film from Hollywood. I didn't even watch 'Spider-Man' when I was young. I didn't grow up in that kind of atmosphere where Western films would have an influence on me. The only superhero that I knew when I was young was Hrithik sir."

About 'Mirai'

Teja Sajja's recently released film, 'Mirai' is a fantasy adventure thriller which tells the story of a young man, Vedha. He is destined to protect the nine sacred scriptures which contain enormous power. The villain, Mahabir aka Black Sword, played by Manchu Manoj, wants to get a hold of it for world domination.

The film also stars Ritika Nayak, Shriya Saran, Jagapathi Babu, Getup Srinu, and Jayaram, among others in key roles.

The film has been performing incredibly at the box office as it minted over Rs 83.4 crore domestically since its release on September 12.

'Mirai' makes pull off the film temporarily

In other news, the makers of the film pulled the film's shows from theatres from Wednesday evening till Thursday "out of respect" for Pawan Kalyan's gangster action drama, 'They Call Him OG'.