SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali was a major milestone in Indian cinema and changed the career path of lead actor Prabhas for the better. The actor’s fame grew beyond Telugu-speaking states, and he became a pan-India star because of his role as Amarendra Baahubali. Over the years, there has been online chatter suggesting that before Prabhas, Hrithik Roshan was offered the role. Now, producer Shobu Yarlagadda has revealed the truth behind these rumours about the film’s casting.

Was Hrithik approached for Baahubali?

In an interview with Gulte, the producer said, “There’s one more thing that I’ll only bring up because I see all this online chatter that we asked Hrithik and all that for Prabhas’ role in Baahubali. That never happened, from day one, it was Prabhas.”