Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt join Ram Charan and Jr NTR in SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’
Two years after his last film became a marvel in Indian cinema, SS Rajamouli is back on sets with another movie of epic proportions. ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ released in the summer of 2017 and broke all box-office records. Not just that, the ‘Baahubali’ films crossed the language barriers and became nationwide phenomenons.
The multiple National Award-winning filmmaker’s next venture was highly anticipated and a lot of speculation was going around its star cast. On Thursday morning, at a press conference in Hyderabad, Tollywood superstars Ram Charan and Jr NTR joined SS Rajamouli in making a few important announcements.
While Ram Charan and Jr NTR will be headlining the cast as two legendary freedom fighters in a fictitious story, they will be flanked by Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn as supporting actors.
Rajamouli announced that Alia Bhatt will play the female lead opposite Ram Charan in the film and she is very excited to be a part of the film. Revealing about the film’s plot, he said, “It is going to be a completely fictional tale about the two real heroes. We are mounting on a large scale. I don’t like anything small and everything will be on a huge scale. There is a lot of research….we also need supporting characters also big.”
Welcome aboard, @aliaa08! We are glad to have you play the female lead in our film. Happy Birthday in advance and hope you will have a wonderful journey with us..:) #RRRPressMeet #RRR @ssrajamouli @tarak9999 #RamCharan @dvvmovies @RRRMovie pic.twitter.com/iZmB8N9z9I
— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) March 14, 2019
Talking about Ajay’s inclusion in the film, Rajamouli said, “Ajay Devgn has agreed to do an important role in the film. He is very excited to be a part of RRR. We are soon to give dates for the shoot.”
.@ajaydevgn Sir, we are grateful to have you on the board. It's a pleasure that you play a prominent role in the film. Can't wait!#RRRPressMeet #RRR @ssrajamouli @tarak9999 #RamCharan @dvvmovies @RRRMovie pic.twitter.com/Mz1Y3wsDxp
— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) March 14, 2019
Set in the 1920s, the movie is a pan-Indian film “painted on a large canvas”.