Prabhas is all set to enter Bollywood with Rajamouli's next film which is set to be a trilingual in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. S.S.Rajamouli in an interview with noted film critic Subhash K Jha has stated that he is doing a film in Hindi and it will be his next film with Prabhas. He has further stated that it is going to be a Hindi-Telugu film. It’s a universal story, not star-centric film. It is a period film but not a historical.
Here are the excerpts from his interview with Subash K Jha.
Director S S Rajamouli is all set to finally break into Hindi films. He discusses his plans and why he disapproves of remakes, with Subhash K Jha.
Is it true after Makkhi you’ve finally decided to take the plunge into making a Hindi film?
Yes, it’s actually going to be a Hindi-Telugu film. It’s a universal story, not star-centric film. When I was in Mumbai for the promotion of Makkhi I met Ajay Devgn, Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan. I wanted to meet Aamir Khan. He was shooting out of India. I also met my favourite director Raju Hirani. All of them showered praises on Makkhi. I am now confident about attempting a film in Hindi. I believe if you have a good story to tell, audiences will watch it.
Whom would you be working with in Hindi?
It would have to be the Telugu star Prabhas. We’re committed to make the next film with him. I did work with Ajay Devgn and Kajol who did the voiceover in Makkhi. I wanted a couple with easily identifiable voices but with an image for being family-oriented. Ajay and Kajol fitted the bill. You get a good feel about them. Ajay agreed when I approached him. But I insisted he see the film first. After seeing the film the first thing he said, ‘I must show this film to my kids.’
I believe you’ve zeroed in on the subject that you want to do in Hindi?
Yes, I am looking at shooting my next film in Hindi and Telugu. It is a period film. But not a historical. It’s a folk story. And no, it’s not about reincarnation. I’m done with reincarnation after Magadheera and Eega.
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