Another Major Hurdle For The Bahubali Web Series

Much hyped Baahubali film being made into a series for an OTT platform. The series titled Baahubali: Before the Beginning was going to be a prequel to the events happening in the movie- SS Rajamouli’s directorial ventures.

A while back, Netflix scrapped the project Baahubali: Before the Beginning after watching the final cut and called for a reshoot.

SS Rajamouli had agreed to supervise the series while Dev Katta and Praveen Sattaru were helming it. Bollywood actress Mrunal Thakur had been roped in to play Sivagami.

The series planned as the story of Sivagami, her life before she became a queen of the Mahishmati kingdom.

But Netflix scrapped it after seeing the final output. The streaming giant felt the quality of the series is not of their standards. So, another team has been brought in to reshot it entirely. Now, Mrunal Thakur is said to have opted out of the new production.

Mrunal Thakur is busy in Bollywood with multiple offers. And she is not able to allot bulk of her time on web series. Also many Bollywood filmmakers are approaching the actress with exciting offers.

Now the makers of web series Baahubali: Before the beginning are in the hunt of another Bollywood actress to replace Mrunal Thakur.

On the other side, Mrunal Thakur is shooting in the valley for a yet-untitled Tollywood flick opposite Dulquer Salmaan.