Hundreds of fans are already waiting for the actor as they arrive on set. He chats with them briefly before heading to his vanity van to prepare for the shoot. He grabs his day’s costume, a woodcutter’s axe, and settles into the makeup chair. He’s been given a prosthetic scar and his hair has been greased up in true Pushpa style.
On Wednesday morning, Instagram posted the video with the caption,“Before heading to set, actor @alluarjunonline needs a chillllll morning. Understandably. ‘Fans in India are different from the rest of the world. You have to see it. I can’t explain.’ Enter Ramoji Film City, located in Hyderabad, India. It’s one of the world’s largest film studio complexes and home to Pushpa 2: The Rule, Allu Arjun’s latest action-packed sequel. The studio also serves as a regular hangout for fans eager to meet their hero before shooting. ‘They play a huge part of my motivation,’ says Allu Arjun. ‘It’s their love that makes me push my boundaries, and I want to make them really proud — like, more proud and more proud.’”
“Though his family’s been in the film industry for three decades, and Allu Arjun has acted in dozens of Indian films, this is his biggest film so far. ‘If there’s one thing about Pushpa that I really like, it’s his never-give-up character’,” the caption said.
In April, Allu released the first look poster for Pushpa 2. The first film earned him a National Film Award for Best Actor.