Varanasi: The bone of contention
The buzz surrounding the globe-trotting epic Varanasi has just gotten bigger. A production house Rama Bhakta Hanuma Creations had reportedly registered the title “Vaaranasi…” long before Rajamouli made the announcement. The production house apparently approached the Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) and registered a complaint against Rajamouli’s film title. Although the spelling of Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s film is ‘Varanasi,’ the Chamber felt that Rajamouli can’t use the title (under TFCC regulations) because it was sounding similar to that of ‘Vaaranasi’ which was already registered by Rama Bhakta Hanuma Creations. According to grapevine, both the parties have reportedly settled the issue amicably. In an attempt to settle the disagreement harmoniously, buzz is that director Rajamouli agreed to tweak the title. Instead of Varanasi, he renamed it to Rajamouli’s Varanasi. It’ll be interesting to see how the new title will appear in the film’s subsequent promotional activities.
Mahesh Babu goes on a holiday
Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Prithviraj Sukumaran recently wrapped the climax portion of shooting for Rajamouli’s Varanasi in Hyderabad. After having wrapped up a lengthy schedule for the action adventure, the principal cast decided to take a break from the shooting. While fans are trying to decode various VFX aspects that went into the title video glimpse that was released recently, Mahesh Babu went on a holiday. The superstar, wife Namrata and daughter Sithara were spotted at the Hyderabad airport on Saturday leaving for an overseas vacation. Priyanka Chopra too left for Los Angeles and is expected to join the film sets in mid-December.
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