'I am very lazy and shy… don't like meeting people at all. I don't feel comfortable in crowds. Even if there are more people than necessary on the set, I get uncomfortable.
Many times I wonder why I came to this field? But luckily I got a superhit film like 'Baahubali' and now I have no other opportunity except this field.'
Although South superstar Prabhas himself has said these things in an interview, it is difficult for any of his fans to believe this.
However, this is the specialty of Prabhas. Despite being lazy and shy, when he faces the camera, he works with complete dedication.
Today, on the superstar's 45th birthday, learn about his dreams, dedication and success…
Prabhas in childhood picture. He is the youngest among three siblings.
Prabhas hails from a film family, father is a producer and uncle is an actor On October 23, 1979, a son was born to Uppalapati Surya Narayan, a popular producer from the south, in Chennai. This son, the youngest of three siblings, was named Uppalapati Venkat Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju.
Prabhas did his schooling in Chennai and then graduated from Nalanda College in Hyderabad. He then did his BTech from Shree Chaitanya College, Hyderabad.
Prabhas with father. This picture is after the release of his first film
Otherwise, Prabhas would have been a businessman weighing 140 kg A foodie since childhood, Prabhas wanted to become a hotelier, but his family wanted him to get into films. Father was a producer and uncle Krishnam Raju was an actor.
Prabhas could not resist the stubbornness of both of them and made his debut as an actor with the film 'Ishwar' which was released in 2002.
Prabhas said in an interview, 'It is a good thing that I became an actor. Otherwise I would have been a 140 kg businessman eating butter chicken by now.
Prabhas did 7 action films in the beginning of his career.
Debut in Bollywood with Ajay Devgn went unnoticed Prabhas made his mark in the industry with 'Varsham' released in 2004. In 2005, he first worked with Rajamouli in the film 'Chhatrapati'. From here the actor achieved stardom.
Prabhas went on to star in several hit films like 'Darling', 'Mr Perfect', 'Billa' and 'Rebel'.
In 2014, the actor also made his Bollywood debut with Ajay Devgan's film 'Action Jackson'. He was seen dancing with Sonakshi Sinha in the song 'Punjabi Mast' from the film. The film was a flop and nobody noticed Prabhas.
Prabhas with Sonakshi Sinha in a song from the movie 'Action-Jackson'
'Got numb before going in front of the audience' Prabhas' film 'Rebel' was released in the year 2012. At the request of the film's director, Prabhas came to the theater to see the audience's reaction.
Fans got even more excited when they got to know that Prabhas is coming in their midst. Prabhas said in an interview that he went numb before entering the theater that day. He felt like he was going to have a heart attack.
During the shooting of a film, a huge crowd of his fans gathered to meet Prabhas on the set
Prabhas' marriage was stalled due to Rajamouli's offer In the year 2012, Prabhas' mother became interested in getting him married. Prabhas also said yes to marriage before the best phase of his career.
Mata started investigating the relationship and in the meantime director Rajamouli called Prabhas one day. Rajamouli offered the film 'Baahubali' to Prabhas and asked him for 5 years.
Prabhas liked the script of the film so much that he canceled his marriage plans and accepted Rajamouli's offer. Before Prabhas, Rajamouli offered the film to Hrithik Roshan.
Prabhas with actor Rana Daggubati (left) and director Rajamouli (right) on the sets of 'Baahubali'
Prabhas gave 5 years to 'Baahubali' franchise Prabhas gave full 5 years to Baahubali franchise. He did not sign any other films during this period. No advertising offer was accepted either.
About the film, Prabhas once said that he could have given 5 or even 7 years to Rajamouli and his film 'Baahubali'.
'Baahubali' director Rajamouli said in an interview that Prabhas had to face a financial crisis during the shooting of the film.
At that time he had no other source of income apart from this film.
However, after the release of this film in 2015, Prabhas' life changed completely. This film made him the first pan India star.
After the release of this film, Prabhas received 6000 marriage proposals from all over the country.
Ate 40 eggs for breakfast, took tips from WWE star Undertaker Prabhas first gained weight for the role of Amarendra Baahubali in the film. His weight was 105 kg and he maintained this weight for a long time.
Then for the role of Shivdu, Prabhas reduced his weight by 19 kg and became 86 kg. For this transformation, the makers bought gym equipment worth Rs 1.5 crore for Prabhas.
Apart from this, the actor also met WWE fighter The Undertaker and took tips. During the shooting, Prabhas used to eat 40 boiled eggs for breakfast.
Advertisement of fairness cream rejected After 'Baahubali', Prabhas started getting many advertisements. In this sequence, he got an advertisement for a fairness cream, for which the makers were paying him Rs 18 crore, but the actor rejected the offer.
He said that advertising such a cream is against his ethics. Several reports also published that Prabhas had rejected a Rs 150 crore offer from a brand. He had some personal reasons behind it.
No hit for 5 years after 'Baahubali' However, after 'Baahubali', Prabhas' career went down as quickly as it went up. After the success of 'Baahubali 2', Prabhas' film 'Saaho' was released in 2019, but it was average at the box office.
After this 'Radhe Shyam' was a flop and 'Adipurush' proved to be a disaster.
After the flops of 'Radhe Shyam' and 'Adipurush', Prabhas made a comeback with 'Saalar'.
Actors charge Rs 150 crore for a film However, the actor's career is back on track with 'Salar' releasing in 2023 and 'Kalki' releasing this year.
Prabhas, who once charged Rs 25 crore for 'Baahubali', now charges Rs 150 crore per film.
Troll was trolled for weight gain after a knee injury Prabhas injured his knee during the shooting of the film 'Salar'. Due to this, his weight also increased a lot.
When he came in front of the media during the release of 'Adipurush', he was trolled a lot due to his increased weight.
This photo of Prabhas went viral during the promotions of 'Adipurush', after which the actor was trolled for being overweight.
For Prithviraj's daughter, she sent enough dishes of her favorite dishes to fill the entire room Actor Prithviraj Sukumar, who had worked with Prabhas in 'Saalar', narrated an incident related to Prabhas in an interview given to Frontpage Insights.
When Prithviraj was asked why everyone calls Prabhas darling, he said, 'Because he is a darling. He takes complete care of everyone on the set.
I was away from home for a long time during the shooting. Meanwhile, my family came to meet me on the sets. My 9 year old daughter told Prabhas about her favorite dishes.
You see, that very evening I had to book a separate room in the hotel, so that I could put all the variety of food that Prabhas had sent for my daughter.
He even sent his Lamborghini for me, as I was waiting for my car on set.
Name associated with co-star Anushka Shetty of 'Baahubali' fame Talking about personal life, Prabhas' name was associated with 'Baahubali' fame co-actress Anushka Shetty. News of their relationship started when they worked together in films like 'Billa' (2009) and 'Mirchi' (2013). However, Prabhas denied this and said, 'Anushka and I have decided not to pay attention to dating rumours. We have been family friends for 9 years, but ever since the linkup rumors have surfaced I am also starting to wonder if there really is something between us? We know there's nothing between us. Whenever any actor works together in more than one film, it is said that they are having an affair. Recently, the actor's name was also linked with 'Adipurush' co-star Kriti Sanon, but that turned out to be just a rumour.
On the question of relationship, Prabhas and Anushka call each other their family friends
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