Steven Spielberg praises Rajamouli's 'RRR': 'I couldn't believe my eyes'

Its safe to say Steven Spielberg is an RRR fan reports Naman Ramachandran of Variety after watching a Zoom conversation between the auteur and SS Rajamouli the helmer of the film that has got the world dancing to the beat of Naatu NaatuSpielberg whose latest The Fabelmans is in the race for seven Oscars praised RRR as eye candy and promised to return to India where he last filmed Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1976 for one of his upcoming projectsThe two men who had a brief encounter at a Golden Globes cocktail party in Los Angeles in January caught up over a Zoom call on Thursday US Pacific Time according to Variety The conversation was facilitated by Reliance Entertainment a longterm partner of Spielbergs Amblin Entertainment which coproduced and released The Fabelmans theatrically across India on February 10I thought your movie was outstanding it was just amazing Spielberg said I couldnt believe my eyes it was like eye candy it was extraordinary to look at and experienceRajamouli according to Variety was elated with the praise saying I can almost get up from the chair and do a dance it means a lot to meSpielberg also praised the performances of RRR leads Ram Charan NTR Jr Alia Bhatt and antagonist Alison Doody who played the British governors evil wife and had acted in his film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989Rajamouli who is a massive fan of Spielberg in general and The Fabelmans in particular asked Spielberg a series of questions about the motivations behind making the film and about portraying a version of his own family on screenAs I was watching the film initially it felt like Oh my God hes picturising his own mom as not so good I was empathising with the father Rajamouli said according to Variety But as we progress we understand the difficulty of the situation no one is bad It is not about a person being good or bad Its about following your heart and following your dutySpielberg responded by noting There are no villains in the story Its a story about love Its a story about a young boy much like myself named Sammy Fabelman who falls in love with movie cameras and making movies with his neighbourhood friends which eventually is going to lead him to a careerAlso ReadSS Rajamouli shares picture with James Cameron says he analysed RRR with himHe added And its about following your heart and not sacrificing yourself and your own happiness and your own future to make others around you safe and comfortableTalking about his mother Spielberg said according to Variety My mom took life into her own hands And she had a huge beautiful personality But she was always very honest about what she needed and what she wanted from this life And she took it for herself But she still brought all of us along with her We never felt abandoned by the choices that she was makingSpielberg adds Variety stressed the importance of the family unit and explained how he passed on the first Harry Potter film in order to spend time with themTo which Rajamouli said Luckily for me I keep my whole family in the film business my wife my son my brother my brothers wife everyone is with me making movies so I dont miss my familySpielberg did not rule out a sequel to The Fabelmans but said there were no immediate plans for itAlso ReadRRR as Indiarsquos lsquoCrouchingrsquo momentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever