Deepika Padukone to star alongside Prabhas in sci-fi film

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone and Baahubali fame Telugu star Prabhas will be joining hands for a pan India Telugu film that will also be dubbed in Hindi and Tamil. Helmed by Mahanati director Nag Ashwin, the upcoming film will be a sci-fi entertainer.

Mumbai: Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone is all set to star alongside Baahubali fame Telugu star Prabhas in an upcoming sci-fi flick helmed by Nag Ashwin.

Prabhas and Deepika, two towering actors are all set to bring their creative forces together for a pan India Telugu film and fans of both the stars are thrilled with the announcement.

Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Vyjayanthi Movies made the announcement and shared a video welcoming Deepika. "As promised, here it is - our next big announcement! WELCOMING THE SUPERSTAR #Prabhas @deepikapadukone @nagashwin7 @vyjayanthifilms #Prabhas21 #DeepikaPrabhas," read the tweet.

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  Deepika Padukone, welcome on board! Thrilled to have you be a part of this incredible adventure. #Prabhas @deepikapadukone @nagashwin7#Prabhas21 #DeepikaPrabhas pic.twitter.com/PLdgPT6igz

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  — Vyjayanthi Movies (@VyjayanthiFilms) July 19, 2020

Sharing his excitement and speaking about the project, Nag Ashwin shared: "I'm very excited to see Deepika play this character. It is something no mainstream lead has done before and will be quite a surprise for everyone. The pairing of Deepika and Prabhas will be one of the main highlights of the film and the story between them, I believe will be something audiences will carry in their hearts for years to come."

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The sci-fi entertainer made on a lavish budget will be helmed by Nation Award-winning director Nag Ashwin. Tentatively titled as #Prabhas21, the film is said to be made on a whopping production cost of ₹250 cr.

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Interestingly, the news of Deepika and Prabhas sharing screen space has come as surprise to many as the Telugu actor had apparently turned down the role of Duryodhana in Deepika starrer Mahabharat. The mythology drama will be a retelling of the ancient epic from Draupadi's point of view with Deepika playing the lead.

Meanwhile, Coming up next for Prabhas is Telugu film Radhe Shyam. Directed by Radha Krishna Kumar, the film also stars Pooja Hegde in lead role. Recently released poster of the film that shows Prabhas and Pooja in an embrace with waves crashing around them in a fiery landscape had gone viral on social media within 24 hours of its launch.

Fans of the Telugu superstar showered the new poster with much love, and it garnered over 6.3 million tweets within a day.

Deepika will be seen opposite her husband, actor Ranveer Singh in 83. She is also a part of Shakun Batra's next. Hindi remake of The Intern and Mahabharat are the two projects for which the actor will also be donning producer's hat.