Filmmaker SS Rajamouli recently spoke about how he thought only friends of
NRIs in the US would watch his epic drama RRR. The filmmaker recently
featured as a guest on the show, Late Night with Seth Meyers.On the show,
Seth asked him if the audience’s response in the US was exciting to him.Rajamouli replied, “Exciting is an understatement. We are on top of the
world. I essentially make films for Indians in India and across the globe.
When we started getting appreciation from the west, our initial thought was
that, ‘These guys must be the friends of our Indians who went to watch the
film’.””Then as it started increasing when celebrities, story writers, film
directors started tweeting about it, talking about it on social media. They
started championing the film by word of mouth. We thought, ‘Okay, this is
growing much more’. Then it released on Netflix and it was on the top 10
list for 15 consecutive weeks. It released in Japan, it’s still running in
Japan. It is the highest-grossing Indian film ever in Japan. Oh my God,” he
added.
NRIs in the US would watch his epic drama RRR. The filmmaker recently
featured as a guest on the show, Late Night with Seth Meyers.On the show,
Seth asked him if the audience’s response in the US was exciting to him.Rajamouli replied, “Exciting is an understatement. We are on top of the
world. I essentially make films for Indians in India and across the globe.
When we started getting appreciation from the west, our initial thought was
that, ‘These guys must be the friends of our Indians who went to watch the
film’.””Then as it started increasing when celebrities, story writers, film
directors started tweeting about it, talking about it on social media. They
started championing the film by word of mouth. We thought, ‘Okay, this is
growing much more’. Then it released on Netflix and it was on the top 10
list for 15 consecutive weeks. It released in Japan, it’s still running in
Japan. It is the highest-grossing Indian film ever in Japan. Oh my God,” he
added.
