Exclusive! Pooja Hegde: Glad people think we have managed to replicate Titanic

Prabhas and Pooja Hegdes intent for Radhe Shyam seems to be immersing the audiences into a grand spectacle on celluloid with a sprawling love saga at its heart and astrology at its core Love and destiny could be incomplete without each other and the duo has been blessed with bothIn an exclusive interaction with midday Radhe Shyam duo Prabhas and Pooja Hegde talk about astrology the sweeping scale of this romantic saga and lots moreAsk Pooja if she believes in astrology to which she says ldquoI really believe in astrology Itrsquos a proper science if you understand it We need to give astrology and the alternate sciences a fair thought My dad always says that when you take allopathy medicine and the doctor gives you the wrong medicine you donrsquot blame allopathy you blame the doctor But here if you meet an astrologer and he doesnrsquot predict the right things for you you donrsquot blame the astrologer you end up blaming the science Why two different thought processes for the same thing Irsquove had great readings from people life changing at times So I feel like I do believe in itrdquoWhat does Prabhas have to say about the same question the same science ldquoIrsquove never believed in it But Irsquove heard interesting stories about it I have never showed my hand to anyone But the way the story is going the way he narrated it was really interesting thatrsquos why I wanted to do the filmrdquoWhen the trailer made its way on social media and YouTube the grandeur and one particular shot featuring a sinking ship immediately made fans compare it with the Hollywood juggernaut Titanic 1997 Hegde chuckles and proceeds to quip ldquoIf therersquos a sinking ship it has to be Titanic you know what I mean There are some things we just assume Itrsquos in our heads right If I see a beautiful girl in Switzerland dancing in a Saree Irsquom going to think itrsquos a Yash Raj film therersquos no comparison about it because we have made it so iconic But itrsquos not Titanic itrsquos nothing like Titanic Irsquom glad people think we have managed to replicate that in terms of scale They have done a great job with that sequence Irsquove seen it and itrsquos pretty amazing I hope you like my character Prerna in the film Itrsquos been four years since Irsquove been working on it I signed this film after DJ This one was getting delayed due to Covid19 and other things I feel I have left a little bit of my soul with this character and I hope people like itrdquoMumbairsquos cinema halls are now back to 10037 occupancy Does that make her a lot more excited over the commercial prospects of this giant of a film She says ldquoIrsquom just going lsquoThank Godrsquo I see people walking on the roads walking with masksrdquoWhen quipped about describing Radhe Shyam in on word Hegde ponders with quirky expressions and then says ldquoI think soulrdquo Blockbuster ldquoI hoperdquo she exclaimsItrsquos Prabhasrsquo turn to exclaim when asked about his shyness Hegde says hersquos not but the actor thinks otherwise ldquoIrsquom shy But when you get close for example during Baahubalirsquos interviews I was different after Saaho Irsquom ever better now Irsquom getting better like that I need timerdquoMaybe what also needs time and will take a lot of time is to beat the collections of Baahubali The Conclusion Just the Hindi version did Rs 511 crore Does he think hersquos Demi God ldquoSo the film did like that but the Superstars are different They donrsquot need a big hit all the time Superstars donrsquot need 500 crore they are Superstars everywhere in this countryrdquo he says laughingWhat are his thoughts on wanting to play a Super villain ldquoYes yes yesrdquo he says thrice over and adds ldquoI will definitelyrdquo And what can we expect from the combination of Amitabh Bachchan and Prabhas who unite for the first time in Nag Ashwinrsquos tentatively titled Project K ldquoI donrsquot know Irsquom so excited to see myself with Amitabh Sir People will get super excited with the roles we are doingrdquoWhen asked about his favourite Amitabh Bachchan films he says ldquoDeewar Sholay Zanjeer Amar Akbar Anthony Namak Halal many filmsrdquo