Prabhas recalls SS Rajamouli’s bizarre request to keep a horse at home during Baahubali prep: ‘Are you serious?’
As Baahubali: The Beginning completes 11 years, the film continues to stand as one of the biggest milestones in Indian cinema. When SS Rajamouli‘s Baahubali released, it didn’t just rewrite box office history but changed the face of Indian cinema too. The franchise raised the bar for storytelling, action and visual spectacle, turning Prabhas, Rana Daggubati and Anushka Shetty into pan-India stars. The two Baahubali films have earned ₹2400 crore at the box office. Prabhas played Amarendra Baahubali and Mahendra Baahubali. While viewers witnessed the larger-than-life spectacle on screen, the journey to becoming Baahubali demanded years of relentless preparation. Looking back at those days, Prabhas once shared a hilarious anecdote about Rajamouli’s insistence on perfecting his horse-riding skills. Prabhas shares anecdote Sharing the experience, Prabhas said, “I would miss a horse riding session and then blame it on the weather. He insisted that I take it seriously and even asked me to keep a horse at home. I said, ‘Keep a horse at home? Are you serious?’ I had these ducks at my guest house. …
