After the box office success of ‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Dhurandhar The Revenge’, rumors are rife that filmmaker SS Rajamouli, who sang the praises of the filmmaker, is all set to release his next action adventure in two parts. ‘Varanasi’ to release in two parts?Despite earlier rubbishing reports that ‘Varanasi’ would be released as 1 and 2 parts, reports on BollywoodHungama now claim that the filmmaker will be adopting a two-part release strategy. With this, Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and actor Prithviraj will join the growing list of Indian blockbusters by opting for this extended format of storytelling.The report says that the time traveling saga, which will be one of the most expensive films in India with a budget of over Rs 1 billion, will now be split into two parts. “Three-plus hours would not be enough for Varanasi. They are looking at expanding it into a two-part format. This format has worked brilliantly for Dhurandhar. Rajamouli and his team feel that this extended format would give them the freedom to tell a larger story without too much clockwork,” the report alleged.Like ‘Dhurandhar The Revenge’, this is not supposed to be a sequel, but a single film split into two parts. SS Rajamouli dismisses reports of splitting ‘Varanasi’ into two filmsIt should be noted that, last month, the director of the film said in interviews on international websites that Varanasi was planned as a single film and “will not have a second part or a sequel”. He assured that the film will be a “stand-alone” film, and is expected to be a little over three hours long. ‘Dhurandhar’ a box office successSo far, the ‘Dhurandhar’ franchise has crossed the 2 billion Euro gross to become one of the highest grossing films of all time at the box office. arrival’RamayanaThe films are also set to earn big at the box office when they release in Diwali 2026, with the second part set to release in Diwali 2027.
