Actor Devdatta Nage
’s onscreen image as Khandoba in '
Jai Malhar
' is worshiped by his fans.
He often has people look up to him. Devdatta doesn’t mind this attention and agrees to have adapted to the role completely. He has a no smoking/tobacco/alcohol rule in his make-up room too.
Taking this image further he says, “I have been roped in by the
State government
to endorse anti-smoking/anti-tobacco. I am an extremely spiritual person and because I play a religious icon, I have to be conscious of my actions. I have been actively involved in promoting campaigns that create awareness on the ill-effects of alcohol or tobacco.”
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