Karan Johar, known for his sharp cinematic vision and style for stories, recently opened about her admiration for the famous filmmaker SS Rajamouli. Recently, Karan talked about how long he has been fascinated by Rajamouli’s craft and how their collaboration for ‘Baahubali’ became. The filmmaker revealed that his connection to Rajamouli began a lot before their professional partnership and described his admiration as an “obsession”.
Karan John’s early admiration for SS Rajamouli
Karan Johar did not drop words when he expressed his respect for Rajamouli. He admitted that it was not Rajamouli who was enough for him for Baahubali, but on the contrary. “I contacted him. I was obsessed with Rajamouli from before,” he shared.His admiration goes back to Rajamouli’s debut film, when Karan appointed his film ‘Student of the Year’, with Alia Bhatt, Vaul Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra, and took inspiration from him. “Rajamouli’s first movie ever called ‘Student No. 1’, and I got the idea for my movie’s title, ‘Student of the Year’, from the movie. I love that title. I’m so obsessed with Rajamouli Sir. I’ve seen all his films,” he added. Long before the filmmaker became a household name all over the world, Karan had recognized her brilliance and vision.
How Rana Daggubati helped to connect the two filmmakers
Karan continued to reveal that it was actor Rana Daggubati who played a key role in introducing him to SS Rajamouli. “Until that time, people from our cinema were not even aware of Rajamouli’s genius, I knew. I continued to ask Rana about Baahubali. Then he arranged a meeting with Rajamouli Sir,” Karan reminded. The meeting eventually led to one of Indian Cinema’s most iconic collaborations.
Karan Johar on the movie ‘Makkhi ‘
During the conversation, Karan also expressed disappointment that Rajamoulis ‘Makkhi’ did not perform well with Hindi-speaking audiences. “A movie that didn’t work for Rajamouli Sir at Hindi was Makkhi. In my opinion, it is one of the best movies ever made. Makkhi was not marketed properly, ”he said.He continued, “that’s why I told him that I think what you have done is spectacular, it is the biggest movie by India, and I would love to place it. I was always a big fan and I was very excited to present Baahubali. It was in many ways a game change.”Karan finally presented the Hindi versions of both ‘Baahubali: The Beginning’ and its sequel, ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’. The partnership turned out to be a massive success, with both films that achieved historical results at the checkout and helped them reach massive audiences all over India and then.
