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Thoughts on RRR (2022)

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Load (with an emotional story, gripping background score & riveting action sequences) + Aim (at global audience) + Shoot = Epic blockbuster! RRR, from being a pan-Indian phenomenon, has become a worldwide phenomenon. It is no exaggeration to say that RRR has garnered more fans from foreign countries like USA/Japan than India. An Irish Times article called RRR an 'unstoppable cultural phenomenon'. As of now, RRR is the most expensive Indian film ever made with a budget of over Rs. 500cr and is the third highest-grossing Indian film with collections of over Rs. 1200cr worldwide. When I first went to watch the film on the big screen some nine months ago, I didn't know what to expect, but I know for sure that some spectacle was going to unleash before me, reason - my unflinching belief in Rajamouli! Right after the titles started, I realized, not just a spectacle but something more was in store for me! After those three hours, I was speechless. The movie was fully worth ...