Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn has finally arrived Hyderabad to join the sets of SS Rajamouli’ upcoming directorial venture RRR. Ajay Devgn will start the shoot of Rajamouli’ RRR from today. The production house DVV entertainment confirmed it by sharing a pic of Ajay Devgn and Rajamouli on Twitter and said, “We are super charged and ecstatic to start the schedule with Ajay Devgn from today.”
Set in the 1920s the film RRR is said to be a fictional account revolving around India’s freedom fighters, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, who fought against the British Raj and the Nizam of Hyderabad, respectively.
RRR is scheduled to release in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and other Indian languages simultaneously.
Recently during a press meet, when a journalist asked if he’s playing the antagonist, Rajamouli refused to confirm the news. However, the sources close to the film’s unit has revealed that Ajay Devgn will be playing an extended cameo in Rajamouli’ RRR.
The sources say that while RRR sees Jr NTR and Ram Charan as Telugu freedom fighters, a major part of the story will pan out in New Delhi where Ajay Devgn’s character comes in. Apparently, the Bollywood star Ajay Devgn has been roped in to play a freedom fighter of those times.
Alia Bhatt is will be making her Telugu debut with RRR and will be seen romancing with Ram Charan whereas Olivia Morris is paired opposite Jr NTR. Bankrolled on a mammoth budget of nearly Rs 400 crore, RRR will be released in 10 Indian languages.
On the otherside, Ajay Devgn is currently enjoying the success of his recent offering Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior, which is doing superb collections at the box office. Directed by Om Raut, the film Tanhaji is set in the 17th century and based on the life of Tanaji Malusare, who was the military leader of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Empire.