Lessons to be learnt from Baahubali

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Respect your audience - Inspite of knowing fully well that the film will win back its budget, Rajamouli and team filled the film to brim with superb scenes. There was almost no missed opportunity to create an epic scene. Even the song sequences were spell-binding. Basically, leave no stone unturned.

Respect your women - the portrayal of women was near-flawless. The entire country bowing to a Rajamata and a Yuvarani who fights alongside her soldiers were among the very best female characters you could see in Indian films. Sons, brothers and husbands respecting their women was refreshing to watch. This brought hordes of women to theaters. Master stroke!

Respect experience - inspite of having tons of options, the team banked on the experience of stalwarts like Ramya krishna, Sathyaraj, Nasar and gave them equal weight-age as Prabhas , Anushka and Rana.

Respect your critics - the critics who reviewed part 1 gave multiple negative comments on treatment of women in the movie, Baahubali dancing to an item number, logical errors like how long-distance viewing worked. Rajamouli tried to plug most of them in the second part.

Respect your budget - there are loads of so-called ‘big budget’ films that use the budget amount just to market the film. But here is a film where you can see every penny spent. For a change, lavish sets, costumes, body transformation, war sequences, CGI were all done for a purpose than for mere marketing.

Capitalise on the setting - when you get to work with a superb project, let your imagination take wings. Literally, like in case of the love song. A rampage of bulls with their horns on fire? Oh yeah. A mad elephant struck down by a chariot? Sure. A barrage of slogans and stomping shaking a kings throne? Fuck yes. Never hit limits. Keep transcending them.

Attention to detail - the weapons of choice, war cries, body language of actors were consistently carried throughout the two parts without any re-work or change. Making a huge film doesn't mean you mess up the basics.

Baahubali 2 isn't a movie without flaws. Then again, no work of entertainment is perfect. However there is a lot to take away than leave back.

Thanks for reading!