Baahubali latest postersWhether it is North or South, Film industries across our country are driven by certain sentiments, jinxes and superstitions. For Bollywood, Fantasy fiction films never worked even when did with superstars like Salman Khan or Rajnikanth or yesteryear star hero Jitendra.

Now Baahubali, a fantasy fiction is coming in Hindi releasing in over 1500 theatres. Some Bollywood media houses are left aghast with the Rs.250 crore budget and doubt if both Rajamouli and Karan Johar are gambling big. Comparing with the failed attempts of such fantasy films made in Bollywood, some are skeptical if Baahubali can break the jinx that fantasies don’t work in Bollywood.

Their skepticism is totally right going by the fate of previous Bollywood fantasies. But for audiences in Telugu, fantasies worked wonders because film makers in Tollywood have been coming up with successful fantasies from time to time. Fantasy subjects have always been our cup of tea. So, Rajamouli got it by legacy.

From NTR and ANR to Balakrishna (Bhairava Dweepam) and Ram Charan (Magadheera), many Telugu directors proved their adeptness at handling this genre. Rajamouli already has a successful fantasy ‘Magadheera’ to his credit. All the failed attempts of Bollywood fantasies are due to poor special effects and no good engaging story.

Coming to Rajamouli, there is no way we can doubt the technical brilliance as we’ve been getting international standard glimpses and for the story, we need to believe Rajamouli who has 100% success rate with his stories. With a film maker like Rajamouli stepping into Bollywood market, Bollywood can be rest assured that it’s not a gamble anymore, hopefully.