South Indian actors Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna's film 'Pushpa' has made a great opening on the first day at the box office. The action-thriller film 'Pushpa', directed by Sukumar, has been released in cinemas in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.
According to trade analyst Manobala Vijaybalan, the film did a record-breaking business of over Rs 50 crore on the first day. This film has broken the records of many Allu films. Pushpa earned Rs 3 crore on the first day in Hindi language. At the same time, maximum business has been done in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Here the film has done a business of more than 30 crores. Film critics have also praised 'Pushpa' as a great film.
Allu Arjun's film 'Pushpa' opens with a bang at the box office.
Allu Arjun plays a truck driver in the film, smuggling red sandalwood in the hills of Seshalam in the Royal Seema of Andhra Pradesh. Along with the story of the film, its songs, Rashmika Mandanna's flirtatious style and Allu's acting are being well-liked. Apart from this, actress Samantha's bold item number in 'Pushpa' with Allu Arjun is also being highly appreciated. The film has received good reviews from the audience as well as the critics. In such a situation, it is expected that the film will earn well at the box office, but breaking the record of SS Rajamouli's film 'Bahubali 2' will prove to be a difficult task for Allu.
Prabhas's film 'Bahubali 2', which has made history in South cinema, managed to earn Rs 100 crore on the first day. In such a situation, 'Pushpa', made in a budget of 200 crores, would be like a dream to leave behind 'Bahubali 2' made in a budget of Rs 450 crores. SS Rajamouli's film is a benchmark for highest budget films to be made in India in terms of grandeur and earnings, which has struck a chord with people of all age groups. The powerful story, great acting, great songs and tremendous dialogues of 'Bahubali 2' are still in the hearts and minds of the audience.
In the year 2015, Prabhas's film 'Bahubali' knocked in theaters in North India without any promotion. At that time no one thought that the country would get the first Bahubali hero in the form of Prabhas, who would make North Indians crazy along with South Indians. The audience waited a long 2 years to know the answer to the question 'why did Kattappa kill Bahubali' and when the film 'Baahubali 2' released in theaters on 28th April 2017, the audience was delighted. The film 'Bahubali 2' was released on 2500 screens. This is the reason that the film, which was made in a budget of Rs 450 crore, earned a total of more than Rs 500 crore. The bigger the risk the film's director SS Rajamouli took, the bigger the gift he got from the audience in terms of earnings. In such a situation, it will be special to see how successful Allu Arjun is in making the Hindi audience crazy like South Superstar Prabhas.
Presenting the selected excerpts from the conversation with the superstar of Allu Arjun South.....
Your film Pushpa is being liked a lot by the audience. In such a situation, for the first time you are associated with the Hindi film industry through the film Pushpa. So how happy are you?
I am very happy that I have got so much love from the audience, I never thought that our film will get such a good response. Glad that I am liked by the audience and our film has got a good response. We worked very hard for this film, I can say that the hard work of my four films is equal to this one film. In such a situation, it is a matter of great pleasure for Pushpa to get the love of the audience.
You have worked hard for this film Would you like to tell us something about your journey till now?
Yes… Everyone has a huge contribution in Pushpa's making. Its shooting has been done in the forest, for which we had to reach the shooting spot daily through the zig zag paths in the dense forests. During this whole unit, Camera Man Light Man Driver, Director Make-up Man for the spot, everyone worked hard for which I would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart. Shooting this film was not easy. The temperature there changed frequently. There was danger in the forest too. The roads were also very bad, shooting in such an environment was very hard work. But since the film was good, it was close to the heart, so everyone has worked well, we have faced every difficulty.
The second part of Pushpa is also going to come, any special reason behind this?
Actually the story of this film was very big. When we were told this story, the director said that somehow we will adjust the entire film in one go. But the first part also turned out to be four hours. So the makers decided to finish its entire shooting. Do not destroy the beauty of the film in the process of shortening the story. In this affair, another part of Pushpa was also formed. I am sure that the second part will also be loved by the audience as much as the first. Because the second part is the continuation of the film.
How was your experience working with Pushpa's heroine Rashmika Maddana?
very good. She is very talented heroine. In this film, she has worked without make-up but her acting is so strong that she did not even need make-up. Since the film was being shot in the jungle, it was not easy for Rashmika to go to the shooting site and stay in the jungle but still she did her job with full hard work. I respect him as an actor.
Pushpa is a dubbed film Would you like to work in an original Hindi film?
I was offered many Hindi film scripts but I didn't find anything that appealed. If I am offered a good story, I would definitely like to do a Hindi film. At present my hand is tight in speaking Hindi also. I am working on that too. I am trying to start speaking Hindi soon.
If you get an offer to work in a remake of a Hindi film, which Hindi film remake would you like to work in?
I grew up watching amitabh bachchan
To be honest, I am scared to work in remakes. I like to work in original story.
The way Salman Khan is a very hit hero in our place, in our place it is said for you that you are the Salman Khan of South.
So how much do you like Salman Khan and which Bollywood hero inspires you?
I like Amitabh Bachchan the most. I grew up watching his movies. Even at this age, he is doing a wonderful job. His acting journey so far has been a source of inspiration for me. I am most impressed by him.
How do you react if you are compared to South's superstar Rajini Kant and Kamal Haasan?
I don't think Mary is any comparison to him. They are legends, we have learned a lot from them. So our comparison with them is wrong.
Many South actors are working in Hindi films. In such a situation, would you like that the actors of Bollywood also work in the South's film industry?
The Hindi industry is warmly welcome in the South's industry. I would be wrong to call Hindi industry as Bollywood industry. Because from the word Bollywood it seems as if we are copying Hollywood. Why should we promote them so much, that's why I prefer to call it Hindi industry rather than Volleybood.
The music of Pushpa movie is also excellent. You have danced very well in this film. A different type of dance has been seen in this film. In such a situation, would you like to do a dance based film in the future?
I don't like dance and am learning Hindi
I don't think I am such a good dancer to work in a dance based film. My dance is not that good. That's why nothing special has been thought about it. What attracts me the most is the story of the film. Whenever I sign a film, I focus on the story the most.
Today every actor is working in films of other languages besides his own language films. In such a situation, do you think that language is no longer a barrier for an actor?
Yes, now everyone is flying like a free bird. Today the actor is not imprisoned in his realm. Happily, everyone is respecting other language films. And everyone is working in films of different languages. Because after all we are Hindustani, so we should respect every language. The special thing is that we have got the love of the audience in every language.
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