Bollywood actors cannot give five years of their life to one project

Prabhas did not sign another film in the past five years, when Baahubali 1 and 2 were being made. This was not just to maintain the continuity of his looks, but even to ensure that he stayed in character, lived it, breathed it… So when the two films came out, the audience did not see Prabhas the actor, but Amarendra Baahubali and Mahendra Baahubali. Cut to Bollywood and we have our Mr Perfectionist Aamir Khan, who is known to work on only one film a year, sometimes in a year and a half too, to maintain his success rate. But ask him if he is ready to give five years to one project, and even he might refuse. Of course, because he would have given at least 4 films crossing Rs 200 crore each in the same time, but is it at par with the dedication Prabhas showed?

anushka shetty, anushka shetty baahubali, alia bhatt, alia bhatt dear zindagiAnushka Shetty played Queen Devasena in Baahubali 2, well versed with sword fighting and horse riding. Her role required her to do a lot of action.
Bollywood can’t have such strong female characters, even in their women-centric films

Bollywood might be boasting of having finally arrived and giving us women oriented film like Dear Zindagi, Queen and Kahaani, but nowhere do filmmakers try to show their female protagonists without any mental depression, or fighting against the social norms. Cut to Baahubali, and its three women – Devasena, Sivagami and Avanthika are actually the real heroes. They rule the kingdom, select the king, decide their partner, fight to save their kingdom and even punish the miscreants. In Bollywood, reportedly no big actor wants to sign a film opposite Kangana Ranaut because the National Award winning actor is considered too big for her shoes in the male-dominated industry. Do you really think if Baahubali was made in Bollywood, a mainstream male actor would agree to sign it opposite these three strong women who drive the entire story. The amount of screen time they have got and the power with which they were allowed to deliver their performance could only happen in an industry outside Bollywood.