Pan-India star Prabhas is making rapid strides with a series of films. With back-to-back hits, he stands unmatched in stature among national cinema stars. Having recently hit the ₹1200 crore mark with his project ‘Kalki’, Prabhas has once again proven his box office prowess. Moreover, he’s on a roll announcing consecutive pan-India projects. Following a strategy once employed by superstar Krishna, he’s fully focused on his films. Prabhas is set to keep his promise to fans by launching three films at once. Let’s explore more about this in this special report.
Prabhas’ Promise!
Prabhas has become synonymous with pan-India films. Every film he takes on escalates to a national project. Until ‘Adipurush‘ (2023), Prabhas would spend at least two years on each film, a pattern that began with ‘Baahubali’ in 2015. There was a two-year gap between ‘Baahubali‘ and ‘Baahubali 2‘, and a three-year interval between ‘Saaho‘ (2019) and ‘Radhe Shyam‘ (2022), which initially disappointed fans. Frustrations grew over the gaps between his films. Understanding his fans’ disappointment, Prabhas promised to release at least one film per year going forward. Keeping his word, he’s been vigorously announcing new projects.
Superstar Krishna’s Strategy!
Prabhas is much more focused on his projects than before, ditching the consecutive project routine to adopt a strategy used by superstar Krishna, who used to work on three or more films simultaneously. Prabhas is now preparing to bring three projects to the sets simultaneously, following in Krishna’s footsteps. Indeed, during ‘Salaar‘, he also engaged in shooting ‘Kalki 2898 AD‘, releasing both within a span of six months. Currently, Prabhas is working on ‘Raja Saab‘ directed by Maruthi. He has also recently launched a new project with Hanu Raghavapudi and is planning to start ‘Spirit‘ directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga by November. Prabhas is planning to participate in the shootings of these three films simultaneously and release each within a year. Additionally, there’s potential to launch ‘Salaar 2’ and ‘Kalki 2’ next year.
India’s No.1 Hero: Prabhas
A recent July report by Bollywood media firm Ormax listed the most popular heroes, with Prabhas securing the number one position. Following Prabhas, Tamil star Vijay and Bollywood’s Shah Rukh Khan filled the next top spots, with superstar Mahesh Babu and Junior NTR also featuring prominently. Prabhas has consistently topped these lists since May and June, much to the delight of fans and movie enthusiasts. Comments are flooding the internet celebrating Prabhas’ ascension as the number one star, surpassing other Bollywood heroes.
