00:01Ace director S.S. Rajamali has shared something truly special, an emotional and unforgettable
00:07moment from the making of his upcoming film, Varansi, starring Mahesh Babu.
00:13At the film's title announcement event, things took an unexpected turn. The team tried to play
00:19the title teaser, but it failed twice. The audience waited, Rajamali looked tense. And then,
00:25on the third attempt, the teaser finally played. As the stunning teaser lit up the screen,
00:30Rajamali let out a sigh of relief and became emotional. Speaking after the successful reveal,
00:36he said, finally, it happened. Some are emotional moments. I don't have a huge belief in God.
00:42My dad said, he, God, would be right behind me and make all things work. I was angry, thinking,
00:49is this how you make it work? My wife loves Lord Hanuman. She treats him as a friend.
00:54I got angry with my wife as well.
00:59Rajamali then revealed something truly exciting, an epic sequence from the Ramayana that he shot
01:04for the film. And he says it's one of the most memorable episodes of his entire career.
01:09He shared, from my childhood, I have told several times that I like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata
01:15a lot. Making Mahabharata was my dream project. Even when I began working on this film, I did not
01:21realize that I would be shooting an important sequence from the Ramayana for this film.
01:25But while writing every scene, I felt like I was walking on air. On the first day,
01:31when I saw Mahesh dressed as Rama and doing a photo shoot, I had goosebumps.
01:36The director revealed they shot this massive episode over 60 days. He said,
01:41We had a great time shooting for this episode. We shot for 60 days. It got completed only recently.
01:48Every day was a challenge, as every sub-episode in the huge episode was like a cinema in itself.
01:53It needed fresh planning. We overcame all of it and completed that sequence.
01:58It will be one of the most memorable sequences of my films.
02:01With emotional moments, mythical storytelling and Raja Mauli's signature grandeur,
02:07Varansi is shaping up to be something truly extraordinary.
02:31We'll see you next time.
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