Actress Priyanka Chopra presented the latest update VaranasiHer upcoming Telugu film with director SS Rajamouli, she said that the project has been under production for over a year and hinted towards an action-packed film. speaking on hey jonas Podcast, Priyanka said that she has been working on the film for about 14 months and suggested that Rajamouli’s style of filmmaking naturally takes time.

Without revealing much about the film, Priyanka told Varanasi as “this epic adventure across the world and in time” and joked that he gets to make “so many amazing slow-motion jumps.” Then she laughed and said that’s all she could share right now.

His comments increase anticipation for one of the most-watched Indian productions in recent years, which is scheduled to hit theaters in April 2027.

Priyanka had told earlier Diversity He Varanasi It marks his return to Indian cinema after a gap of eight years and he said that the film is different from anything he has done before. He said that the story takes its characters from Antarctica to other fantastic worlds imagined by Rajamouli, and added that his larger-than-life vision surprises even him.

He also told about one of his conditions before signing the film. Priyanka said that she told Rajamouli that her comeback to Indian films should include a song and dance number. Although that particular sequence is yet to be shot, she said that she has already completed another dance set with extremely complex choreography.

Written by Vijayendra Prasad and directed by Rajamouli, Varanasi Stars Mahesh Babu, Prithviraj Sukumaran and Priyanka Chopra. The film blends Indian mythology and folklore with science-fiction elements, including time travel, and is being billed as a globe-spanning adventure. Rajamouli has also said that the film has an emotional father-son thread at its core.

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Earlier, when the teaser of the film was released, Rajamouli had confirmed that Mahesh Babu will be seen as Lord Ram in one sequence. Vijayendra Prasad later said that the film included a 30-minute battle sequence featuring Ram and Kumbhakarna, which he described as one of its standout parts. Prithviraj also talks about Rajamouli’s process and recalls that one shot Varanasi More than 90 takes were taken and the filmmaker was called a “pathbreaker”.

Mahesh Babu will be seen playing the role of Rudra, while Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran will play the roles of Mandakini and Kumbha respectively.

Varanasi has already completed its major action sequences, in line with Priyanka’s latest hints about the film’s scale and stunt-heavy moments. Rajamouli has stated that filming is expected to be completed by October, with the film currently scheduled for theatrical release in April 2027.