{"id":2264962,"date":"2026-02-03T16:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2264962"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:54:07","slug":"mahesh-babu-priyanka-chopra-jonas-and-prithviraj-sukumaran-on-making-s-s-rajamoulis-varanasi-intimidating-and-exhilarating-at-the-same-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mahesh-babu-priyanka-chopra-jonas-and-prithviraj-sukumaran-on-making-s-s-rajamoulis-varanasi-intimidating-and-exhilarating-at-the-same-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Prithviraj Sukumaran on Making S.S. Rajamouli\u2019s \u2018Varanasi\u2019: \u2018Intimidating and Exhilarating at the Same Time\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">The cast of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt8178634\/\">Rrr<\/a>\u201d director <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1442514\/\">S.S. 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