When we started work on 'Baahubali,' my sheer aim was to be able to live up to the imagination that Rajamouli sir had in mind. As an actor, my intention was to bring up 'Baahubali' live on screen for the audiences. I never even expected in my wildest of dreams that the film would grow on to become a phenomenon of sorts.

Prabhas

Categorized in : Dreams Work Mind Imagination

A holiday is an opportunity to journey within. It is also a chance to chill, to relax. It is when I switch on my rest mode.

chill relax journey opportunity

Tough times call for tougher decisions.

call decisions tough-times tough

I like Dubai because of the sheer scale on which the city is built. It is completely futuristic but with a warm, old-world ethos.

city like warm dubai

Once I see my mother's smiling face, I forget all the shooting pressures and tensions. I am the happiest person at that moment.

face i-am moment mother

Back home, I find small towns very peaceful. When my father and uncle were still in the film business, we had a tradition of travelling to the temple town of Srisailam to screen every film before its release. I still go there often.

tradition business home father

Most of the times, I am on a strict diet for my characters, but once in a while, I love indulging in a bucket full of ice cream.

diet i-am ice-cream love

Karan Johar is a great person.

person great great-person

I was just lucky to be a part of this phenomenon of Indian cinema. Perhaps no other film can ever match the magic and awe of 'Baahubali.'

just magic cinema lucky

People recognise me from all over the country, which we didn't expect.

expect me country people

The time spent for 'Baahubali' taught me a lot.

lot me taught time

Everything else is irrelevant after the bliss of giving a perfect shot.

everything bliss perfect giving

We were pampered, but our family taught us how to lead a balanced lifestyle.

us how lifestyle family

You don't have to look like a warrior in every role.

like look you warrior

I was the laziest person around. Suddenly, one day, I decided to become an actor. Thank God for that whimsical decision: else, by now, I'd have been a 140-kilo, butter-chicken-bingeing hotelier.

day thank-god decision god

The action scenes you'll see in 'Saaho' are all real - it's going to look fantastic.

see look you action

Once the shooting starts, we don't mind whether it is 43 degrees plus or minus 6 degrees: we just keep working.

keep just shooting mind

When audiences start calling you by your character's names, your job is done!

job start you character

In Hollywood, the guy who plays Batman and Spiderman also plays normal characters. The biggest stars in the world want to play different characters. We can't give the excuse that because an actor played a superhero in his previous film, his next one won't work.

stars want work world

I want my films to be entertaining: not comedy, but something which is gripping.

which something comedy want

I am definitely interested in doing films in Bollywood. And not only in Hindi - I am open to working anywhere in the country, even if it is Punjabi.

i-am only doing country