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Baahubali on a record breaking spree

Baahubali, which has become the first 1000 crore grossing Indian film in less than 10 days, is continuing it’s record breaking saga at worldwide box office. By making more than 300 percent profit, Baahubali 2 (Hindi) has now set an almost unbreakable record in terms of Return on Investment (RoI).

So far, the Rajamouli directorial has collected 375 crore from the Hindi version alone. It may be noted that the film’s acquisition cost was a mere 90 crore. The trade statistics tell us that the film made a whopping profit of 285 crore , resulting in an unbelievable profit of 317 percent.

Generally, small budget films which prove to be huge surprise money spinners, bring multifold profits. No high budget film has ever become as profitable as Baahubali did. Baahubali 2 is currently just 12 crore short of the lifetime collections of Dangal, 387 crore.

Going by the consistent pace Baahubali is progressing at box office, it is expected to dethrone the Aamir Khan starrer by today to emerge the new domestic highest grosser. The film will be decorated with more records like first 400 crore, 500 crore grosser etc. In coming few days.

 

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Shocking!!! Prabhas says BIG no to 18 Crore deal

Post the stupendous success of Baahubali franchise, actor Prabhas is not only the most sought after artist in film industry, but he is also the next big thing for various brands. Many popular brand makers are keen to rope the macho star to endorse their products.

During one of his recent interviews, Baahubali director SS Rajamouli revealed that Prabhas has turned down a brand endorsement offer worth 10 Crores after the release of Baahubali 1 as he wanted to focus completely on the film’s​ second part. He has only endorsed Mahindra XUV.

According to the latest media reports, Prabhas has now said no to a whopping 18 Crore deal. It is learnt that the actor was recently approached by one of the largest brand makers in India to promote their products, but he has not second thoughts to reject the plump offer.

Close sources to the actor revealed that he wants to concentrate on his upcoming trilingual film Saaho which is being made on a staggering 150 Crore budget. So, he doesn’t want to shift focus onto brands at this moment of his career. Recently, Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor made headlines for letting​ go of a 9 Crore endorsement

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Whopping price for Bunny and NTR’s film s Hindi rights

Prabhas and Rajamouli’s Baahubali-The Conclusion has brought a great national recognition to Tollywood film industry. Earlier, very few films used to be dubbed in Hindi but post Baahubali the demand for Telugu movies has been increased ever than before.

According to inputs, Jr.NTR’s Jai Lava Kusa and Allu Arjun’s Duvvada Jagannadham Hindi rights has been sold for an enormous amount of Rs.10 Crore and Rs.8 Crore

Jr.NTR’s Jai Lava Kusa and Allu Arjun’s Duvvada Jagannadham are scheduled to hit theaters later this year.  Don’t forget to watch the space for more updates.

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Daggubati family flies down for summer vacation

The Daggubati family will be spending this summer in Europe for two weeks, breaking away from their usual holiday destination Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu. Leading producer Suresh Babu and his brother and star Venkatesh and his son and hotshot actor Rana and other family members left for Europe and will be checking out various picturesque locales in their 14-day trip.

“Usually, Suresh Babu, Venky and family members spend their summer holidays in Kodaikanal but this time they have chosen much cooller Europe for their break,” says a source, close the family. Nevertheless, Kodai or Europe, its family time for Daggupati clan

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Talented actress on a signing spree

Talented actress Lavanya Tripathi is picking her roles selectively to cement her position in T-town. The actress who proved her acting skills in films like `Andalarakshasi’, was part of blockbusters like `Soggade Chinni Nayana’ and `Bhale Bhale Mogadivoy’ and now sharing screen space with most-happening star Sharwanand in his next film `Radha’.

Meanwhile, the actress also dabbled with Tamil films like `Brahman’ and `Mayavan’, to expand her footprints across south India. The pretty girl from Dehradun is surely going places since she is working with stars like Nagarjuna and Nani to keep herself in the reckoning for the top slot. “Her role in `Radha’ is a good mix of performance and glam,’ says a source. 

 

The graduate of Economics, understands the stiff competition given by the likes of Regina, Raashi Khanna and Pragya, so trying to showcase her glam side, once-in-a-while by retaining her forte-acting chops. Nevertheless, she is one of handful of talented actresses in T-town and needs to focus on acting-driven roles.

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OMG!!! Kid in Baahubali is a girl

The euphoria created by Baahubali franchise among Indian movie lovers is so huge that they are not satisfied with the on-screen magic. They want to know about every minute aspect that went into making of this epic film. After a stunning revelation like Rana Daggubati was visually impaired in one eye, the makers have another surprise in store. As per media reports, the baby who played infant Mahendra Baahubali in the film is actually a Girl.

The scene where Rajamata Sivagami played by Ramya Krishnan gets drowned holding the baby above her head is one iconic visual piece in the history of Indian cinema. Moreover, this particular scene was used as the very first poster of Baahubali when the film’s promotions kick-started a few years ago.

Named Akshitha Valslan, the baby who played infant Mahendra Baahubali is said to be only 18-day-old when her scenes were canned for almost five days for the biggest Indian blockbuster ever. Akshitha is the daughter of Valslan, who was the production executive for Baahubali in Kerala.

 That’s how the baby got the lucky opportunity of becoming part of Baahubali. Interim, Baahubali has become the first Indian film to gross Rs 1000 crores at the worldwide box office and the film hasn’t slowed down yet.

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Supreme Star quashes all rumors about his love affair

Supreme Star Sai Dharamtej is sure one actor who is in huge demand. The actor proved his mettle with films like Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham, Subramanyam for Sale and Supreme. Though his recent outings ended up as debacles, the actor has been lined up with many interesting projects.

Tej is shooting for his next movie titled Jawan which will release later this year. A rumour that has been started by an unknown person has been going viral all over the social media. It says that Tej will soon get married to Niharika Konidela who is Naga Babu’s daughter. The rumours stated that Tej and Niharika have been in deep love with each other and Mega family gave an approval for their wedding.

However Tej’s spokesperson trashed all the rumors calling it a trash. Sai Dharamtej condemned the news and he said that he is currently occupied with films and has no time for marriage. Tej even revealed that Niharika is like his sister.

 The most surprising thing is that many leading web portals and news channels carried the news about their wedding. Niharika too is in search for some interesting projects and her debut movie as an actress titled Oka Manasu ended up as a disappointment.

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Baahubali2 on a record breaking spree

SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali: The Conclusion is on a record-breaking spree within it’s first week of release. Starring Prabhas, Rana Daggubatti, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Sathyaraj, Nassar and Ramya Krishna in lead roles, the movie generated a revenue of more than 100 crore on its first day itself.

Not only in India, Baahubali 2 has been raking in huge collections overseas too. Latest reports suggest that the movie has made history by generating a mammoth Rs 500 crore on its first weekend.

Released in 9000 theatres worldwide on April 28, Baahubali 2 is surely living up to the hype.

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