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Both Baahubali and its sequel Baahubali 2: The Conclusion made their way from the original Telugu language to the Hindi heartland in a dubbed avatar. That linguistic journey is about to be rewritten. The television series to be telecast from early 2018 based on the back stories of the plot in Baahubaali – The Beginning and its sequel Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion will be in Hindi.
Announces producer Shobu Yarlagadda, “Baahubali doesn’t belong to Andhra Pradesh anymore. It’s gone out to the world. We’ve decided to make the television series in Hindi, and then telecast it in different Indian languages. Why Hindi? Because it’s the national language and has maximum reach.”
In its small screen avatar, Baahubali will run into several seasons, and the makers hope to introduce international standard technical gloss on Indian television with the show.
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The process of turning Bahubali into a tele-series has already started, revealed KV Vijayendra Prasad, who is the writer of the Bahubali films and father of SS Rajamouli, director of the franchise.
“We are planning to make a mini TV series based on the three books, but not a daily soap that we usually see on TV. What we are planning to make is seasonal series with 13 episodes”, said Rajamouli.
“Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” has also officially become the highest grossing Indian film at the US box-office. It has successfully surpassed Aamir Khan’s “Dangal” at the US box-office with earnings over $12.6 million so far and counting. Having reportedly earned over Rs. 600 crore worldwide so far, the film is on its way to beat the life-time collections of Aamir Khan’s “PK”.
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