I believe in faith and soulmates is a concept to simplify belief in love: Prabhas

Dive into the world of love, destiny, and faith with the World Television Premiere of Radhe Shyam in Hindi on Zee Cinema on 24th April at 12 noon, directly after its theatrical release. Set in the 70’s, the grand love saga is a complete family entertainer that makes for a perfect Sunday afternoon watch. Touted to be India’s most expensive romantic genre film, this unique story, set in the background of old Europe, is replete with lavish imagery and spectacular picturisation. All this coupled with dreamy romance, mystery, popular chartbusters, and a narrative that will make you rethink your belief in destiny. Taking us through this journey, Bahubali star Prabhas talks about his experience of his new avatar as a palmist, his thoughts on faith, astrology and soulmates, his chemistry with Pooja Hegde and more.

●    Radhe Shyam is more than just a love story, tell us what appealed the most to you?
Radhe Shyam is a fresh mix of emotional love saga, romance and thriller set in the retro era and presented with grand look and feel, which, to me, felt an exciting combination to work with. While the film explores varied corners of the great war between love and destiny, the part that appealed the most to me was that the villain of the story is the unfortunate fate of the protagonist. My character, Vikramaditya, a great palmist with no sign of love on his palm, falls deeply for Prerana, making them a star-crossed couple. Now, this kind of story I hadn’t done in a while, so it got me engrossed. Radhe Shyam makes for a perfect Sunday afternoon watch that you can enjoy with your family and friends.

●    We haven't seen you in this avatar before, how was your experience?
As an artist, we try to don as many different characters as possible to push creative boundaries and test our talents. With Radhe Shyam I got to explore a character who is a genius at reading destiny, wooing women but afraid to fall in love. This layered character allowed me to peel through his personality and explore ways to express his dilemma. 

●    Radhe Shyam dwells into areas like faith, astrology, soulmates, do you believe in those?
India has a rich astrology and palmistry culture; I did read about it during the film to get some perspective on it. My family has a certain inclination towards astrology, so I have grown up around the belief. Personally, I have never gotten involved in palmistry or any such kind of astrology. Coming to the area of faith and soulmates, well, I believe in faith and soulmates is a concept to simplify belief in love. Radhe Shyam will make the audience see how there are different perspectives to life and how they all have, will and always must co-exist.

●    How was collaborating with Pooja Hegde?
I think for Radhe Shyam to fully flourish on the screen, the chemistry between Prerana and Vikramaditya had to be crackling. Pooja and I both understood the crux of the story. She is a great artist to work with.

●    What is next for you?
I’m working towards bringing some exciting stories for the audience. From a multilingual mythological drama ‘Adipurush’ to Salaar, Project-K and Spirit. All in all, like Radhe Shyam, the audience will see me in much newer avatars and settings in the coming days.