Alia Bhatt begins shooting for SS Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR

Actress Alia Bhatt has joined the sets of filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s upcoming magnum opus RRR (2021). In the film, which marks her Telugu debut, she plays a character called Sita and is paired opposite Ram Charan.

The official Twitter handle of the project welcomed the actress to the sets of the film on Monday.

A very warm welcome to our dearest #Sita, the supremely talented and beautiful @Aliaa08 on to the sets of #RRRMovie! 🌟❤️#AliaBhatt pic.twitter.com/R7fSMkEkAd

— RRR Movie (@RRRMovie) December 7, 2020

The actress arrived in Hyderabad on Sunday, and pictures of her at the airport went viral on social media. She was originally expected to join the sets on 2 November. However, her dates got shuffled by a few weeks.

Finally Bollywood actress #aliaabhatt arrived in Hyderabad to join #RRR sets
Papped at Rgia
📸 @kamlesh_nand #ramcharan #jrntr #ssrajamouli #aliabhattfans #aliaa #southpaparazzi pic.twitter.com/OnFuT1hGTq

— ARTISTRYBUZZ (@ArtistryBuzz) December 6, 2020

Shooting for RRR resumed after close to eight months on 6 October. The makers recently completed a major action sequence, which they shot without a break, after 50 days.

RRR, which is being made on a lavish budget, is a fictional story set in the 1920s that is based on the lives of two real heroes and well-known revolutionaries — Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem. 

In March, the makers of RRR unveiled the first glimpse of Ram Charan’s character, Alluri Seetharamaraju, via a special video that was narrated by Jr NTR. Going by the character's khaki pants, it can be assumed that he plays a cop. Last month, a video narrated by Ram Charan was released to introduce Jr NTR’s character, Komaram Bheem.

The project, which also stars Ajay Devgn, Shriya Saran and Samuthirakani, marks the maiden collaboration of Jr NTR and Ram Charan.

They’re rumoured to be playing brothers in the movie, which will be released in five languages. RRR, which will be released in five languages, is expected to hit the screens around the world on next year. The makers are yet to officially announce the release date.