SS Rajamouli not disappointed with ‘Baahubali 2’ not making it to Oscars

Amit V Masurkar’s ‘Newton’ is India’s official entry for this year’s Academy Awards. The film has garnered rave reviews from all across and we couldn’t be happier.

However, a number of blockbusters including SS Rajamouli’s ‘Baahubali : The Conclusion’ were also in the race. But Rajamouli isn’t disheartened at all.

“(I am) Not at all (disappointed at losing out the race to Oscars this year). When I make a film, I never think about awards. It is not my aim. The aim is to first satisfy myself with the story and then next is to see that it reaches the maximum number of audience and makes money for everyone who has put their life in it.

“That is my most important thing. If awards come, then I am happy. If they don’t, I don’t mind that because they are not at all my criteria,” he told IANS. (Also Read: SS Rajamouli dismisses reports of making Mahabharata)

‘Baahubali 2′, starring Prabhas, Rana Daggubati and Anushka Shetty in pivotal roles, went on to become India’s biggest blockbuster so far. Rajamouli is still under the effect!

“It is quite a complicated spell that you cannot just say ‘Okay, I just got out of it’,” he added.

Rumours of him adapting Mahabharata for a film were also doing rounds. However, Rajamouli recently denied it.

Inputs from IANS

Ranjini Maitra

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