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Bãhubali 2: The Conclusion
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- #001
Bãhubali 2: The Conclusion was the first Indian film to be released in 4K High Definition format. Ahead of the film's premiere date, nearly 200 screens were upgraded to 4K projectors.
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Prabhas had to postpone his marriage plans for this film and devoted himself solely to films for five years.
- #003
Rana Daggubati, who played the film's lead character 'Bhallaldeva', revealed that he is blind in his right eye.
- #004
Throughout the film, Amarendra Baahubali speaks with his brother Bhallaladeva only twice. The first instance is Bhallaladeva dismissing Baahubali from the post of 'Senatipathi' in Devasena's service, and the second is Baahubali beheading the Senatipathi in the court.
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On 6 May 2017, the film became the highest-grossing Indian film of all time. Just one week after its release it grossed 131 million dollars, breaking the previous record. It became the first Indian film to collect 1000 crore INR in worldwide box office revenue on its 10th day in theatres. It is also the highest-grossing film in India alone. This was the first time a non-Hindi film held the record for the highest-grossing Indian film of all time. Breaking many film records in India, it became the highest-grossing film in its original Telugu and Tamil languages as well as in Hindi.
- #006
The film's climax alone cost more than 30 crore INR, nearly twice as much as the climax of the first film.
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Although the film was made as a bilingual, it is regarded as a Telugu film. As a result, the title is recognized worldwide as a Telugu name meaning 'a man with strong arms'. It also has a Tamil meaning — in Tamil, Baahubali means 'the man who kills logically'.
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Karan Johar cancelled the film's grand premiere in Mumbai on 27 April 2017 as a mark of respect for the veteran actor Vinod Khanna, who passed away the same day.
- #009
For his appearance, Prabhas met WWE superstars such as The Undertaker in February 2014 and interacted with them about their daily regimens and training. Prabhas had equipment costing 15 million Rs, which was sent to his home, where he built a personal gym. His breakfast for this film included 40 half-boiled egg whites blended with protein powder.
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Action director Peter Hein, the fight choreographer of the first film, refused to work on the sequel due to creative differences with director S. S. Rajamouli.
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The Baahubali 2 trailer was the second most-watched trailer on YouTube in 2017, with more than 80 million views, behind the Avengers: Infinity War trailer.
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Bahubali beheads the man who tries to misbehave with his wife Devasena. The same thing happens in the first film, when his son Shiva / Mahendra kills Bhallal Dev's son after seeing him torture Devsena by beheading him.
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The Wikipedia article about The Conclusion was the most-read film article on the encyclopedia in 2017.
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S. S. Rajamouli stated that the Mahabharata was an inspiration for the film.
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Prasad confirmed that there would be no third cinematic installment in the series.
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Netflix acquired the rights to The Conclusion for 255 million Rs.
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Sridevi, Sushmita Sen, Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor were offered roles, but all of these actors turned the film down.
- #018
Different tones were used in the film: warm colours for Mahishmati, cool colours for Kuntala, and desaturated colours for the frames in which Baahubali is exiled.
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Rana Daggubati's first look as Bhallaladeva was revealed on his birthday.
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Activists in Karnataka threatened to stop the film from being screened in their state because of Sathyaraj's statements about the Cauvery river unless the actor apologised. Sathyaraj later apologised for hurting the activists' feelings.
- #021
In the first action scene, when Bahubali meets Devasena, Kattappa asks him whether he would kill his uncle for her sake and mocks him for being a traitor. This is ironic for Kattappa, who later betrays Bahubali and kills him himself.
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The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil and was later dubbed into Hindi, Malayalam, Japanese, Russian and Chinese. A Marathi dub was also made later, but its premiere was on television rather than in cinemas.
- #023
On 22 November 2016, a two-minute battle scene from the film was leaked and shared on Facebook and Twitter. The next day, police arrested a video editor for stealing and uploading the scenes.
- #024
S. S. Rajamouli approached Anand Neelakantan to write a series titled Before the Beginning.
- #025
Its ticket sales rate reached the highest figure ever recorded in India, breaking Dangal's record.
- #026
The film sold an estimated 105 million tickets during its box office run, the highest attendance recorded for any film in India. Box office revenue in India suggests that the unrecorded figures for Mother India (1957), Mughal-E-Azam (1960) and Sholay (1975) may have been higher.
- #027
Sushmita Sen was offered the role of Prabhas's mother Shivgami. Sushmita, however, refused to play it. Sridevi was then also offered the part, and Ramya Krishnan later played Shivgami.
- #028
The film series introduced a new language called Kilikili.
- #029
Critics noticed similarities between The Conclusion and The Lion King, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet (1599 - 1602). Fans also felt the resemblance, creating memes of the comparison.
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It premiered in the IMAX format as well as in traditional 2D.
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On 22 October 2016, the film's first-look poster was released on Prabhas's birthday.
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A virtual reality teaser was released.
- #033
A comic book titled Baahubali - The Battle of the Bold was released digitally on 28 February 2017.
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At the 65th South Filmfare Awards, The Conclusion was nominated in every category (except Best Male Playback Singer - Telugu) and won all categories except Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Female Playback Singer.
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The film was India's most searched topic and most searched film on Google for 2017.
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Because of the film's success, the set at Ramoji Film City was opened to tourism.
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In 2017, it was the seventh most searched film worldwide.
- #038
Prabhas, Bhatia and Shetty were part of IMDb's Top Ten Stars of Indian Cinema of 2017 list.
- #039
The producers also collaborated with Moonfrog Labs to create an online multiplayer game titled Baahubali - The Game, released on 28 April 2017.
- #040
Sridevi was offered the role of Rajmata. She asked for 10 cr. And it did not work out.
- #041
Bãhubali 2: The Conclusion was the most talked-about film on Twitter in India in 2017.
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