The national award winning film Baahubali: The Beginning is back with its second installment, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. The film hits the cinemas today, and the fans are going crazy in excitement. The franchise has not only created a special place for itself in people’s heart, but also broken and created many box office records. Baahubali: The beginning earned a whopping 600 crores on the domestic shores itself, and also went on to be one of the highest grossing films on the international front of all times from India. SS Rajamouli’s dream project had all the essentials of a blockbuster, a fairy tale backdrop, peppy songs, high on adrenaline action scenes and royal characters. We’ve hooted each time Prabhas rode the horse or engaged in breathtaking sword fights with Rana Dagubatti. One would expect a spectacular war film to be an out an out male drama, with women merely used as props only, but such was not the case with Baahubali, be it the de-glam, intensely dramatic portrayal of a tormented widow by Anushka Shetty, or the guerella warfare and jaw dropping stunts by Tamannaah Bhatia. Here’s how the actors of Baahubali 2 geared up for their larger than life characters for the franchise.
Prabhas garnered several accolades for his built and excellent portrayal of the character of Amarendra Baahubali. The journey to build his body wasn’t an easy ride for the actor either. Prabhas apparently consumed 40 egg whites daily as part of his breakfast to bulk up for the role. The six feet two inches tall actor gained a whopping 20 kilos for his part as Amarendra Baahubali. His typical diet consisted of fish, egg whites, vegetables and almonds. The actor took a meal every two hours, and had a total of six meals everyday. His diet does not include rice. The total calorie intake of Prabhas while shooting for Baahubali was between 2000 to 4000 calories a day! One would expect that for such massive body transformation, the South sensation would seek help from foreign trainers, but Prabhas didn’t call a foreign trainer to train him for the part, but continued to work out with his local trainer. However, Prabhas did visit US where he interacted with the wrestlers of WWE to understand their extensive training regimen and imbibed them in his workout. He also got gymming equipments worth 1.5 crores imported to his place, to beef up for the part.(Also read: Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion: Prabhas' Incredible Fitness Regime for the Movie)
His rival on the other hand Bhallala Deva, the merciless king of Mahishmati, excellently portrayed by, Rana Daggubati, had his own inspiring journey to beef up for his part. He actor put on 25 kilos for his role as Bhallala Deva, and lost them all for his role as a lean naval officer in Ghazi-Attack, which released last year, as soon has he wrapped up shooting for Ghazi the actor hit the gym in preparation to reprise his beastly role, as the cruel king of Mahishmati. Rana worked out rigourously with his personal trainer Kunal Gir in Hyderabad, with whom the actor has been associated for eight years in a row. Apart from loading on high protein food, Rana was also making sure to keep up his intake of carbs, to ensure he is both muscular and bulky. Rana made sure he kept away from sweets, Rana doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth anyway so that wasn’t a tough feat for the actor. Mornings for the actor were dedicated to a solid cardio workout in the gym for about an hour. After pack-up in the evenings, Rana would again plunge into a two-hour workout with his trainer Kunal Gir. The regular workout mostly included lifting hardcore weights. Rana has been a boxer in his high-school and college, so he likes to mix in a bit of boxing in his regular regimen too.(Also read: The Ghazi Attack Actor Rana Daggubati's Diet And Fitness Tips to Get in Shape)
You loved her dramatic rendition as the widow of Amarendra Bahubali, waiting for his son Mahendra Baahubali to rescue her from the bondage of Bhalala Deva, you will love her more as the warrior princess and queen Devasa romancing and possibly trying her hand at archery with her husband Amaraendra Deva. Bahubali 2, which happens to go back in time, would see Anushka’s character in the prime of her youth. Anushka trained herself in archery, horse riding and sword fighting for her part. The actress, who gained twenty kgs for her movie ‘Size Zero’, shed all the excess weight by following a rigorous fitness regimen. She even flew to the U.S to enroll herself for a special weight loss programme. A yoga freak, Anushka practices yoga daily. But for her part in Baahubali 2, Anushka was put on a 45-minute specialized workout at the gym and a strictly monitored staple diet by her instructor and nutritionist. She adopted a minimal carb and high protein diet. Her strict dietary regime also included staying away from oily and calorie-rich food and having around 5-6 small meals every day.
Her meal was a healthy and balanced combination of dry fruits with fresh fruit juice, salads, sprouts, soups and veggies for getting the desired physical transformation.(Also read: Anushka Shetty's Diet and Fitness Routine For Her Glam Avatar In The Sequel)
Tamannaah Bhatia who played the role of the warrior beauty Avanthika impressed everybody with her rebellious guerilla warfare against the emperor Bhallala Deva. Tamannaah’s regime consists of weights, abs, crunches, cardio, and a series of free hand exercises. She spends at least an hour in the gym doing her routine for six days a week. Tamannaah who loves to keep herself hydrated all the time, starts the day by consuming a handful of soaked almonds and a glass of lukewarm water along with honey and a pinch of lemon juice. Tamannaah also keeps drinking water and other fluids such as juices, coconut water and soups which also helped her battle the scorching heat in which she has to shoot most of her parts. She also relies on yogurt to keep herself cool through the shoots and hectic long hours. (Also read: Sneaking In Tamannaah Bhatia's Fitness and Diet Secrets)
Baahubali 2 is the second film of the Baahubali franchiseGo watch the film, which is in theatres now. The internet is already abuzz with the spoilers, so make sure, you get to know the mystery yourself before someone reveals it to you.
Prabhas garnered several accolades for his built and excellent portrayal of the character of Amarendra Baahubali. The journey to build his body wasn’t an easy ride for the actor either. Prabhas apparently consumed 40 egg whites daily as part of his breakfast to bulk up for the role. The six feet two inches tall actor gained a whopping 20 kilos for his part as Amarendra Baahubali. His typical diet consisted of fish, egg whites, vegetables and almonds. The actor took a meal every two hours, and had a total of six meals everyday. His diet does not include rice. The total calorie intake of Prabhas while shooting for Baahubali was between 2000 to 4000 calories a day! One would expect that for such massive body transformation, the South sensation would seek help from foreign trainers, but Prabhas didn’t call a foreign trainer to train him for the part, but continued to work out with his local trainer. However, Prabhas did visit US where he interacted with the wrestlers of WWE to understand their extensive training regimen and imbibed them in his workout. He also got gymming equipments worth 1.5 crores imported to his place, to beef up for the part.(Also read: Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion: Prabhas' Incredible Fitness Regime for the Movie)
His rival on the other hand Bhallala Deva, the merciless king of Mahishmati, excellently portrayed by, Rana Daggubati, had his own inspiring journey to beef up for his part. He actor put on 25 kilos for his role as Bhallala Deva, and lost them all for his role as a lean naval officer in Ghazi-Attack, which released last year, as soon has he wrapped up shooting for Ghazi the actor hit the gym in preparation to reprise his beastly role, as the cruel king of Mahishmati. Rana worked out rigourously with his personal trainer Kunal Gir in Hyderabad, with whom the actor has been associated for eight years in a row. Apart from loading on high protein food, Rana was also making sure to keep up his intake of carbs, to ensure he is both muscular and bulky. Rana made sure he kept away from sweets, Rana doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth anyway so that wasn’t a tough feat for the actor. Mornings for the actor were dedicated to a solid cardio workout in the gym for about an hour. After pack-up in the evenings, Rana would again plunge into a two-hour workout with his trainer Kunal Gir. The regular workout mostly included lifting hardcore weights. Rana has been a boxer in his high-school and college, so he likes to mix in a bit of boxing in his regular regimen too.(Also read: The Ghazi Attack Actor Rana Daggubati's Diet And Fitness Tips to Get in Shape)
You loved her dramatic rendition as the widow of Amarendra Bahubali, waiting for his son Mahendra Baahubali to rescue her from the bondage of Bhalala Deva, you will love her more as the warrior princess and queen Devasa romancing and possibly trying her hand at archery with her husband Amaraendra Deva. Bahubali 2, which happens to go back in time, would see Anushka’s character in the prime of her youth. Anushka trained herself in archery, horse riding and sword fighting for her part. The actress, who gained twenty kgs for her movie ‘Size Zero’, shed all the excess weight by following a rigorous fitness regimen. She even flew to the U.S to enroll herself for a special weight loss programme. A yoga freak, Anushka practices yoga daily. But for her part in Baahubali 2, Anushka was put on a 45-minute specialized workout at the gym and a strictly monitored staple diet by her instructor and nutritionist. She adopted a minimal carb and high protein diet. Her strict dietary regime also included staying away from oily and calorie-rich food and having around 5-6 small meals every day.
Her meal was a healthy and balanced combination of dry fruits with fresh fruit juice, salads, sprouts, soups and veggies for getting the desired physical transformation.(Also read: Anushka Shetty's Diet and Fitness Routine For Her Glam Avatar In The Sequel)
Tamannaah Bhatia who played the role of the warrior beauty Avanthika impressed everybody with her rebellious guerilla warfare against the emperor Bhallala Deva. Tamannaah’s regime consists of weights, abs, crunches, cardio, and a series of free hand exercises. She spends at least an hour in the gym doing her routine for six days a week. Tamannaah who loves to keep herself hydrated all the time, starts the day by consuming a handful of soaked almonds and a glass of lukewarm water along with honey and a pinch of lemon juice. Tamannaah also keeps drinking water and other fluids such as juices, coconut water and soups which also helped her battle the scorching heat in which she has to shoot most of her parts. She also relies on yogurt to keep herself cool through the shoots and hectic long hours. (Also read: Sneaking In Tamannaah Bhatia's Fitness and Diet Secrets)
Baahubali 2 is the second film of the Baahubali franchiseGo watch the film, which is in theatres now. The internet is already abuzz with the spoilers, so make sure, you get to know the mystery yourself before someone reveals it to you. Advertisement
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