{"id":464167,"date":"2026-02-12T12:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/464167\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:27:07","slug":"varanasi-budget-surpasses-rrrs-closing-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/464167\/","title":{"rendered":"Varanasi Budget Surpasses RRR&#8217;s Closing Collections?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Varanasi is one of the most-awaited Indian films and whatever news comes out about it makes headlines. According to a Variety magazine report referencing Priyanka Chopra\u2019s interview, Varanai is one of the most ambitious Indian films ever made is shaping up to be SS Rajamouli\u2019s Varanasi, with a staggering budget of around $150 million\u00a0which is approximately \u20b91,300 crore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This places it at a scale slightly higher than the closing gross of RRR, which remains one of India\u2019s biggest global hits.\u00a0The massive investment underscores the project\u2019s grand scope, as Rajamouli aims to deliver a larger-than-life cinematic experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Priyanka, who is making a high-profile return to Indian cinema with this film, spoke about being part of such a huge project and the excitement it brings. The scale of the production, rumoured to be the most expensive in Indian cinema, has already generated significant buzz.<\/p>\n<p>The audiences are now eager to see if\u00a0Varanasi\u00a0can match or surpass the success of Rajamouli\u2019s previous blockbusters. The adventure thriller\u00a0stars Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra, and Prithviraj Sukumaran, and is being mounted with cutting-edge technology, extensive international locations, and powerful visual storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>With Varanasi still in production and a April\u00a07, 2027 release planned, expectations remain sky-high for what could be a defining moment in Indian cinema\u2019s global journey.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-tag\">Tags <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulte.com\/tag\/varanasi\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Varanasi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gulte.com\/tag\/varanasi-budget\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Varanasi budget<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Varanasi is one of the most-awaited Indian films and whatever news comes out about it makes headlines. According&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":464168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[88,206,176220,216196],"class_list":{"0":"post-464167","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-movies","10":"tag-varanasi","11":"tag-varanasi-budget"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}