From the Editor’s Desk Bahubali 2: The Conclusion Grand Vision, Deep Pockets, Shallow Values An Opportunity Lost By Meena Yeggina
Bahubali 2 : The Conclusion, is yet another gigantic creation by SS Rajamouli, being hailed as the mag- num opus and pride of the Indian cinema. If you see any of the inter- views and TV promotions, you would be surprised and even a little
vision, I am positive, cannot be replicated in the near future by any in Indian film industry and neither can the dividends that are towering as well with Rs 900 crores and still counting. The Bahubali series took five years in the making and is a
Yes, the flick undoubtedly is vi- sually stunning and keeps you glued to its magnificence. Ra- jamouli’s vivid imagination, and his capability to make his team under- stand and put that imagination into action is pat worthy. He did not
amused at the anchors going over- board with glowing praise of the di- rector and the cinema. This unquestioning, single-minded syco- phancy is a wee bit amusing and shockingly reflects Rajamouli’s so- cial world-view as shown in his movies.
product of sweat and blood by all involved. However, the director’s gigan- tic, awe-inspiring vision of sets and combats did not correspond well with the story’s degenerative social values that insisted on perpetuating existing inequalities. What disap-
compromise on artistic intricacies of any scene and his history of mass hits gave his producers the confi- dence to trust him with that kind of colossal investment. The costumes, towering sets, ingenious combat scenes and Prabhas’s gorgeous body are worth every penny. This
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