Out questions.”
being weaker than the heroes isn’t true. I am not a feminist or an anti-feminist. I work in terms of my characters. My allegiance is to always tell the story and how the characters can serve the story better.”
Anushka Shetty: has an exceptional storyline. Each and every character is there for a reason. It’s not about a man or a woman’s role. If you take away a character, you will feel the void.”
Daggubati: “They [the women] are so powerful in this film and they bring so much meaning to the story.”
“We are not going to stretch a successful story to make money.
is the end of the film series.” Rajamouli: “The world of will live in terms of animation, web series, TV serials, graphic novels and comics. But the film will end with its second part... Having said that, we all felt those withdrawal symptoms when we finished filming for It was gut-wrenching and we will miss that world.”
“I would bulk up and shrink six times over again… happily and with- Prabhas as Baahubali. Sathyaraj as Kattappa.
Daggubati: “Physically transforming ourselves was a given. During the filming, we worked very hard to maintain that physique. But post that, I haven’t gone to the gym for months. When you are making a film that’s so large, you will do this and more many times over. I don’t mind expanding or shrinking if my role demands it.”
Rajamouli: “Forget building a gym, these two used to have a van filled with iron and gym equipment trailing after them. They lived and breathed iron.”
“Sivagami [the powerful mother played by Remya Krishnan] is our favourite character”
Rajamouli: “Her strength that she displays as a queen, as a mother, as a protector of her kingdom, makers her our natural choice. She is deeply etched in our brains because she evokes such reverence. She’s the epitome of strength and dignity.”
[comics that highlighted Indian folklore] has been my inspiration all my life”
“We have grown up listening to those mythological story. And not just as a filmmaker, as an individual I can say that my life has been dictated by those “Awards are just bonuses”
won two Indian National Awards and several others)
Rajamouli: “I don’t know about Oscars because they are a different ballgame altogether. But we never look at films in terms of the awards it may get. I look at films in terms of audience entertainment and how we can maximise their movieviewing experience… Once the audience takes a seat in the cinema, it’s just the content that matters. Other superlatives attached to the film like its large posters [and] promotions won’t matter. If the story isn’t strong, then nothing else counts… During the release of the first part, we knew we were entering into never-tested-before waters. But now the story has been half told and since it cut across different cultures, foreign audiences and languages, we are more confident with its final part.”