Recalling a typical day on the film’s set, he explained how Rajamouli consistently arrives on set well before the first shot is scheduled.
When Prithviraj asked him what time he had arrived, Rajamouli told him he got there at 5:15 am!
"I asked him if he wanted me to come earlier, but he asked me to stick to the schedule."
Rajamouli is also the last one to leave the set every day, the actor observed.
Lunch breaks on the set of Varanasi, Prithviraj noted with a laugh, are just about 20 minutes.
Prithviraj also shared his admiration for how the director's passion shows through in his work ethic on set, noting, "I have not worked with a harder-working filmmaker."
Recalling a typical day on the film’s set, he explained how Rajamouli consistently arrives on set well before the first shot is scheduled. "For the first shot at 7 am, by the time Mahesh [Babu], Priyanka [Chopra Jonas] and I reach there, he would have set up the Jimmy Jib (camera crane), done 12 rehearsals with his assistants, corrected everything, and be waiting for the actors."
When Prithviraj asked him what time he had arrived, Rajamouli told him he got there at 5:15 am! "I asked him if he wanted me to come earlier, but he asked me to stick to the schedule."
Rajamouli is also the last one to leave the set every day, the actor observed. Lunch breaks on the set of Varanasi, Prithviraj noted with a laugh, are just about 20 minutes.
Despite the scale of the project and the expectations that come with his previous projects, Prithviraj emphasises that Rajamouli appears unaffected by his own reputation while working. "I don't think he even realises what he carries behind him," he said. "And that is an amazing thing to learn from him."
