Actor Bijay Anand, greatest identified for his function within the movie Pyaar Toh Hona Hello Tha, and extra just lately, Shershaah, spoke about working for 2 years on Netflix’s cancelled Baahubali prequel collection. Initially introduced in 2018, the present was filmed twice, with completely different artistic groups on the helm, and was deemed unfit for launch on each events. Titled Baahubali: Earlier than the Starting, the present was imagined to star Mrunal Thakur, who was changed by Wamiqa Gabbi.
In an interview with Siddharth Kannan, Bijay Anand stated that he had a significant function within the present, and claimed that Netflix invested Rs 80 crore on it over two years, earlier than deciding to cancel it. He stated that he initially turned the provide down, however later, was compelled to show down an opportunity to star alongside Prabhas in Saaho, as a result of his dates had been blocked for 2 years.
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He stated, “I assumed it was a random Netflix present, so I turned it down. I wished to do movies. However Karan Kundra begged me to ask them to rethink. I shot for 2 years in Hyderabad. And after two years, when Netflix watched the present, in all its divine knowledge, they determined to scrap the present. It was by no means launched. Nevertheless it was imagined to be the third installment of the franchise. It was a really large present. I believe they spent Rs 80 crore on it. I’m repeating, I had the primary function in it.”
Requested why the present was cancelled, he continued, “Netflix was not proud of what that they had imagined the present to be, and what the present turned out to be. Netflix had some form of reservations. Throughout this time, I used to be approached for Saaho. They wished me in London, Turkey, and one other nation. I might’ve had scenes with Prabhas. However I advised them that I wasn’t obtainable.”
In 2022, a Selection report shed extra gentle on the present’s troubled manufacturing. It quoted a supply as saying that Netflix is “reevaluating the challenge” after “combating it for a while.” This yr, the streamer launched a documentary honouring the life and profession of Baahubali director, SS Rajamouli.
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