'Baahubali: The Torchbearer' Review, Fans Hail SS Rajamouli's Vision, Prabhas Hints At A Third Part

The Baahubali franchise, which turned Prabhas, Rana Daggubati and Anushka Shetty into global stars, has often grabbed a lot of attention for its high-scale sets and stellar storyline. After two blockbuster films, the makers have returned with Baahubali: The Torchbearer. The film, featuring behind the scenes and making of the Baahubali series is streaming now on the OTT giant, Netflix. Amid that, take a look at what fans have to say about the same!

What is Baahubali: The Torchbearer about?

The recently released documentary, Baahubali: The Torchbearer gives a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes of the blockbuster franchise, Baahubali. The documentary features the entire cast and crew, who share their experience on the making of both Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali: The Conclusion. For those unaware, it is a four-episode documentary, which leaves a lasting impact on the audience.

The documentary features the building of the kingdom of 'Mahishmati', including set construction, costume design, VFX, action choreography and more. Apart from the making, it also includes a portion where the director, S.S. Rajamouli is seen appreciating Prabhas' hard work for the film. Overall, Baahubali: The Torchbearer is a perfect tribute to the crew of the film franchise. It also acts as nostalgia for viewers.

Cinephiles are impressed with Baahubali: The Torchbearer

Hours after Baahubali: The Torchbearer dropped on Netflix, cinephiles binged watched all the four episodes and shared their comments on X (formerly Twitter). While some users hailed Rajamouli’s extraordinary vision, others got emotional seeing the journey of the iconic film franchise. One user commented, "I'm so overwhelmed by seeing #BaahubaliTheTorchbearer documentary. I'm at loss of words. Hardwork of hundreds of thousands of people made Baahubali what it is today. Especially the hard work of main cast and crew. They trained their ass off to make this once in a life time cinema."

Another user wrote, "I found myself more emotional watching baahubali torchbearer making docu series than the film baahubali 1 and 2..the films made me admire a world…but the docuseries made me admire the people who built it." Another user penned, "Despite every challenge and criticism, Baahubali stood as the pride of Indian cinema." A fourth commented, "Genuinely just cried watching a movie making documentary. Baahubali is a film that’ll be etched into the history books of cinema. A reminder of how beautiful human made art can truly be at it’s peak."

Will Rajamouli return with Baahubali 3?

A major highlight of the documentary, Baahubali: The Torchbearer was when Rana Daggubati, Prabhas and Anushka Shetty were sitting on a couch and talking about the masterpiece they created. During the chat, Rana says, "The world may not be ready yet, but there will be Baahubali..." Before he completes, the Saaho actor, Prabhas holds up three fingers; however, he is stopped by Rana and Anushka. The clip has gone viral on social media, suggesting that the visionary director, S.S. Rajamouli might return with Baahubali 3.

Reacting to the announcement, a user wrote, "Goosebumps stuff followed by #Baahubali 3 announcement from the Baahubali himself." Another fan shared, "The all-time greatest Indian movie’s third instalment Baahubali 3 is now official." A third user stated:

"Now, with Baahubali 3, expectations are bigger than ever. If Rajamouli delivers another masterpiece, this film has every chance of becoming the biggest Indian movie of all time and creating a brand-new box office benchmark. This is not just a sequel - it’s a cinematic event that millions of fans have been waiting for. The king is ready to return."

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