Salman
Khan's
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan
has
been
breaking
Box
Office
records
with
its
huge
collection
at
the
Indian
Box
Office,
all
because
the
viewers
loved
Salman,
Harshali
Malhotra,
Kabir's
direction
and
Vijayendra
Prasad's
story.
But
did
you
know,
that
the
film
that
has
been
garnering
so
much
attention
saying
it
has
one
of
the
most
touching
stories
Indian
cinema
has
witnessed
in
a
long
time
is
actually
inspired
from
Chiranjeevi's
1987
film?
Baahubali
director
SS
Rajamouli's
father,
Vijayendra
Prasad
has
written
the
story
of
both
Baahubali
and
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan.
The
writer
has
been
receiving
praises
from
all
for
both
his
films
which
have
managed
to
break
all
Box
Office
records
with
its'
Box
Office
collection.
Vijayendra
reveals
how
he
got
inspired
from
Chiranjeevi's
old
film
and
a
real
life
incident,
he
said,
"Chiranjeevi's
1987
Telugu
film
Pasivadi
Pranam
moved
me
a
lot.
I
wanted
to
rehash
it
and
give
it
a
contemporary
touch.
I
had
also
learnt
about
the
story
of
a
Pakistani
couple
who
came
to
India
for
their
daughter's
heart
surgery
because
they
couldn't
afford
it
in
their
country."
"The
parents
were
touched
by
the
generosity
of
the
Indians
so
much
that
they
couldn't
stop
talking
about
it.
This
got
me
thinking.
I
decided
to
work
on
a
story
that
connected
people
over
India-Pakistan
border,"
he
added.
Well,
no
matter
what
his
inspiration
was,
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan
was
a
beautiful
movie
with
Salman
and
Harshali
giving
a
career
best
performance.
Aamir
Khan-first
choice
"It
was
through
an
acquaintance
we
met
Aamir
Khan
and
narrated
the
story.
He
loved
it,
but
could
not
sign
it
as
he
was
busy
with
other
commitments.
Later,
I
met
Kabir
Khan,
who
made
me
narrate
the
story
to
Salman,
who
upon
hearing
it
immediately
agreed
to
do
it," he
said.
Rajinikanth,
Puneeth
Rajkumar
and
Allu
Arjun
The
movie
was
offered
to
Rajinikanth,
Puneeth
Rajkumar
and
Allu
Arjun
but
Vijayendra
Prasad
feels
that
Salman
was
best
choice.
Speaks
About
Salman
"All
the
work
he's
been
doing
through
his
Being
Human
foundation,
particularly,
the
2,000
heart
operations
he
recently
funded,
made
him
apt
for
the
lead
role
of
Pawan/Bajrangi.
And
thanks
to
his
humanitarian
acts,
Salman
gave
the
character
a
realistic
touch,"
he
said.
About
Success
Of
Baahubali
And
BB
"I'm
happy
that
two
good
films
have
been
unanimously
appreciated
and
accepted.
Even
if
I
had
not
written
these
films,
I'd
have
wished
the
same
because
only
when
good
cinema
gets
its
due
credit,
will
we
get
more
such
films,"
he
said.
About
Baahubali
"Audiences
decide
the
fate
of
any
film.
Nobody
can
guarantee
the
success
of
a
film.
When
my
son
started
working
on
‘Baahubali',
he
didn't
set
out
to
make
a
blockbuster.
He
made
a
film
that
we
believed
will
be
accepted
globally
and
the
numbers
have
proved
it,"
said
Prasad.
About
His
Son's
Movie
"The
fact
that
the
film
has
been
accepted
nationally
and
has
done
well
in
other
languages
proves
that
it
doesn't
belong
to
one
industry.
The
success
of
the
film
is
a
big
achievement
in
Indian
cinema,"
he
said.