Dinesh Kamath's column 'Movie World: Did Alia Bhatt commit a blunder by signing the film ‘RRR’?' that was published in Newsband

Movie World

Did Alia Bhatt commit a blunder by signing the film ‘RRR’?

By Dinesh Kamath

Alia Bhatt is working in the film RRR. Alia Bhatt has less scope in RRR. Did she commit a mistake by signing SS Rajamouli's film? Alia Bhatt's role in SS Rajamouli's RRR, which stars Jr NTR and Ram Charan, has no substance as per a latest report. Filmmakers make a beeline to work with Alia Bhatt. Her ability to pick the right scripts and doing justice to her roles have been the hallmark of her success in Bollywood. She is one of the top actresses in Hindi film industry, but she has now headed down south to conquer more hearts.

It was based on Karan Johar's recommendation that Alia Bhatt got the offer to work in RRR. It had been her dream to work with SS Rajamouli and when the project came her way she grabbed it.

Will she repent signing the project and end up as her bigger blunder in her career? Her role has "no substance" and the 28-year old appears just in a couple of scenes and a song.

Alia's role could have been done by any Telugu actress. It has no substance. The film is all about the two heroes, Ramcharan Teja and NTR Jr. If a Bollywood star of Alia's stature came on board, it is only natural that the feminine dynamics would improve for the better. They didn't. Alia is just a prop in RRR. It might also end up becoming more like a guest appearance role.

However, looking at the recent past movies of SS Rajamouli. Anushka Shetty's character in Baahubali series is a classic example of it. She also had a weak role.

All the hype surrounding Alia Bhatt’s role in S.S. Rajamouli’s upcoming film has turned out to be a damp squib, but the actress remains unfazed. She signed the film only because S.S.Rajmouli was her dream director and she thought that she would be given a long screen space for her character.

But now, it looks like Alia, who plays only strong author-backed roles in Hindi cinema, has no more to do than participate in one song and a few dialogues. So much so that the actress may only get a “guest appearance” tag in the film. Meanwhile, Alia, who’s working with the crème de la crème of Bollywood and had specially learnt Telugu for her role in RRR, is unfazed by the happenings. She is happy that she is working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and S.S. Rajamouli. What more could she ask for, she says.

It is known news that British actress Daisy Edgar has walked out from the upcoming project RRR in which Jr NTR and Ram Charan are playing the lead role. Daisy Edgar was supposed to play the love interest of Jr NTR in this film and now the team is in the hunt of another female lead. On the other side, if ongoing buzz in media and film industry, Alia Bhatt is also interested to walk out from RRR.

The sources say that the actress has already allotted bulk date for RRR but now it seems she is not interested to act in this movie.

Alia Bhatt has been making headlines for her personal and professional reasons. The actress, who’s currently shooting for Brahmastra with Ranbir Kapoor, has her hands full of different projects. The Raazi actress also signed SS Rajamouli's multilingual RRR. Will Alia regret signing the film as the film can end up being a big mistake in her career.

Earlier, Alia had revealed that she had begged SS Rajamouli to cast her in his film. She had bumped into Rajamouli at an airport and she begged him that whatever part he has (for her) she will do it. Thus she got the role.

SS Rajamouli's RRR is making all the noise since the official announcement of Alia Bhatt joining its cast. The film stars Jr NTR and Ram Charan in the lead roles along with superstar Ajay Devgn. The movie is a fictional account of two real-life freedom fighters.

 Alia fell sick on the sets of one of her films and had to take medical treatment soon. All this had led to her delay in the shoot of Brahmastra which in turn had resulted in a delay of Bhatt joining the team of RRR which was scheduled for next month. However, the makers along with Jr NTR and Ram Charan decided to continue with the shoot and cover up for Alia Bhatt’s portions until the time she recovers and joins the RRR team. There was even news that Alia Bhatt is learning Telugu for the film RRR.

SS Rajamouli's much-awaited RRR's overseas theatrical rights has been sold for a staggering Rs 70 crore to Phars Films. Phars Films is a movie distribution house based in Dubai.

The first schedule of the film has already wrapped up, and the makers are planning on a second schedule now. The film was launched in November 2018, with the cast of the film attending the event along with Chiranjeevi and Raghavendra Rao. The movie will narrate the stories of well-known revolutionaries — Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem.

This will be a fictional story on the lives of Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem. There are gaps in the lives of these legendary freedom fighters that we don’t know about. We don’t know what happened in their lives in these years. It is through this fictional story that the filmmakers would like to show what could have happened in their lives and what would have happened if they met and bonded.

RRR, which has a massive budget of Rs 300 crores, will open in theatres in ten Indian languages worldwide on 30 July, 2020.

Alia Bhatt who is capable of delivering a stellar performance shouldn't be reduced to an extended cameo. Her nod for the film would be worth and learning the Telugu language to dub for her own voice is also another commitment she took for the movie. We hope Alia Bhatt gets enough screen space in 'RRR' along with Charan and Tarak.

Made on a huge scale of Rs 350-400 crores, RRR will showcase the grandeur set up like Baahubali. Touted to be the huge money spinner, the movie has already started its record-breaking journey even before its release.

Filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli, who raised the bar for Indian cinema with the epic “Baahubali” series, said the just-concluded international show “Game Of Thrones” (GoT) was an emotional roller-coaster ride and would be tough to emulate for years to come.