James Cameron calls SS Rajamouli's RRR 'spectacular' says, 'It’s great to see Indian cinema get global acceptance'

SS Rajamouli’s RRR, which released in 2022, turned out to be a massive blockbuster across the globe. Apart emerging as a money-spinner, the period action drama created history by bagging the Best Original Song for the energetic track Naatu Naatu at the 95th Academy Awards. At the Critics’ Choice Awards in 2023, the legendary filmmaker James Cameron and SS Rajamouli bumped into each other and their 10 minutes took the internet by storm. Now at the recently held Saturn Awards, a reported asked the Avatar 2 helmer about his meeting with Rajamouli and here’s how he replied…

When asked, “I saw you met up with Rajamouli, who directed a fantastic film called RRR, talk about that,” the Titanic director responded, “Well, I was being honest with him at the time that I thought it was spectacular work. It was great to see Indian cinema bursting out onto the world stage with broad acceptance.” The official handle of RRR shared the clip on their X and wrote, “James Cameron… Your precious words always inspire us to strive better and be the best. We strongly believe Indian cinema is going to break all boundaries and grow to its fullest. #RRRMovie. (sic)” Earlier in 2023, Rajamouli met James Cameron and gushed about it on his Instagram as he wrote “The great James Cameron watched RRR.. He liked it so much that he recommended to his wife Suzy and watched it again with her. Sir I still cannot believe you spent a whole 10 minutes with us analyzing our movie. As you said I AM ON TOP OF THE WORLD… Thank you both (sic).”