SS Rajamouli clarifies old comment about Hrithik Roshan being ‘nothing’ in front of Prabhas

The ‘RRR’ team is busy promoting their film in the run-up to the Oscars. Director SS Rajamouli, who has spent several weeks in the US participating in the awards campaign, recently clarified an old comment that he made about Hrithik Roshan in which he had compared him to the Telugu star Prabhas.

In the recent video shared by Reuters, via ANI, Rajamouli was asked about the controversial comment. He said, ‘It was long, long back — I think some 15-16 years back. But yeah, my choice of words wasn’t good, I must admit it. My intention was never to degrade him, I respect him a lot. It is long back.’

After the video surfaced, several users have praised Rajamouli for acknowledging his mistake.
Rajamouli made his previous comment at a press event for filmmaker Meher Ramesh’s film ‘Billa’. The director, who helmed Prabhas’s blockbuster franchise ‘Baahubali’, said, ‘When Dhoom 2 released two years ago, I wondered why only Bollywood can make such quality films. Don’t we have heroes like Hrithik Roshan? I just saw the songs, poster and trailer of Billa, and I can only say one thing. Hrithik Roshan is nothing in front of Prabhas. I’d like to thank Meher Ramesh (director) for taking Telugu cinema to Hollywood level.’

Rajamouli’s magnum opus recently won a Golden Globe award for Best Original Song. He was present at the event along with actors Ram Charan, Jr NTR and composer MM Keeravani.