HanuMan director Prasanth Varma says he ‘wasted a lot of time’ waiting for stars like Ram Charan, Allu Arjun and Jr NTR: ‘Even if Tom Cruise comes to me…’

He also revealed that he’d approached Ram Charan, Jr NTR and Allu Arjun, among others, for films. The director said that stars are usually busy, and he doesn’t want to wait around for them because he’s here to tell stories.

 

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When asked how the stars inform him about not wanting to do a film, Varma mentioned that many of them avoid being upfront, but the message is usually clear. In the initial days of his career, he was puzzled when someone praised his story but then ghosted him the next day. As time passed, he understood the challenges actors face.

Varma also said that he is getting a lot of offers from Bollywood. However, he is in no mood to make his Bollywood debut anytime soon. He said, “I already had a plan. With respect to such a huge success, we already had a plan about what to do immediately after HanuMan. So, the problem is, I’ll have to avoid so many people now. I’ll have to excuse myself from so many people so that I can continue with the plan that we have already.”

The director also revealed why Nani backed out of Awe 2. He said, “Nani always said, ‘The idea for me is to introduce as many people as possible. You have already become a director, so I don’t want to relaunch you again. You don’t have to get relaunched. Instead, I would spend that money or my time on launching more directors.’ So that is the reason. I didn’t take Awe 2 with Nani. I would individually do it at some point.”

HanuMan has grossed over Rs 250 crore globally, emerging as a word-of-mouth hit.