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So, Saaho's first-day collections
in the North were around 26 crores.

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Around 26.5.

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That was really shocking.

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It happened only
because of Baahubali.

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There's nothing else to it.

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The opening day for any language
was only because of Baahubali.

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And that was a bit shocking
for a lot of people in the industry.

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We could spend so much on Saaho,
or the ship episode of Radhe Shyam,

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or any film I did later on.
Only because of Baahubali.

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Otherwise, my earlier films
had a 20 to 40 crore budget.

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Suddenly, the budget was so high,
and the success of Baahubali was so big

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that we had the freedom to spend.

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We got a strong opening.

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It worked out well, not just for me,

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but for a lot of other industries
and filmmakers.

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Baahubali is the film
that told the world we had arrived.

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Indian cinema had arrived.

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Today, we say Telugu cinema
is the biggest industry in India.

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But at the time when
we were making Baahubali,

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he was one of the very few who could
dare to dream on an international level.

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Before Rajamata Shivagami, I had
become synonymous with Neelambari.

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I thought no future role of
mine would surpass that.

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The fact that I found something greater,

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the legacy of Rajamata Shivagami…

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is something I never expected.

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So, I remember going to the US
for surgery and heading back.

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I had lost a lot of weight.
I became very thin.

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I was in this dilemma that…

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I was coming back to
India after almost 1.5 years.

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I wondered what my next film should be.

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How is my career going
to look when I go back?

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I had a mask at the airport.

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It was the American Airport in Chicago.

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There was an African-American
guy in front of me and…

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as soon as I took out
that mask, he said…

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"Oh, my God! It is the King Bhallaladeva!"

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I said, "How can it get
any bigger than this?"

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An African-American in America is
recognizing you for the work you've done.

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That moment felt very special to me.

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I have noticed this in
India as well as abroad.

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After Baahubali, there are
Westerners who recognize me,

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which never happened before.

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It opened the iron
doors of a global market.

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Very rarely you
see an Indian film

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being appreciated
by a global audience.

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Baahubali was the one
which opened the window.

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Baahubali also gave Indian

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popular cinema the liberation…

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to experiment with things.

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To think beyond the barriers.

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That is what I believe Baahubali has done.

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Even outside of the country,

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they would call me out of
the crowd saying 'Baahubali'!

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There's a small island
called Fiji next to Australia.

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The total population is just 8 lakhs.

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I went there for the shooting
of a movie called 'Party'.

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All the eight lakh people on that
island had watched Baahubali.

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They told me, "Sir, if there
are 8 lakh people on this island,

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I think even Hyderabad and Chennai would
have a population of more than a crore".

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All of them fully surrounded me saying,
"Hey, Kattappa, Kattappa, Kattappa!"

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I have had people come up to
me in Italy and say my name.

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Even in Peru, where I had
gone for some charity work,

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the kids told me how
much they loved Baahubali.

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Post-Baahubali effect was madness.

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Someone in Norway went up to Rajamouli
sir and said "I think you are a director."

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And since he doesn't talk much,

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he said, "Yeah, you
are an Indian director, I know."

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Five minutes later, he again goes,

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"I think you're the
director of Baahubali."

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All the places Baahubali
had reached was just magic.

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Similarly, we went to Sikkim for a shoot.

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In all of Sikkim,
especially among South Indian actors,

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they only knew the name Kattappa.

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On the way to Sikkim, they stopped
me and took photos at every toll gate.

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I felt very proud.

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The after-effect was amazing.

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When I wake up in a new country,
and people still recognize me,

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I call Rajamouli and ask,

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"Won't you allow me
to travel in this lifetime?"

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"Don't I deserve a personal life?"

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Earlier, we would go to Bombay or Delhi
to get away. That's not an option anymore.

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Now, wherever we go in the world,
someone comes up and says 'Baahubali'.

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When we travel abroad, my friends
would say to the airport authorities,

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"Who do you think this is?
He's the producer of Baahubali."

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That one sentence opened
many doors. Immigration, what?

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I told Rajamouli this. "You're
not using the fame. But I am".

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The impact was huge.

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Why aim only at Pan-India? This film had
the potential to cross national borders.

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We hadn't focused much on other countries,
as much as we did on other states.

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Our patience and courage
didn't go beyond a point.

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But we did make an effort.

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I think when Shobu garu went to
Cannes and widened his network,

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he connected with a Japanese
distributor, Keizo Kabata.

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He could see that we
were genuinely working hard

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So he helped us release it in Japan.

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Releasing it in Japan
itself was a huge deal for us.

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When we saw the response

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and the tweets we were getting,

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we were like, "Is this really happening?"
We couldn't believe our own eyes.

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Japan feels like a second home
to me, to us.

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They would show up at my house in
chudidaars. It makes me emotional.

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Visiting Japan has been long overdue.
I'm definitely going this time.

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They don't trouble you or click selfies
on their cellphone without consent.

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They wait for their turn with their
cameras and gently ask for a picture.

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The respect is unmatched. The country
is in a league of its own.

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So many of them even wrote letters to us.

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I think all of us see Japan
as our second home.

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They liked it so much that

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when we trimmed Baahubali 1 from
2 hours 47 minutes to 2 hours 15 minutes…

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to cater to the International audience.

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The Japanese audience felt
very sad to know that we did this.

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They said, "That's not done!
We want the full version."

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So, after the international
version ran for a few days,

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we took it down and released
the original version again.

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Truly, the response from
Japan was something amazing.

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Since they loved it so much,

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we sent Subbaraju there
for a Comic-Con event.

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Subbaraju played one of the
supporting characters in the film.

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From what they were saying,

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I gathered that they really connected

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with the character of Kumara Varma

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and fell in love with him.

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That made me very happy.

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But they had fallen in love with
Kumara Varma, not Subbaraju.

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I reminded myself of that.

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So when I visited Japan,

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I thought I should show up
as Kumara Varma.

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I asked Rama garu if I could
borrow the costume,

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the turban, and the jewelry,

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and I carried the whole outfit
with me to Japan.

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That's how I showed up
as Kumara Varma in Japan.

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The kind of fabrics we use

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are not readily available there.

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But somehow, they manage to get them

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and have those costumes made
when they come to meet us.

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They also learn Telugu and prepare
welcome notes for us in Telugu.

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I don't know how big fans they are of us,

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but we are all huge fans of the Japanese.

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When I went to Japan last year,

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I visited this theater where
600-700 fans were present.

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Most of the fans were predominantly women.

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They were walking by and I
was shaking hands with everyone.

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There was one gentleman
who told me that…

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he got married three-four years back.

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His wife was a very
good fan of mine.

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She passed away six months before.

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There was a picture of her
wearing the Kumara Varma attire…

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and holding my photo.

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When he showed it to me,

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I had tears in my eyes.

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I had cried after so long.

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I was shattered looking at him.

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It's impossible to put
that feeling into words.

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Only if you go there, stand with them,

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see them with your own eyes, hear
them with your own ears and experience it,

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you would understand that feeling.

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I simply cannot express it in words.

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We have been waiting for this
moment for the last 10 years.

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Japan is like a second home to all of us.

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Thank you all for all the love.

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Again, thank you so much for all
the love, for appreciating our films.

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Really happy to be here.

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And hope you enjoy Baahubali the Epic
as much as you loved Baahubali 1 and 2.

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Thank you from all of us.

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Baahubali Jai Ho!

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Among the many successes
that Baahubali had achieved,

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one thing that was also
on the pinnacle was…

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when Baahubali was played
in the Royal Albert Hall.

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The string section played the
main role in the orchestra there.

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And of course, the violins
and the bass section,

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the brass and woodwinds,
it was all there.

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Actually, I didn't know what a
big deal it was until I got there.

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My parents and I were
quite nonchalant about it.

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But once we got there, we realized
it's a once in a lifetime opportunity.

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What stumped me was when I saw
all the events that happened there.

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Winston Churchill's speech.

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Mohammad Ali's victory.

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I was like, "What? Are we a
part of these global events now?"

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It was amazing to be a part
of something so monumental.

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Albert Einstein also
showcased something there.

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I was like, "What's going
on?" It was pretty amazing!

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Sitting there in the audience and
enjoying that experience gave me,

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let's say, 25 paise of
pleasure/excitement.

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Let me tell you an experience that
gave me four times that excitement.

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I meet many musicians, composers
and programmers on my visits to Bombay.

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They keep asking me, "Sir, in Part 2…

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did you use the strings
from Bulgaria or London?"

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"Or did you bring them
in from the US or Japan?"

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I could have lied.
It's show business, after all.

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They would believe it, no
matter which country I lied about.

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But I prefer to tell the truth.

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In Part 1, we used Chennai strings.

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But in Part 2, believe me, we
did not use live strings at all.

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Everything was programmed
by the programmers,

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-Interesting.
-Mr. Jeevan Babu and Dinesh,

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the expert programmers.

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I was able to
break the myth that

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non-local artists
do a better job.

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I have worked with pioneers like Rajini
sir and Shankar sir and Rahman sir.

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They couldn't believe that
this is done by our team here.

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Their first question was,
"Where did you execute this?"

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I told them majority of the shoot
happened here in Hyderabad.

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They were shocked to know
that we pulled it off in India.

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Baahubali was a defining
moment for visual effects.

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With Baahubali, we achieved a
certain level of visual effects quality.

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There were many
projects before Baahubali,

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from a visual effects point of view,

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that were struggling to sell
visual effects to the audience.

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Whenever we would
ask Producers for extra…

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money to create a particular sequence,

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they would sideline us and never
really give priority to visual effects.

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But after Baahubali,

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they realized that one has to put
money into visual effects to make money.

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That is one of the major
changes that Baahubali has brought.

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Even regarding big Indian
films like RRR and now SSMB,

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Baahubali was the film that
essentially gave that confidence.

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And, action!

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Cheer for Baahubali!

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"Baahubali! Baahubali! Baahubali!"

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It was super stressful after Baahubali.

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What's next for me?

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A high-packed drama like Baahubali?

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Something more visual?
But that was Rajamouli.

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We thought we'd do a
screenplay-based film.

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Then we thought we'd do a love story.

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There were discussions
with Prashanth Neel and Nagi.

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The two films that came right after
Baahubali were incredibly stressful

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when it came to choosing the right story.

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What would audiences in Bombay
and Tamil Nadu like?

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What about Kerala, Gujarat,
Jaipur, or even Japan?

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It was extremely stressful
for our team.

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At first, we considered
a screenplay-driven film.

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Then we thought about doing a love story

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because we couldn't make
another action film right away.

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Every step after Baahubali
felt experimental and stressful.

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I couldn't sleep properly for two
or three years after Baahubali.

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The level of responsibility
in every department

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suddenly increased a thousandfold.

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Those were the most stressful years
of my life after Baahubali.

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But yeah, anyway, we had
the mother, the great Baahubali,

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which made it possible for us
to go on and make Kalki and Salaar.

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It's all because Baahubali happened first.

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Every other project that I wanted
to do going ahead,

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the only thing I told myself was that…

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I have this success
because of one man's vision…

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and the entire team that supported him.

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That's what made Baahubali.

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Going ahead, I needed to do something,
maybe not on the scale as he does it,

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but I knew there had to be

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honesty in every script I choose.

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It's not an easy platform to get,

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to project and empower
such female characters.

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So, any character
that I take on further…

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should come with a sense
of responsibility and honesty.

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People ask me how Baahubali helped me.

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As an actor, a filmmaker, and a writer,

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more than what Baahubali
taught me on screen,

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what I learned behind the scenes was 10X.

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It changed me.

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Post-Baahubali, I started acting in
Telugu, Hindi, and other languages.

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As an actor, this film took
me to a whole new level.

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I don't know if I will ever
get a character like this again.

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I received so many
compliments; it made me wonder,

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"What should I do next?
What could be bigger than this?"

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The kind of compliments
that came with a sense of fear.

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Action!

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Cut it!

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Rajamouli sir never once said
"Wow" or anything like that on sets.

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But when I was a judge on a show,
he came for a promotional event.

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That's when he said on the show,

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"The best casting I've done
in my career is Shivagami."

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Coming from a director
who knows his craft,

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who knows actors, and
has worked with many,

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hearing him say that felt bigger
than a National Award to me.

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It gave me the strength to
constantly explore more and…

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not have any kind of boundaries when it
came to myself as an actor or a person.

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It wasn't just career defining.

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The film has probably
impacted me

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the most when it comes
to who I am today.

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When I was handling
the production for RRR,

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at every point, I used
to go back and think…

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how Shobu garu would
have handled this situation.

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Or how Valli aunt would have handled it.

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Twice or thrice a day, my mind
would go back to the Baahubali days…

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and how things used to be handled.

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Baahubali's marketing
strategy helped me in…

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positioning RRR wherever it is right now.

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Until then, we mostly just
followed established systems.

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But I learned something new

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with Baahubali every day.

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Let's go, Mr. Srinivas!

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Cut!

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Professionally, I took a lot
of positive influence from…

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Shobu, Nandi, Rama and Valli.

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Everyone worked so hard.

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Personally, I gained a
huge extended family.

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They're like my own family.

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We still hang out together.

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The bond we share is
very deep and emotional.

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Baahubali shifted
the industry's focus

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towards visually
immersive storytelling.

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Cinematographers started
getting much more prominence…

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in how a story is told, and
which cinematographer suits best.

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Visuals became a critical
aspect of the narrative,

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giving cinematographers
their long-awaited due.

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Despite working in cinema
for 25 years on various films…

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And…

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People today remember
me primarily for Baahubali.

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For the last decade, it's
all anyone talks about.

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I'm always introduced as
a part of the Baahubali team,

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which has given me incredible mileage.

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I'll be introduced as the person who did
Baahubali.

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Wherever I go.

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"This is Kamal Kannan, he did Baahubali!"

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The scale and lavishness of the film…

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has inspired many new
technicians to join the industry.

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I'm very proud that so
many young people…

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took up cinematography
after watching Baahubali.

00:22:09.708 --> 00:22:15.583 align:center
Many parents tell me their kids
wanted to jump into visual effects…

00:22:15.791 --> 00:22:18.583 align:center
specifically, because of this film.

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The landscape of Indian Cinema
completely changed after Baahubali.

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I've worked on about 50 films, but…

00:22:25.666 --> 00:22:28.916 align:center
this one will always be my benchmark.

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I never in my wildest dreams thought I
would win a National Award for Baahubali.

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"Best Action Direction and Stunt
Choreography for Baahubali 2…

00:22:39.083 --> 00:22:41.333 align:center
goes to King Solomon."

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I was unimaginably surprised and humbled.

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I felt like I didn't even deserve it.

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It is something I'll cherish

00:22:58.208 --> 00:23:04.000 align:center
until my dying day.

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Working on Rajamouli garu's films
has a massive impact on your career.

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Because of Baahubali, I
started getting opportunities…

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for huge, VFX-heavy movies.

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Kamal Kannan is much
more confident today…

00:23:23.416 --> 00:23:26.500 align:center
simply because of Baahubali 2.

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Whenever I introduce myself as
CV Rao from Annapurna Studios…

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and then mention Baahubali.

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People everywhere are immediately in awe,

00:23:37.458 --> 00:23:40.125 align:center
both in India and abroad.

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Baahubali pushed Annapurna Studios to
elevate our post-production facilities…

00:23:46.375 --> 00:23:47.666 align:center
to a premium level.

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It inspired me to make our
facility the absolute best…

00:23:54.583 --> 00:23:55.791 align:center
in the Indian film industry.

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For me, Baahubali has
been a roller-coaster ride.

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It's a lifelong journey,

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and I don't think
it's ending anytime soon.

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I truly believe our journey with this
franchise still has a long way to go.

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Now, when I look at a new project,
I ask myself,

00:24:40.166 --> 00:24:44.666 align:center
"How well will I work with this director,
this technical team, and these actors?"

00:24:45.000 --> 00:24:47.000 align:center
"Will I enjoy the process
of working with them?"

00:24:47.208 --> 00:24:51.583 align:center
"Will we create something
memorable together?"

00:24:51.791 --> 00:24:56.666 align:center
That's how my thinking
has evolved since Baahubali.

00:24:57.125 --> 00:24:58.375 align:center
And action!

00:25:04.208 --> 00:25:09.958 align:center
Working on Baahubali was like earning
a PhD in filmmaking.

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I'm not saying I've mastered it yet,

00:25:12.416 --> 00:25:16.958 align:center
but I couldn't have gained that knowledge
and experience anywhere else.

00:25:17.041 --> 00:25:20.375 align:center
I'm fortunate to have experienced it
at such an early age.

00:25:20.833 --> 00:25:21.791 align:center
Nice!

00:25:22.666 --> 00:25:25.041 align:center
Karthik, this is madness!

00:25:25.666 --> 00:25:27.375 align:center
This doesn't happen in every film.

00:25:33.375 --> 00:25:36.750 align:center
No, sire. Since I'm a dog,
I sniffed the truth out.

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You know Larry David, the
brilliant writer who created Seinfeld.

00:25:45.541 --> 00:25:48.125 align:center
They added the phrase
to the cultural lexicon,

00:25:48.208 --> 00:25:50.125 align:center
"This is a Larry David situation."

00:25:50.250 --> 00:25:53.750 align:center
Similarly, people now
use "Baahubali" to describe…

00:25:54.166 --> 00:25:57.541 align:center
things in daily life, like
a "Baahubali-sized Dosa".

00:25:57.666 --> 00:26:01.041 align:center
They embraced
the word "Baahubali"

00:26:01.375 --> 00:26:06.000 align:center
-so well on a cultural front that…
-That's…

00:26:06.416 --> 00:26:09.333 align:center
The word 'Baahubali' has
essentially become a synonym for…

00:26:09.833 --> 00:26:14.000 align:center
-something massive and larger than life.
-Something large and big.

00:26:14.083 --> 00:26:17.375 align:center
Knowing that it has become
an adjective for greatness…

00:26:17.458 --> 00:26:20.083 align:center
gives me a deep sense of fulfillment.

00:26:27.250 --> 00:26:29.541 align:center
If your dreams don't scare you,

00:26:29.708 --> 00:26:30.875 align:center
they aren't big enough.

00:26:30.958 --> 00:26:34.666 align:center
Please dream big,
because anything is possible.

00:26:34.791 --> 00:26:38.375 align:center
When we set out to make Baahubali,
it was a terrifyingly huge dream.

00:26:38.666 --> 00:26:44.541 align:center
Being part of a film that
stayed relevant for so long…

00:26:44.916 --> 00:26:46.750 align:center
is a true blessing.

00:26:49.458 --> 00:26:52.875 align:center
Getting an opportunity like this…

00:26:52.958 --> 00:26:56.208 align:center
feels like good karma from a past life.

00:26:56.583 --> 00:27:00.833 align:center
Playing Shivagami in Baahubali
was that ultimate blessing for me.

00:27:01.250 --> 00:27:05.791 align:center
I could never forget Baahubali,
even if I'm in a coma.

00:27:11.250 --> 00:27:12.166 align:center
Action

00:27:16.750 --> 00:27:17.625 align:center
Cut it.

00:27:18.375 --> 00:27:19.333 align:center
Can I have it?

00:27:22.625 --> 00:27:27.000 align:center
It means a million, no,
a billion different things to me.

00:27:27.208 --> 00:27:29.708 align:center
I am incredibly
lucky to be part of

00:27:29.833 --> 00:27:34.416 align:center
one of cinema's
greatest experiences.

00:27:36.333 --> 00:27:39.291 align:center
Yeah, incredibly lucky.

00:27:39.875 --> 00:27:41.833 align:center
If you truly believe in your art,

00:27:42.041 --> 00:27:45.666 align:center
it can take you across the globe.

00:27:45.916 --> 00:27:48.041 align:center
Art transcends language and borders.

00:27:48.416 --> 00:27:51.083 align:center
That realization is more
special than any single comment.

00:27:51.750 --> 00:27:57.916 align:center
It constantly overwhelms me to see
the true magic and power of cinema.

00:27:58.125 --> 00:28:03.916 align:center
I want to thank Rajamouli garu,
Shobu garu, and the entire team…

00:28:04.708 --> 00:28:06.625 align:center
for making me a part of this magic.

00:28:07.041 --> 00:28:11.666 align:center
I will cherish those moments
we spent together forever.

00:28:15.916 --> 00:28:16.791 align:center
My Sword.

00:28:17.208 --> 00:28:18.083 align:center
Give it back.

00:28:19.708 --> 00:28:22.208 align:center
After Baahubali Part 2 released,

00:28:23.041 --> 00:28:27.250 align:center
my sister-in-law visited
a local salon where…

00:28:27.583 --> 00:28:29.666 align:center
an elderly lady recognized her and asked,

00:28:29.791 --> 00:28:34.333 align:center
"Dear, you worked on Baahubali, right?"

00:28:35.583 --> 00:28:41.333 align:center
She said, "Thanks a lot. I watched
Part One. I'm actually a cancer patient".

00:28:46.875 --> 00:28:48.000 align:center
"I was terrified that…

00:28:53.083 --> 00:28:56.750 align:center
I might pass away
before Part Two releases."

00:28:57.083 --> 00:29:00.833 align:center
"But I lived to see it, and
I am so happy," she said.

00:29:01.666 --> 00:29:04.583 align:center
It was an incredibly emotional moment.

00:29:05.416 --> 00:29:10.708 align:center
There are countless such
emotional stories tied to Baahubali.

00:29:10.958 --> 00:29:16.833 align:center
From inside our crew
to fans across the world,

00:29:17.166 --> 00:29:22.333 align:center
so many deeply personal
stories were shared.

00:29:22.416 --> 00:29:26.416 align:center
But that one incident is something
I will never, ever forget.

00:29:26.958 --> 00:29:32.125 align:center
There's a quote that I
really love and believe in.

00:29:32.208 --> 00:29:38.791 align:center
It's the quote that I gave Rajamouli
at the very beginning of our project.

00:29:39.458 --> 00:29:43.875 align:center
I actually got it handwritten
by my wife, Lakshmi.

00:29:44.041 --> 00:29:47.000 align:center
It's a quote from Paulo
Coelho, which says,

00:29:47.250 --> 00:29:51.833 align:center
"When you truly want to achieve something,

00:29:51.916 --> 00:29:54.458 align:center
all the universe conspires
to make it happen."

00:29:54.958 --> 00:29:59.875 align:center
I think Baahubali was one
such example where…

00:30:00.166 --> 00:30:01.458 align:center
so many things came together,

00:30:02.166 --> 00:30:04.375 align:center
and the universe really conspired

00:30:04.708 --> 00:30:10.375 align:center
in many ways that we hadn't anticipated.

00:30:16.041 --> 00:30:17.958 align:center
-Valli ma'am.
-Get down for now.

00:30:18.208 --> 00:30:20.916 align:center
The throne is yours in the film anyway.
Let him have it off-screen.

00:30:28.291 --> 00:30:34.041 align:center
I don't think anyone could
put it better than Peddanna

00:30:34.375 --> 00:30:37.541 align:center
in the final lines of
Baahubali: The Conclusion.

00:30:39.083 --> 00:30:42.750 align:center
"When a man stood with conviction,
even God stood beside him."

00:30:42.916 --> 00:30:44.208 align:center
"The world celebrated his courage."

00:30:45.166 --> 00:30:47.750 align:center
"When he fought with faith as his weapon,

00:30:48.250 --> 00:30:49.666 align:center
even fate fell to its knees."

00:30:50.916 --> 00:30:55.791 align:center
No quote captures Baahubali better.

00:31:52.916 --> 00:31:55.583 align:center
I don't know if
I should say this publicly,

00:31:56.041 --> 00:31:58.666 align:center
but since Rajamouli
and Shobu garu aren't here,

00:31:58.750 --> 00:32:00.208 align:center
I'll just say what's on my mind.

00:32:01.083 --> 00:32:02.750 align:center
The world may not be ready yet,

00:32:02.833 --> 00:32:07.375 align:center
-but there will be more Baahubali…
-Baahubali!

00:32:10.041 --> 00:32:10.916 align:center
Cut!