WEBVTT 00:41.625 --> 00:44.500 Baahubali! Baahubali! 00:44.583 --> 00:45.958 And he said, "Rana, you're telling me 00:46.041 --> 00:48.208 you all are making a 200-crore war film in Telugu?" 00:49.041 --> 00:50.208 Baahubali: The Beginning! 00:50.291 --> 00:53.583 Is it going to be a new beginning for the industry? 00:55.666 --> 01:00.125 Baahubali: The Beginning has finally crossed the 500-crore mark worldwide. 01:02.375 --> 01:06.000 Baahubali: The Beginning becomes the most searched Indian film on Google. 01:06.083 --> 01:07.791 It has set many unprecedented records. 01:12.458 --> 01:16.958 It is being billed as the most successful Indian film of all time. 01:17.041 --> 01:19.208 -India's highest-grossing film. -A pan-Indian film, 01:19.375 --> 01:20.791 Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. 01:20.875 --> 01:24.208 It will be the first film in India to earn 1,000 crore. 01:24.291 --> 01:27.416 It will be the first film in India to earn 1,000 crore. 01:27.541 --> 01:30.250 And the highest-grossing Indian film globally. 01:30.416 --> 01:34.916 Baahubali 2, the number one Indian film at the worldwide box office. 01:35.083 --> 01:37.291 Baahubali actually redefined Indian cinema. 01:37.458 --> 01:39.291 K Raghavendra Rao, BA., presents 01:39.541 --> 01:41.041 Arka Media's Baahubali. 01:49.875 --> 01:51.458 Jai Maahishmathi! 01:57.208 --> 01:58.833 It was a TV serial called Shanti Nivasam. 01:59.416 --> 02:01.000 I gave him a 20-minute outline, 02:01.083 --> 02:03.375 and he turned it into 500 to 1,000 episodes. 02:03.916 --> 02:05.541 He would film it better than what I had narrated. 02:06.000 --> 02:08.625 He wouldn't take it lightly just because it's a TV serial. 02:08.875 --> 02:11.708 I told him, since he's a prodigy of RK Banner, 02:11.875 --> 02:14.958 and considering I'm not after money or fame… 02:15.208 --> 02:18.916 I told him to direct a film for us whenever he's ready. 02:19.541 --> 02:23.833 The first serial I directed was an RK Tele Show, Shanti Nivasam, 02:23.916 --> 02:25.375 under the guidance of Mr. Raghavendra Rao. 02:25.958 --> 02:29.000 My first film was produced by Mr. Raghavendra Rao, called Student No. 1. 02:29.083 --> 02:33.166 Working with RK again is like coming back home to my own banner. 02:33.625 --> 02:35.583 Alright. All the best. 02:36.375 --> 02:37.541 Just kill it, guys! 02:39.375 --> 02:43.041 So, the combination was Mr. Raghavendra Rao and RK Films-Arka Media Works. 02:43.333 --> 02:45.166 And Rajamouli with Prabhas. 02:45.458 --> 02:50.125 It was the first genesis of Baahubali as a film. 02:50.208 --> 02:51.666 It wasn't titled Baahubali at this point. 02:51.958 --> 02:52.875 There was no story in place either. 02:52.958 --> 02:56.125 We just knew we were going to work on a larger-than-life project. 02:56.416 --> 02:58.458 That's how the idea started. 03:08.958 --> 03:10.750 He'll be wondering why is everyone chanting the name Baahubali, 03:10.833 --> 03:12.000 who is this Baahubali? 03:12.083 --> 03:13.000 Oh, nice. 03:13.250 --> 03:14.458 -You got to be quick. -Simple… 03:14.916 --> 03:17.166 Rock, Cloth, Scissors. 03:18.291 --> 03:20.541 Rock, Cloth, Scissors. 03:20.958 --> 03:23.125 Rock, Cloth, Scissors. 03:23.458 --> 03:24.375 See? 03:24.708 --> 03:27.666 What's more harrowing than a swish of the blade or a swing of the spear is… 03:29.125 --> 03:30.166 …Betrayal, Mahendra. 03:31.250 --> 03:32.125 Who is it, Grandpa? 03:33.250 --> 03:34.125 Who is it? 03:37.125 --> 03:38.000 You're looking at him. 03:40.791 --> 03:41.666 It's me. 03:53.333 --> 03:54.625 "The sun is setting." 03:55.708 --> 04:02.416 "Under the searing Sun, Baahubali glistens in a cloak of blood." 04:02.583 --> 04:07.041 "yet I swear, none of that blood was his own" 04:07.833 --> 04:12.166 "No man valorous enough to kill Baahubali has ever been born." 04:12.541 --> 04:14.458 "No blade cuts deeper than a backstab." 04:14.583 --> 04:15.833 "I stabbed him in the back and killed him." 04:16.208 --> 04:18.125 This is the first scene that I narrated to Rajamouli. 04:18.875 --> 04:20.208 That is all I had written. 04:20.333 --> 04:24.083 But I saw his eyes sparkle as he listened to the scene. 04:33.208 --> 04:36.166 Baahubali! Baahubali! Baahubali! 04:36.875 --> 04:37.916 It could use some more energy. 04:39.583 --> 04:41.375 Baahubali! Baahubali! 04:41.458 --> 04:45.750 Baahubali! Baahubali! Baahubali! 04:46.333 --> 04:47.791 Baahubali is a suicide mission. 04:48.166 --> 04:54.250 So, to get people onto this speeding, crazy boat, 04:54.750 --> 04:58.416 I, as a maker, need to have that belief that we can make it. 04:58.500 --> 05:00.250 Once the story was ready, 05:00.458 --> 05:05.250 it was my belief and passion that steered the wheel. 05:05.708 --> 05:07.250 I think more than the story, 05:07.333 --> 05:11.208 it was my passion which made people come on board. 05:11.666 --> 05:13.666 Be it the actors or technicians. 05:37.375 --> 05:39.333 I remember being in the dubbing theatre for 'Rebel'. 05:40.041 --> 05:46.250 Rajamouli sir came to see me and narrated three scenes. 05:46.750 --> 05:49.791 The first was Ramya Krishnan ma'am holding the baby above the water. 05:50.458 --> 05:52.208 Second, why Kattappa killed Baahubali. 05:52.500 --> 05:56.083 Third, the mother killing the son in the 2nd part. 05:56.333 --> 05:57.541 That's when it occurred to me that… 05:58.000 --> 06:00.458 I couldn't be part of a bigger film than this. 06:00.833 --> 06:01.875 I came on board right away. 06:01.958 --> 06:07.541 I knew Rajamouli sir had worked on five stories before this, 06:07.625 --> 06:10.500 none of which satisfied him. 06:11.375 --> 06:15.125 I won't take credit for his decision to make this film, but… 06:15.541 --> 06:20.333 I knew he'd make a blockbuster if even one of those scenes worked. 06:21.208 --> 06:24.250 At that point, it wasn't a two-part film. 06:24.458 --> 06:28.833 The thought of exploring three emotions in a film with Rajamouli sir was intriguing. 06:29.125 --> 06:32.166 I got all excited and told all my friends that… 06:32.333 --> 06:35.083 we were going to make an explosive film. 06:46.416 --> 06:48.166 Given how strong the story was, 06:48.416 --> 06:51.625 I was confident that everyone would jump at the opportunity 06:51.958 --> 06:54.583 to work on this project. 06:55.666 --> 07:00.250 I believed there was no greater story than this. 07:01.166 --> 07:06.333 I knew I could go to any actor or technician, 07:06.750 --> 07:10.208 and they would come on board without a second thought. 07:10.708 --> 07:14.458 That was the case with most of the actors. 07:14.541 --> 07:18.750 There was a lot of excitement after the narration. 07:18.916 --> 07:20.500 Most of them had tears in their eyes. 07:21.041 --> 07:23.208 They jumped into the project. 07:23.791 --> 07:27.583 I had no doubt whatsoever that they would like it. 07:39.583 --> 07:42.083 He didn't start with the story. He started with a map. 07:42.791 --> 07:44.875 "This is the Kingdom of Maahishmathi." 07:45.208 --> 07:49.541 "This is where the water bodies are. This is where the mountains are." 07:49.791 --> 07:53.750 "The statues are not of gods, but of their warriors from the past." 07:54.125 --> 07:56.125 "That's the entrance to Maahishmathi." 07:56.416 --> 08:00.083 I think that was the first moment of excitement 08:00.833 --> 08:03.416 because stories like this had previously existed 08:03.583 --> 08:07.875 only in comic books and Hollywood films. 08:08.666 --> 08:11.333 But his explanation just took me into a trance. 08:11.708 --> 08:15.541 It just drew me into a world that was so big and magnanimous. 08:15.750 --> 08:20.166 Bhallaladeva is mightier than Baahubali in terms of warfare. 08:20.833 --> 08:23.916 -Physically, he's superior. -Physical strength. 08:24.291 --> 08:26.500 Then, the minute he said I was the King of that kingdom, 08:26.625 --> 08:27.583 everything changed. 08:34.708 --> 08:35.916 And action! 08:38.250 --> 08:39.166 Action! 08:40.625 --> 08:41.791 And action! 08:46.791 --> 08:50.500 My first film with Rajamouli sir was Vikramarkudu. 08:50.625 --> 08:55.458 He told me upfront that he doesn't write extensive roles for heroines. 08:55.541 --> 09:00.750 That it would be glamorous and include dance numbers. 09:00.833 --> 09:04.166 He said that's what he had to offer, and asked what I thought. 09:04.250 --> 09:09.291 Even when I headed to the meeting, I didn't think too much of it. 09:09.583 --> 09:13.291 When the narration began, it wasn't all about Devasena. 09:13.416 --> 09:16.791 It was about the world of Baahubali, Bhallaladeva, Shivagami, 09:16.875 --> 09:20.500 I could see each character come 09:20.500 --> 09:24.083 to life in my head as he narrated. 09:24.458 --> 09:26.166 Mahendra Baahubali! 09:26.750 --> 09:27.875 Cut it! Cut! 09:37.458 --> 09:40.458 I was listening to a script after a long time. 09:41.375 --> 09:44.166 What's more, Rajamouli sir was narrating it. 09:45.125 --> 09:46.666 The introduction scene… 09:47.916 --> 09:51.000 "Mahendra Baahubali must live!" 09:53.750 --> 09:57.916 And in that moment, I knew I had to do this film. 09:58.500 --> 10:01.125 And I had made up my mind. 10:01.750 --> 10:04.500 3, 2, 1. Action! 10:08.333 --> 10:09.333 And… Action! 10:12.708 --> 10:15.166 I don't think I could've imagined 10:16.541 --> 10:18.583 doing something like Baahubali with him. 10:19.083 --> 10:22.250 He's been a trailblazer in the sense that… 10:22.333 --> 10:29.333 he always attempts something new, whether anyone believes in it or not. 10:29.916 --> 10:36.083 I realize it's been 10 years 10:36.166 --> 10:37.833 since Baahubali released. 10:37.916 --> 10:39.958 But it genuinely feels like yesterday. 10:41.458 --> 10:44.041 "It has turned into ashes." 10:54.000 --> 10:56.416 I asked him, "How can I help you?" 10:56.500 --> 11:01.708 "I know you didn't come all the way to narrate the story." 11:01.791 --> 11:02.708 He said, 11:03.250 --> 11:06.583 "Sir, I would like to meet Sathyaraj sir." 11:07.083 --> 11:08.791 "You can go meet him", I said. 11:09.041 --> 11:10.041 "No, sir. 11:10.666 --> 11:16.833 I'm feeling a bit uncomfortable to narrate a scene." 11:17.166 --> 11:19.291 "I don't know whether he'll accept that or not." 11:19.833 --> 11:22.666 I was super interested in meeting Rajamouli sir. 11:23.291 --> 11:26.166 He came to Chennai to narrate the story. 11:26.708 --> 11:27.708 He said, "Sir…" 11:29.125 --> 11:31.958 and there was pin drop silence for 5-10 seconds. 11:33.333 --> 11:34.666 He said, 11:35.583 --> 11:39.375 "Sir, you have to place Prabhas' foot on your head in this shot." 11:40.416 --> 11:43.375 I obviously had a bit of ego about it. 11:44.000 --> 11:46.208 Why should I place Prabhas' foot on my head? 11:46.666 --> 11:49.875 I asked him how it was justified of the character to do this. 11:50.208 --> 11:51.500 Then he went on to narrate the story. 11:51.708 --> 11:56.250 That reeled me in. I got extremely excited about playing Kattappa. 11:56.583 --> 11:57.666 I've decided right away! 11:57.750 --> 12:01.541 Then came the scene where I should place Prabhas' foot on my head 12:01.666 --> 12:05.041 I said "Sir we should definitely do it" 12:05.125 --> 12:06.916 "That's when this character will truly shine." 12:18.541 --> 12:19.666 Cut it! Shot okay! 12:33.333 --> 12:36.625 I was simply awestruck when I heard it initially. 12:37.166 --> 12:42.083 His style of narration is also very visual. 12:42.416 --> 12:46.208 We can't help but imagine his world. 12:46.625 --> 12:48.625 It doesn't work any other way. 12:49.083 --> 12:55.291 It was only when I listened to the story again later on… 12:55.708 --> 13:01.333 that I understood the work cut out for me. 13:01.625 --> 13:04.958 We had a concept art of the waterfalls made. 13:05.041 --> 13:07.958 It hadn't existed anywhere in the world, 13:08.041 --> 13:10.125 and was purely out of his imagination. 13:10.208 --> 13:14.916 It was like a streak of water. 13:15.125 --> 13:17.833 And then they started zooming in. 13:17.916 --> 13:22.791 When you looked further down, you could see a tiny human form. 13:24.291 --> 13:27.166 I said, "That is the scale of the waterfall that I'm looking at." 13:27.250 --> 13:28.916 "Shiva should climb all the way up." 13:29.000 --> 13:31.875 "I want all the details from this sketch." 13:31.958 --> 13:34.750 "I will shoot it exactly like this." 13:34.833 --> 13:37.958 All the technicians understood the vision. 13:38.041 --> 13:40.541 Then they brought in their experience. 13:40.833 --> 13:46.333 He made it clear to me that this visual was a must for the film. 13:46.458 --> 13:48.208 That's when I understood the scale of it. 13:48.333 --> 13:49.541 Then we discussed about it… 13:49.625 --> 13:53.333 He told me that he wanted to make it look like Rome. 13:54.375 --> 13:57.166 That's when I understood how huge a film it is. 13:57.250 --> 14:02.375 The scale of the film, the number of actors, and the depth of the story. 14:02.458 --> 14:04.625 A sense of fear crept in when he narrated the story. 14:04.708 --> 14:08.500 I wondered if I could pull off those extreme sequences. 14:09.333 --> 14:11.083 If I could live up to that vision. 14:11.458 --> 14:16.625 If I could create sequences of such a high standard. 14:30.458 --> 14:34.083 It started out as one film. 14:34.166 --> 14:35.875 Then it became two parts. 14:35.958 --> 14:38.750 During that period, the training really began. 14:39.000 --> 14:41.333 He mentioned there would be workshops. 14:41.416 --> 14:44.875 We realized he was trying something new with this film. 14:45.416 --> 14:47.916 Nowadays, I see all these young actors 14:48.416 --> 14:50.666 actively taking part in script-reading sessions. 14:50.750 --> 14:56.458 But Rajamouli was particular about it even back then. 14:56.791 --> 14:58.458 He insisted on workshops. 14:58.541 --> 15:01.041 Rajamouli was like a principal to us. 15:03.083 --> 15:04.458 We did whatever he told us to do. 15:04.625 --> 15:07.291 Me, Rana, Sweetie, everyone. 15:07.750 --> 15:08.958 Everything started here. 15:09.958 --> 15:10.833 Right here, sir. 15:10.916 --> 15:12.458 You can remember the day. It's like… 15:13.000 --> 15:13.875 Crazy… 15:14.000 --> 15:14.875 It was right here. 15:33.958 --> 15:34.958 I have mugged it up. 15:35.541 --> 15:36.666 We have used our talent. 15:36.750 --> 15:38.916 Like a kid, he has memorized it twice. 15:39.000 --> 15:41.583 He would have lunch and immediately doze off. 15:43.333 --> 15:44.541 I guess it's not so bad. 15:44.625 --> 15:47.958 They've given me three pages. Look! 15:48.583 --> 15:49.625 My hands are shivering. 15:49.708 --> 15:51.375 I won't make it to the class tomorrow. 15:52.291 --> 15:53.166 Oh… 15:53.250 --> 15:54.875 The workshops were very scary. 15:55.041 --> 16:00.416 Rajamouli sir and Nasser sir would sit and make us say things in gibberish. 16:00.791 --> 16:02.208 It was very scary. 16:02.291 --> 16:04.291 We went on to have a lot of training. 16:04.458 --> 16:07.541 Prabhas and I were reasonably fit people. 16:08.041 --> 16:14.000 We have always been fit by a general standard. 16:14.166 --> 16:17.666 But for Baahubali, we realized we needed a whole different level of fitness. 16:17.750 --> 16:22.291 We would start chatting with our Indian trainers, distract them, 16:22.625 --> 16:24.125 and cheat on our workouts. 16:24.208 --> 16:27.291 After which, they brought us these Vietnamese trainers. 16:27.375 --> 16:31.250 They didn't speak a word of English other than 'Yes' and 'No'. 16:31.625 --> 16:32.833 They only spoke Vietnamese. 16:40.125 --> 16:41.708 I don't understand 'No'. I don't know. 16:42.583 --> 16:43.458 Bye. 16:46.458 --> 16:51.125 Tomorrow 5 hours. 16:51.666 --> 16:52.541 Please, man. 16:53.375 --> 16:56.458 It's been only a month and we're already screwed. 17:17.125 --> 17:22.541 We assumed the sword fights would be relatively light. 17:22.958 --> 17:26.875 We didn't expect the Vietnamese trainers to make us work so hard for it. 17:27.458 --> 17:29.458 I've always been a film lover first. 17:29.666 --> 17:31.000 I've always been a fan of… 17:32.416 --> 17:35.041 swords and films like this. 17:35.125 --> 17:38.500 So, I just keep training from morning till they let me go. 17:38.875 --> 17:40.625 With Rajamouli sir, you can't cheat anyway. 17:40.708 --> 17:42.500 With these trainers, it's worse. 17:42.875 --> 17:43.791 Ten times worse. 17:46.333 --> 17:48.166 We had to do everything our Principal ordered. 17:48.750 --> 17:54.583 Rock climbing, sword fighting, horse riding. 17:54.750 --> 17:56.458 They would even call to check if I had gone horse riding. 18:03.250 --> 18:04.125 Do you have sugar? 18:04.500 --> 18:05.375 For the horse? 18:05.458 --> 18:06.875 I'm a bit lazy. 18:06.958 --> 18:10.125 Not necessarily on sets but, I can be lazy sometimes. 18:10.416 --> 18:13.166 I would miss a horse riding session and then blame it on the weather. 18:13.250 --> 18:16.750 He insisted that I take it seriously and even asked me to keep a horse at home. 18:16.875 --> 18:18.666 I said, "Keep a horse at home? Are you serious?" 18:21.750 --> 18:25.833 This will keep me busy for a year, easily. 18:26.458 --> 18:29.125 I had these ducks at my guest house. 18:30.083 --> 18:33.375 He told me that horses were the real deal… 18:33.875 --> 18:35.208 and asked me to go horse riding every day. 18:35.541 --> 18:38.125 I said, "Now I have to raise a horse for your film?" 18:47.000 --> 18:52.083 It started with those sessions of martial arts and extreme weapon training. 18:52.583 --> 18:56.375 Then, body building became a large part of the process. 18:56.541 --> 18:58.916 Is your body original or CG generated? Hello! It's original. 19:01.125 --> 19:03.750 Your arm and head look huge here! 19:18.541 --> 19:23.625 We started getting concept art done from the very beginning. 19:23.916 --> 19:25.375 A number of artists joined us. 19:25.500 --> 19:27.250 They made great sketches of the… 19:27.333 --> 19:34.083 costumes, armors, swords, forts and thrones. 19:34.166 --> 19:37.166 All of them looked great, but each artist had a different style. 19:37.250 --> 19:41.583 In an attempt to achieve uniformity, 19:41.666 --> 19:45.041 we started establishing the world of Baahubali. 19:45.166 --> 19:48.416 How is this world going to look, so on. 19:48.500 --> 19:50.666 We started answering all these questions. 19:50.750 --> 19:54.875 Till then, one year in pre-production was unheard of for a film. 19:54.958 --> 19:58.041 Set designs, World of Baahubali, Concept arts. 19:58.125 --> 20:01.708 Things that nobody had thought of. 20:01.791 --> 20:08.291 We spent our time, money, and resources building all these things. 20:08.375 --> 20:11.333 That work was amazing and extremely detailed. 20:11.541 --> 20:16.083 That level of detailing was unseen and unheard of before. 20:16.208 --> 20:18.916 Concept art was of great help to kick-start the film because 20:19.000 --> 20:22.625 it gave everyone an idea of what we were going to create. 20:22.708 --> 20:26.875 We used storyboard animatics extensively. 20:27.125 --> 20:29.250 We have a concept artist called Pratheek. 20:29.333 --> 20:33.916 He does very interesting black and white moving animatics and storyboards. 20:34.000 --> 20:36.958 We can avoid CG in a lot of things. 20:37.041 --> 20:38.416 We can use light. 20:38.791 --> 20:41.583 We had something called a bible written for Baahubali, 20:41.666 --> 20:45.375 where we talked about even the political situation of how it was. 20:45.458 --> 20:47.333 Things that weren't shown in the film, but 20:47.500 --> 20:52.916 as a team, we all knew what was happening in Maahishmathi at every point in time. 20:53.083 --> 20:55.625 Initially, I had gotten many costumes made… 20:56.041 --> 20:57.583 with the references of Amar Chitra Katha. 20:57.708 --> 20:59.166 I thought they were very good. 20:59.375 --> 21:04.791 But when we put the actors in them, they looked very comical. 21:04.875 --> 21:05.833 Damn! 21:06.416 --> 21:07.916 He thinks your costume looks better. 21:08.000 --> 21:09.875 It's me, not the costume. 21:11.916 --> 21:13.791 That's the problem with all of them. 21:13.875 --> 21:15.916 The designs were really good. 21:16.250 --> 21:18.625 But once we incorporated them, they looked very funny. 21:18.708 --> 21:20.583 When it came to the jewelry, 21:20.666 --> 21:23.875 the sheer amount required was beyond anything we had imagined. 21:23.958 --> 21:27.125 We weren't prepared for the first day of shooting. 21:27.416 --> 21:31.541 When I wore the crown and armor for the first time, 21:31.625 --> 21:32.666 it was definitely a new experience 21:32.750 --> 21:34.958 because I had never worn anything like that before. 21:35.875 --> 21:36.833 Sir. 21:36.916 --> 21:39.541 Sir, they're killing me! 21:39.833 --> 21:41.083 This is a torture helmet, sir. 21:41.625 --> 21:46.000 Aditya Chari from Firefly 21:46.083 --> 21:49.916 initially gave us the armor designs. 21:50.416 --> 21:52.041 They were really very beautiful. 21:52.541 --> 21:55.958 It was heavy. I didn't notice it at first because I was so excited. 21:56.541 --> 22:00.916 I went to Sabu Cyril and told him how good the armor was. 22:01.250 --> 22:05.833 It's the first time the Indian film industry has used this kind of material. 22:05.916 --> 22:08.125 It's highly flexible, yet it looks like metal. 22:08.416 --> 22:11.291 What can I say? It was a great feeling. 22:12.208 --> 22:18.416 It got too heavy when we used a particular material to achieve the desired look. 22:18.791 --> 22:22.875 We can still not be sure of the costume until the day of the shoot. 22:22.958 --> 22:25.625 -We will face difficulties as we go on. -Yeah. 22:25.708 --> 22:27.250 It was one heavy armor. 22:27.791 --> 22:30.833 I had to fight wearing that and the crown. 22:31.458 --> 22:33.541 We couldn't secure the crown with a string. 22:33.625 --> 22:36.125 So naturally, it would fall off in the middle of the fight. 22:36.583 --> 22:42.958 We did the horse sequences for two days, which certainly tested us. 22:43.041 --> 22:46.541 So, the armor would slide up, 22:47.083 --> 22:48.708 above the shoulder, like this. 22:48.791 --> 22:50.458 And, Rajamouli is a perfectionist. 22:51.083 --> 22:56.416 He would pull it down tightly before the shot, which made the horses move a lot. 22:56.750 --> 23:00.833 I had to hold the horse, the armor, and the helmet, all at the same time. 23:01.333 --> 23:03.500 After an hour, the horses got familiar with… 23:03.833 --> 23:06.500 the sound cues "Ready" and "Action". 23:06.666 --> 23:09.041 They are inherently super-fast. 23:09.375 --> 23:10.500 They would immediately run as soon as they heard "Ready". 23:14.250 --> 23:15.125 Cut it. 23:15.208 --> 23:17.000 Baahubali's horse was supposed to be first. 23:17.083 --> 23:18.500 But with these horses, we could never tell. 23:18.791 --> 23:21.583 We had to line them up again. 23:21.958 --> 23:25.583 On the third day, we decided not to yell "Ready", but instead do this. 23:26.250 --> 23:29.291 I would hold everything in place and go once he sighed. 23:29.375 --> 23:31.291 The horses would watch me and get ready. 23:31.791 --> 23:33.708 By the fourth day, they had gotten used to this pattern as well. 23:34.333 --> 23:35.208 Horses, ready! 23:36.166 --> 23:37.583 -All the horses! -Go! 23:41.875 --> 23:44.875 We would make 2-3 backup armors for certain shots. 23:44.958 --> 23:50.583 Armors that moved differently based on the requirement. 23:50.875 --> 23:53.666 They had varying levels flexibility in certain parts. 23:54.000 --> 23:57.041 Even the armor was very complicated to carry. 23:57.125 --> 23:59.666 It was definitely not an easy task. 23:59.875 --> 24:00.916 -Shot ready! -Action! 24:01.250 --> 24:02.208 One! 24:03.333 --> 24:04.208 Two! 24:04.291 --> 24:05.208 Two! 24:06.708 --> 24:07.625 Three! 24:10.500 --> 24:11.375 Cut, cut! 24:12.041 --> 24:16.166 At first, it was only an iron ball and a chain that I had as a weapon. 24:20.291 --> 24:22.208 So, I trained with that for a couple of weeks. 24:22.291 --> 24:26.750 He said, "This is good for far combat, but what about close combat?" 24:26.833 --> 24:28.791 "We have to, through this, design something else." 24:28.875 --> 24:31.125 So then, they attached a stick at the end of it. 24:31.458 --> 24:32.958 So he hits like this, 24:33.291 --> 24:35.583 presses this one, comes closer, 24:35.916 --> 24:37.208 and now it is like a mace. 24:38.375 --> 24:42.750 Bam! He hits, and these guys get crushed on to the guys at the back. 24:46.916 --> 24:50.000 That childlike excitement of why you are in the movies… 24:50.083 --> 24:51.833 was answered to me because of Baahubali. 24:55.500 --> 24:57.166 "I will kill him!" 24:57.375 --> 24:58.250 Action! 24:58.875 --> 25:02.333 "Mahabali! How dare you insult my court." 25:03.500 --> 25:04.500 Cut it. Okay. 25:05.291 --> 25:08.625 The biggest technical hurdle is money. 25:09.083 --> 25:10.416 Baahubali's budget is quite high. 25:10.500 --> 25:15.291 While we would invest 50-60 crores on a film earlier, 25:15.375 --> 25:18.333 Baahubali 1 was made with a whopping 220 crores. 25:18.541 --> 25:24.583 But in reality, to make a movie like Baahubali: the Beginning… 25:24.875 --> 25:29.541 requires two times the budget to fulfill our vision and ambition. 25:29.750 --> 25:32.291 That's 400-500 crores for the first part alone. 25:32.750 --> 25:35.333 That was the requirement for such a vision. 25:36.166 --> 25:38.708 Let's say this is the mark that we were trying to hit. 25:38.791 --> 25:43.583 Only when we got into it did we realize that his vision was somewhere beyond. 25:44.250 --> 25:45.833 Usually, the budget for big films is this much. 25:46.458 --> 25:47.625 Baahubali's budget is this much. 25:47.708 --> 25:50.541 But in all honesty, we need much more. That's the comparison. 25:51.625 --> 25:57.291 Since I used to take care of the finance and the business side of things, 25:57.625 --> 26:03.375 I had an Excel sheet stating the expenditure and then the total market. 26:03.458 --> 26:04.583 After a certain point, 26:04.666 --> 26:08.958 once the expenditure started increasing and crossed the market… 26:09.416 --> 26:14.041 I wouldn't say it was a shock or that it was suddenly getting serious. 26:14.125 --> 26:16.458 Nonetheless, we decided to support the dream. 26:16.791 --> 26:19.000 Two things made me want to be part of this project. 26:19.083 --> 26:22.208 One was that I saw how much Shobu had on his plate. 26:22.291 --> 26:25.166 I mean, it was crazy, the things he had to take care of. 26:25.250 --> 26:27.291 Production and marketing were already underway. 26:27.375 --> 26:30.500 Business deals and negotiations were on the table. 26:30.583 --> 26:34.833 I was also traveling to film festivals and film markets, 26:35.583 --> 26:36.750 trying to see if we could secure 26:36.833 --> 26:39.375 international distribution and foreign sales. 26:39.541 --> 26:40.458 The second thing was that 26:40.833 --> 26:46.208 I felt I needed to play an active role in this dream called "Baahubali." 26:46.500 --> 26:50.458 So, I wrote an email to Shobu saying, "I would like to be part of Baahubali." 26:50.875 --> 26:53.958 I immediately agreed, and we split the work between us. 26:54.500 --> 26:59.000 That was our first project where we divided responsibilities. 26:59.083 --> 27:01.125 I was handling production and marketing, 27:01.208 --> 27:05.083 and dealing with Rajamouli and the entire unit. 27:05.208 --> 27:07.291 He was handling the finance and… 27:07.375 --> 27:08.958 Sales. I mean, the business side of things. 27:09.041 --> 27:13.333 I was in charge of raising funds and closing deals. 27:44.333 --> 27:49.208 The vision and challenge Rajamouli presented to us were unique, 27:49.291 --> 27:53.583 and we were setting a new benchmark for the industry. 27:53.750 --> 27:56.041 I don't think anybody knew what we were getting into. 27:56.125 --> 27:58.333 We had never done this before. 27:58.416 --> 28:01.458 Nobody had done anything like this before, so we had no point of reference. 28:01.625 --> 28:03.250 "Can we do it?" was the first question. 28:03.333 --> 28:06.500 The scale he envisioned came purely from his imagination 28:06.583 --> 28:10.458 and was unlike anything Indian cinema had seen before. 28:10.666 --> 28:14.250 Nobody knew what Baahubali was before it came out. 28:14.333 --> 28:18.666 We had this crazy belief in the filmmaker himself, in the team, 28:19.000 --> 28:22.416 that he would achieve whatever he set his mind to.