Last Updated: January 06, 2023, 08:26 IST
RRR stars Ram Charan and Jr NTR pose with director SS Rajamouli.
RRR, starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR, was screened as a part of an initiative by Beyond Fest at Los Angeles’ Chinese Theatre.
Filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus ‘RRR’, which hit the Indian screens in March 2022, was scheduled to be screened at the world’s biggest IMAX theatre and the tickets for the screening got sold out in a matter of 98 seconds. RRR was screened as a part of an initiative by Beyond Fest at Los Angeles’ Chinese Theatre.
The official handle of Beyond Fest took to Twitter to share the news. The tweet claimed that it was historic as there has not been a screening like this ever before.
The tweet read: “It’s official and it’s historic. @RRRMovie sold out the @ChineseTheatres @IMAX in 98 seconds. There has never been a screening like this of an Indian film before because there has never been a film like RRR before. Thank you @ssrajamouli @tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan @mmkeeravaani.”
‘RRR’ stars NTR Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, and Olivia Morris. It centres around two real-life Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem, their fictional friendship and their fight against the British Raj.
Set in the 1920s, the plot explores the undocumented period in their lives when both the revolutionaries chose to go into obscurity before they began the fight for their country.
SS Rajamouli’s RRR has been gaining international fame and recognition. The movie has won two nominations at the prestigious Golden Globes 2023. On Wednesday, Ram Charan and his wife Upasana, who are soon to embrace parenthood, were spotted at the Hyderabad airport to jet off to Los Angeles for the awards. Even the makers of the movie and their families dropped a photo showing they were all set and excited for the Golden Globes.
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