Heard This? Bahubali Now Planned On A Budget Of 200 Crores After The 100 Crore Version Gets Scrapped

Baahubali is one of the most popular franchises. The two installments of the franchise were a massive hit. Recently, it was reported that Baahubali: Before The Beginning which was about to premiere on the streaming platform Netflix would be reshot at a budget of 200 crores after the low-cost version of 100 crores was scrapped by the streaming platform.

According to media reports, Netflix was not satisfied with the product they had in hand and hence decided to scrap it completely. Now the makers have reworked the script, star-cast, and technical team. The movie Bahubali: Before The Beginning is now reshot, on a never seen before, unheard scale for their streaming. Netflix also mentioned that they see Bahubali as a potential answer of India to Game of Thrones, and hence, they have decided to take things a notch higher. The overall budget for the new part is Rs. 200 crores. Thus, the project cost turned out to be a total of 300 crores including the scrap value.

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The movie is produced by SS Rajamouli with Netflix and is planned to be a limited two-season series with 9 episodes. It would showcase the rise of Shivagami set in the world of Mahishmati. It is called to be a prequel to Bahubali. While the original cast was to feature Mrunal Thakur as Shivagami, the update on whether she will continue to play the queen or has been replaced by someone else in this revamped Rs 200 crore version of the franchise is still awaited.

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S S Rajamouli is known for directing high fantasy action films like Magadheera, Baahubali: The Beginning, and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. He gained major recognition with his movies like  Sye and Vikramarkudu. Besides this, he has also garnered various honours including National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards South, state Nandi Awards, the IIFA Award, and many more. In the year 2016, he was awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to the field of Art.

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