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The year 2020 has been very important for Prabhas and his fans. Post the success of Baahubali the Rebel star became a pan India superstar and also received a lot of international recognition. And since then the Tollywood superstar has been aiming to make it big in Bollywood. That is why post-Baahubali he decided to rope in Shraddha Kapoor, a B-town actress as his female lead in Saaho.
While the movie failed to make the right impact, Prabhas continues to follow his aspirations of becoming a Bollywood superstar. That is why his upcoming movies have actresses with a strong foothold in Bollywood like Deepika Padukone, Kriti Sanon, and Pooja Hegde.
Prabhas's Radhe Shyam and Adipurush Became Hot Topics on Social Media in 2020
When the lockdown was announced during the pandemic, Prabhas was overseas shooting with Pooja Hegde for Radhe Shyam. The team had to leave the shooting half-way and return to India. When the lockdown rules eased the team of Radhe Shyam went to Georgia and Italy to complete the remaining portion of the movie. All through this period, Prabhas's photos from the Radhe Shyam shoot kept on getting viral on social media entertaining his fans.
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The Italian media covering Prabhas and Radhe Shyam team also made big news with many Tollywood fans saying that it was a moment of pride for Telugu cinema.
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The announcement of Adipurush by Om Raut also created a sensation among Prabhas fans. After the mega-success of Tanhaji, Om Raut has overnight become one of the most sought after directors.
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So when he signed the Tollywood superstar in the lead role of Ram, the fandom of Prabhas started shipping different memes and creatives featuring their superstar in the role of Ram.
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Saif Ali Khan's inclusion in Adipurush as Ravan and his recent controversial statements also made Prabhas's movie a hot topic on the internet in 2020.
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After Saif Ali Khan apologized for saying that they will try to make Ravan more human justifying the act of kidnapping Sita, the controversy settled down.
Prabhas's Next With Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone and Prashanth Neel's Salaar
Nag Ashwin's untitled movie starring Prabhas also kept on grabbing the headlines for its stellar star cast. All through the year discussions continued as to who will be a part of this movie. Finally, when Deepika Padukone and Big B's names were confirmed for the flick, speculations went adrift that Deeps was taking more remuneration than the South Indian superstar for her role.
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The casting triggered a lot of discussions and speculations among Prabhas fans on social media.
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With Radhe Shyam on the floors and two back to back movies like Adipurush and Mahanati director's next no one expected Prabhas to announce yet another movie in 2020, that too under a famous banner.
The superstar announced Salaar with KGF-fame Prashanth Neel on December 2 taking his fans by surprise. He will start shooting for the same the next year.
So while 2020 was a year of big movie announcements for Prabhas the upcoming two years-2021 and 2022 will be the testing times that will decide whether the aspirations of the South Indian actor to become a pan-India superstar will come true or not.
