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01 Jul 2026, 8:36 am
A crossover that nobody anticipated: Avatar and Titanic filmmaker James Cameron and Baahubali director SS Rajamouli. The well-known filmmaker has actually been at Paris, France on an advertising spree, dealing with French audiences to called variations of Eega Baahubali and RRRwhen he opened about satisfying the mutiple Oscar-winning director.
Speaking at the renowned Grand Rex theater in Paris where he hosted a masterclass to the audiences, Rajamouli shared, “I met James Cameron in the US. I was so starry-eyed just looking at him. He was talking about how he watched RRR twice. He was talking about how good the film was. I think my mind shut off somewhere because I was looking at him with awe. We also talked about AI, a topic that scares me. He said AI will never replace filmmaking, which I found reassuring.”
In the middle of a significant football match in between France and Sweden, we still got an enormous audience turnout for the #RRRMovie screening at the @LeGrandRex, Paris.
The action? As explosive as ever. 4 years considering that release and absolutely nothing has actually altered.
THE FILM THAT LASTS FOREVERRR. pic.twitter.com/0IIsDcMIYB
— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) June 30, 2026
In case’s Q and A session, Rajamouli likewise resolved the story behind Eegadismissing speculations about the movie drawing motivation from Toy Story
He stated the Grand Rex is the “most beautiful theater in the world” and described how art goes beyond borders to bring individuals together. “Art is one of the strongest mediums to bring people together. I’m an Indian filmmaker who speaks telugu language and I don’t know a lot about French culture… and yet all these people are here to see my film. It is beautiful,” he stated.
Throughout the screenings, Rajamouli’s movies were consulted with huge applause from audiences, with essential scenes of the crowd responding going viral on social networks. Audience members likewise lined up to get Rajamouli’s autographs after the screenings.
Rajamouli remained in France to provide Baahubali: The Eternal War at Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Chosen under the Work in Progress section at Annecy, the movie turns into one of the really couple of Indian animated jobs to be showcased on this prominent platform.
For the unversed, RRR (2022) starred Jr NTR and Ram Charan in leading functions and was a huge blockbuster hit in theatres. The movie was met vital and industrial reception throughout the world also and the tune’Naatu Naatu’ won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards. Rajamouli is presently dealing with Varanasi with Mahesh Babu, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Priyanka Chopra in lead functions.
