SS Rajamouli is one of the biggest directors in the Indian film industry. First with Baahubali and then with RRR, he managed to give global recognition to Indian cinema. RRR winning Oscars last year was the icing on the cake.
Despite having a legendary writer Vijayendra Prasad as his father things were not easy for Rajamouli as he had to struggle a lot to fulfill his dreams and earn a name and fame.
In one of his interviews, the famous director revealed details of his struggling days when he was doing just nothing and how just a few words from his Bhabhi inspired him to work hard and become successful.
Rajamouli during the interview said, “We started as a very rich family. My father owned 360 acres of land in a place in Karnataka. By the time I was 10 or 11 years old, everything was sold out. They lost everything. We went to Chennai and we were 13 members of our family living in a small apartment.”
Rajamouli: Someone told me I am good for nothing, then my Bhabhi said…
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Rajamouli added, “Every day we used to worry about how to pay the rent. My elder brother was the sole bread earner for all the family. And that was the time he got married. My bhabhi said. We called her Amma. We don’t call her bhabhi.
By the time I was 22 or something I was doing nothing. For 5 years my father kept on asking me to do something. I was slippery like eels. One of my aunts was scolding me, Rajamouli is good for nothing.”
The director revealed that was the time his bhabhi said that she did not want her son to be called bad names by anyone. That was the only thing that she said to Rajamouli and from then on he started taking his life seriously. And the result is for everyone to see.
After RRR, Rajamouli is now working on his next big project with Mahesh Babu which is expected to be another larger-than-life flick.