![]() But Baahubali isn’t a product of the mainstream, Hindi-language film industry based in the coastal city of Mumbai. ![]() There are muscled heroes, winsome heroines and plenty of dance numbers -all hallmarks of Bollywood. The special effects are so ambitious that, for Indian audiences, a bullfighting scene in the original Baahubali released two years ago included the letters “C.G.I.” -computer-generated imagery -at the bottom of the screen. The battle sequences are convincingly bloody. So what is Baahubali 2? For one thing, it is unlike any Indian film you’ve seen.Ī rousing piece of fantasy fiction set in an ancient kingdom, its locations are extravagant. box office’s Top 10 over the weekend, hanging on at No.7 and earning nearly $4.46 million, bringing its estimated two-week tally in the U.S. Worldwide, the film earned $164 million during its first week, making it the highest-grossing Indian box-office release of all time. as the third top box-office draw, making nearly $17.8 million -outdoing Hanks’ The Circle -despite playing in barely 400 theaters. The swords-and-armor epic Baahubali 2: The Conclusion doesn’t exactly have that Hollywood pedigree. ![]() MUMBAI, INDIA -If you’ve been to the movies recently, you might have glimpsed it -an unfamiliar name alongside the latest from Tom Hanks, Vin Diesel, Disney’s Belle and her Beast.
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