While the pandemic hit everyone, it looks like Prabhas’s next, Salaar will benefit from the aftermath. Initially slated to release on April 14 this year, the Baahubali actor’s next with director Prashanth Neel was deferred due to the pandemic. Now, post the mammoth success of the director’s KGF: Chapter 2, producer Vijay Kiragandur has decided to upscale Salaar to make it a spectacular treat for cinegoers. It is being said that considering the lukewarm response to Radhe Shyam, in which Prabhas barely had any stuntbaazi, director Prashanth has apparently been asked to incorporate some high-octane action set-pieces to boost the movie’s commercial prospects. Salaar could well be the pan-India breakthrough that Prabhas needs to regain lost ground. Never mind if it comes with some help from his director’s newfound box-office stature.

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