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Pink Villa
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Spirit: When will Prabhas begin shooting for Sandeep Reddy Vanga's cop drama with Triptii Dimri?
Prabhas is all set to collaborate for the first time with director Sandeep Reddy Vanga in the much-anticipated movie Spirit. The film is touted to be one of the most ambitious projects of the latter and has been fueling quite a bit of excitement among fans. Recently, Sandeep's brother gave an interesting update about the movie. When will shooting for Spirit begin? Recently, at an event, Sandeep Reddy Vanga's brother, Pranay, spilled the beans over the much-awaited update on the film. Speaking at the Celebrity Cricket Mela event in the USA, he confirmed that the Prabhas starrer would go on floors and begin shooting from September 2025 onwards. Prabhas to shoot Spirit with no breaks? As per a previous report, it was claimed that Sandeep Reddy Vanga had requested Prabhas to allot him bulk dates for the shooting of Spirit. The primary reason behind this is that the movie requires the actor to pull off a completely new look and physique. As a result, it would be difficult for Prabhas to change it for any other project midway through the shoot. Thus, the actor would complete all his pending work and only then begin with Spirit, so that it is completed in one go. Triptii Dimri replaced Deepika Padukone as lead opposite Prabhas The project Spirit garnered significant attention lately when Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone allegedly walked out of the film, and soon enough, the makers announced Triptii Dimri as the new lead. For the uninitiated, Triptii has already collaborated with Sandeep Reddy Vanga on Animal, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles. The move by the Piku actress created quite a bit of controversy, as it was speculated that she quit after the producers and makers failed to meet her demands. Buzz about demanding a fixed schedule also flooded in, after which she stepped down from the project. Prabhas' work front Fast forward to now, Prabhas is eyeing a December 2025 release with Maruthi-directed romantic horror comedy, The Raja Saab. Besides this, he also has Hanu Raghavapudi's movie, tentatively titled Fauji. ALSO READ: NC24: Naga Chaitanya's next movie with Karthik Dandu is a mythological thriller, month-long second schedule begins
India Today
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Prabhas's Raja Saab makers say they shot for 16-18 hours amid 8-hour shift debate
At the teaser launch of Prabhas's upcoming film 'The Raja Saab', the producers weighed in on the ongoing debate around the proposed eight-hour work shift in the industry. They revealed that they had been working 16 to 18 hours a day to achieve the desired outcome. The teaser was officially unveiled on June 16.'The Raja Saab's' team worked round the clock to get the film ready for its December 5 release. At the teaser release of the Maruthi-directed horror-comedy in Hyderabad on Monday, the makers discussed the long schedule of the film and also addressed India Today's question around film crews toiling extremely long producer, TG Vishwa Prasad, opened up about the challenges of shooting a big-budget film, to which he replied, 'It's already public how the film took two and a half years. The first difficult thing that we executed was that we had our big schedule post Kalki starting by end of July-mid August to all the way to end of December. I don't know how Maruthi managed. He started at 6 am and ends at 11 am and continued this for more than 120 days.' He went on to add that it's a grand film with a high-on-drama 40-minute climax. TG Vishwa Prasad also revealed that it took around 300 days to achieve the VFX and how 'The Raja Saab' has the largest indoor set in the the video here: advertisementTaking on from his revelation, India Today asked director Maruthi about working long hours on this film and whether the film industry can afford shifts. The director clarified that while his actors worked only around 8 hours, he and his crew worked double shifts to pull the film explained, 'What happens, they (actors) will work an 8-hour shift. I will keep some actors on one side (shift) and then [shoot with] some actors. But we (the crew) will work 18 hours a day: from morning, 6 am to 10 pm, we used to work definitely. That is why this much quality and content we could shoot.'Here's the clip: Pointing towards his director of photography and production designer, he added how the entire team worked really hard and once audiences see the film, they will realise how much effort it according to recent reports, Deepika Padukone asked for a strict eight-hour work shift to sign Prabhas-led 'Spirit', but director Sandeep Reddy Vanga refused to oblige. While the deal between them fell flat, it definitely sparked industry-wide debate: the need to have work shifts and whether it is even feasible for a creative industry to have strict schedules.'The Raja Saab' also stars Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani, Malvika Mohanan and Nidhhi Agerwal.
Pink Villa
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
The Raja Saab: Prabhas' romantic-horror comedy to release in theaters on December 5
Prabhas would be making his debut in the romantic horror-comedy genre with Maruthi-directed The Raja Saab. It is one of his most promising films at the moment, after his last stint with Kalki 2898 AD. And after much wait, the makers have finally revealed the release date of the film. Prabhas' The Raja Saab release date Taking to X, the makers dropped a new poster of The Raja Saab, unveiling its release date as December 5, 2025. The poster featured a peek into the actor's well-built look, long hair, and moustache. Along with it, they also shared that the teaser will be out soon on June 16, at 10:52 AM. They wrote, 'The dates of the REBEL FESTIVAL Teaser on JUNE 16th at 10:52 AM Worldwide Grand Release - DECEMBER 5th.' What is the story of The Raja Saab? As per reports, the storyline of The Raja Saab follows a man who has been eyeing an ancestral property that he hopes to flip into a profit investment. However, he is left shocked after learning that the place holds so much more than just what meets the eye. Since it's a horror rom-com, elements of spookiness can be expected to be a part of the screenplay of the film. The Raja Saab was scheduled to be released in April Before this, The Raja Saab was expected to release on April 10. However, due to a delay in VFX during the post-production work, the film's release got postponed. It will now be released in December this year.
