SS
Rajamouli's
next
directorial
venture
RRR
has
been
creating
a
solid
buzz
amongst
the
masses.
A
few
days
ago,
the
Baahubali
director
spoke
about
the
reason
behind
casting
Bollywood
actress
Alia
Bhatt
as
the
female
lead
in
RRR.
For
the
unversed,
Rajamouli
had
received
a
lot
of
criticism
for
choosing
Alia
instead
of
other
renowned
Telugu
actresses.
Apart
from
Alia,
the
director
also
surprised
fans
by
casting
Bollywood
superstar
Ajay
Devgn
for
an
extended
cameo.
Rajamouli
has
always
been
fond
of
Ajay
Devgn,
as
he
recently
revealed
why
he
chose
the
actor
for
an
important
role
in
RRR.
In
an
interview
with
Spotboye,
the
director
said,
"Ajay
Sir's
character
is
extremely
important
for
the
film.
I
needed
an
actor
whose
face
and
every
word
he
utters
oozes
honesty
and
integrity.
I
needed
an
actor
the
whole
country
would
believe
in
what
he
says
or
does.
I
think
if
I
spell
out
the
requirement
and
ask
who
is
the
best
actor
to
play
the
role,
9
out
of
10
people
would
say
Ajay
Devgn."
While
recollecting
his
meeting
with
Ajay
Devgn
and
Kajol,
SS
Rajamouli
said
that
he
and
Ajay
have
been
planning
to
collaborate
for
the
last
8
years.
In
2012,
when
Rajamouli
met
Ajay
and
Kajol
for
the
first
time,
they
hit
it
off
instantly,
and
did
the
voiceover
for
the
Hindi
version
of
Rajamouli's
Eega
(2012),
Makkhi.
Talking
about
Rajamouli
and
Ajay
Devgn's
collaboration
for
a
Hindi
film,
the
project
couldn't
happen
due
to
the
director's
commitments
with
Prabhas.
At
that
point
of
time,
SS
Rajamouli
and
Prabhas
were
working
on
Baahubali.
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RRR:
Here's
Why
SS
Rajamouli
Cast
Alia
Bhatt
In
Jr
NTR
&
Ram
Charan
Starrer
Coming
back
to
RRR,
the
film
also
stars
Jr
NTR,
Ram
Charan,
Olivia
Morris
and
Shriya
Saran
in
key
roles.
The
shooting
of
the
film
is
currently
going
on
in
Hyderabad.
Produced
by
DVV
Danayya,
RRR
is
scheduled
to
be
released
on
January
8,
2021,
on
the
occasion
of
Sankranti.