Filmmaker Karan Johar has bagged the rights for release of the Hindi theatrical version of the upcoming Telugu magnum opus ‘Baahubali – The Beginning’ which is slated for a release on 10 July worldwide, being helmed by S.S. Rajamouli. Johar will be releasing the Hindi feature in partnership with Anil Thadani. .
“We’re releasing the film in Tamil and Hindi version as well. Karan Johar will present the Hindi version of ‘Baahubali – The Beginning’,” the film’s producer Shobu Yarlagadda revealed. Touted to be the most expensive Telugu film in the making, ‘Baahubali – The Beginning’ is the first installment in the two-part film.
Rajamouli recently revealed that close to 600 VFX artists from over 17 studios have been working round the clock to finish the post-production of this long in making epic saga. The crew also includes a host of Chinese and South Korean VFX artists, who have earlier worked on war films globally and bring with them the experience and knowledge to execute such a difficult project.
The film features Prabhas Varma, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannah Bhatia, Ramya Krishnan, Sathyaraj and Nasser in important roles.