With a few hours left for the release of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, the expectations and excitement around the film are only growing. Interestingly, no one from the cast or crew, let alone from outside the film’s immediate circle of participants, collaborators and associates have seen the year’s biggest film. But the Censor Board has had that privilege.
A prominent CBFC member spills the beans in what can be regarded as the first full-fledged review of Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. Says the CBFC member, “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is in every sense, bigger than the first part of the film. At almost three full hours, not a single moment sits heavily on the narrative. We haven’t cut a single frame, shot, or word from the dialogues. The action sequences have also been shot far more intricately and the special effects, especially in the war scenes are on par with the best Hollywood war epics.”
The awestruck CBFC source continues, “The confrontation scenes between Prabhas and Rana Daggubati are heartstopping… the two of them are like restless lions in a cage ready to pounce.”
As for the question that has been haunting us all — ‘Why did Katappa kill Baahubali?’ “The revelation,” says the CBFC source, “Will leave audiences stunned. The stunts, the spectacle and the performances are superior to Fast & Furious 8. This can’t be the end of the Baahubali saga!”
‘Too much hype’
One board member from the Telugu Film Censor Boards said, “The scene of the installation of the 100 feet statue of Baahubali is brilliant. There are a few interesting scenes, but the film on the whole is just okay. Unexpectedly, Baahubali: The Beginning became a huge blockbuster, that was sheer luck. So for the second one, the filmmakers needed to hype the film even more, as expectations are high. So far they’ve succeeded on the hype.”
Early release!
Because of the pressure from public, the distributors from the Nizam area are releasing the film on April 27. “We are screening one show of the film, at all multiplexes one day in advance, at 9.35 pm,” says Sunil Narang a distributor. While the tickets are priced normally, this is the first time that a Telugu film in recent times, will release before a ‘benefit show’.’’
