‘RRR’ has definitely turned the heads of Hollywood directors, writers and actors toward Indian cinema. The movie won various awards on the international level including the Golden Globe and the Oscar. It was even screened in some of the world’s prestigious theatres and got a standing ovation as well. We have seen a lot of Hollywood bigshots talking about ‘RRR’ and Indian cinema a lot lately.
Joe Russo who made ‘Avengers’ and many more has recently spoken about Indian cinema in the International Film Festival in Scotland. Speaking to trade website Deadline, Russo said, “Certainly a more diverse version and one that’s more international. Bollywood, for instance, is one of the more significant film businesses in the world but it has extremely minimal exposure outside of India. Thank God for movies like RRR, using a level of technical genius, visual effects, and mythological storytelling to appeal to a much wider audience. We learn about other cultures from movies like that. So, I guess, our goal would be empowerment. We want to support other markets as much as possible so their stories can get through in a broader way.”
The Russo brothers have worked with Indian artists for movies like ‘The Gray Man’ and ‘Extraction’. They directed Dhanush, Randeep Hooda, Pankaj Tripathi and others in these movies. They visited India during the promotion of ‘The Gray Man’. They are currently promoting their upcoming web series ‘Citadel’ which has Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra playing the lead. This crazy web series will be streamed on Amazon Prime Video from 28th April.