SS Rajamouli’s directorial Baahubali franchise took him on the global map. However, the film also made headlines for good and bad. Let’s go back in time to when the director and Sridevi landed in controversy after revealing details about her casting. The filmmaker later also said he regretted talking about Sridevi’s casting.

Did you know that Sridevi was approached for Sivagami’s character, played by Ramya Krishnan? However, she had a falling out with the producers due to unknown reasons. Later, in an interview, SS Rajamouli opened up about the casting of Sridevi and made some allegations, which reportedly hurt her too. He said that she had a very starry question.

SS Rajamouli makes allegations against Sridevi over Baahubali’s casting

The RRR director was quoted as saying, “After hearing a series of wishes from her (Sridevi), our team got fed up. We also thought that it would be beyond our budget to meet her demands. Then we approached Ramya Krishnan and she proved herself. Fantastic and we feel now, we were lucky that we dropped the idea of ​​having Sridevi in ​​our film.”

After Rajamouli’s allegations, the late actress denied it and said in an interview with DNA, “First of all, I can’t believe he (Rajamouli) would talk like that. Second, I’m not the type to make any kind of demands. Whatever all that happened with Baahubali is in the past. Why are we talking about it now? There are so many roles that I have turned down in the past. I think it is highly impolite to talk about the films that you don’t do. “

When these statements became a huge feud on social media, the director said he regretted talking about Sridevi’s casting. “As for whose version to believe, I think that’s for people to decide. But one thing is certain. I shouldn’t have discussed the details on a public platform. It’s a mistake. And I’m sorry about it.” He also added that he has great respect for Sridevi and also wished for her movie Mom.

Sridevi demands reports for Baahubali

After SS Rajamouli’s statements on the star tantrums of Sridevi, the media reported that she demanded a salary of Rs 6 crore for her role. It was also said that she also asked to use the entire floor of a five-star hotel. However, all these allegations were denied by the legendary actress who said that she was hurt by SS Rajamouli’s statements.

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