Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan is the latest celebrity to be associated with SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. Several reports suggest that SRK might have a cameo in this big budget Telugu film.
A source tells Mumbai Mirror, “the makers had approached South actors like Suriya and Mohanlal for a cameo in the Telugu film, which will be dubbed and released in Tamil and Hindi. But now it will be Shahrukh who plays the character of a mediator between protagonist Prabhas and villain Rana Daggubati. It is an interesting sequence in the narrative.”
Reports suggest that SRK’s association with the film was to be more apparent when Baahubali 2‘s teaser was supposed to be released along with SRK’s Raees. It never happened though.
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Rajamouli’s Baahubali (2015) became the first South Indian film to gross over Rs. 650 crore (6.5 billion) worldwide and the first non-Hindi film to gross over Rs. 100 crore (1 billion) in the dubbed Hindi version. It is also the highest grossing Telugu film of all time and even won the National Award for Best Feature Film and Best VFX. The sequel is expected to be bigger and better made on an estimated budget of around Rs. 200 crore, and has reportedly already made earnings of over Rs. 500 crore from satellite and distribution rights.
Starring Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sathyaraj and Nasser in the lead roles, with music by MM Keeravani and bankrolled by Arka Media Works, the film is slated to release on April 28.