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Prabhas’ next films attract big bucks

Prabhas, who was just another actor working in Telugu films, became a national phenomenon after the earth-shattering success of Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017). Apart from establishing Prabhas as a superstar, the franchise also proved to be a game-changer for Indian cinema. Blurring cultural and linguistic barriers, the Baahubali franchise wrote a new success story.

Prabhas followed up the success with Saaho (2019), a trilingual action-thriller. Also featuring Shraddha Kapoor and Neil Nitin Mukesh in important roles, the film went on to set the box-office on fire. Despite receiving poor response from critics, Saaho did exceptionally at the box-office and turned out to be one of the highest-grossing films of the year.


The latest we hear that the distribution rights for his two upcoming films exceed his earlier films. A source in the know informs a publication that distributors across Northern India offered a whopping price to the makers of his upcoming films, considering the success of his recent movies.

The source says, “Prabhas is one of the most loved superstars and he has a massive fan following not only in the South but also across India. His films Baahubali 2 and Saaho were box office hits, and the Hindi rights to the movies were sold at a massive 50 crores and 70 crores, respectively. Details about his current project are still under wraps. However, even before its release, various distributors from the Northern market have taken a keen interest in purchasing the rights to the movie for a massive amount that exceeds that of his last two films.”

Prabhas is currently shooting for his next multilingual film with director Radha Krishna Kumar. Tentatively titled Jaan, the movie has Pooja Hegde as his love interest. The superstar has also collaborated with Nag Ashwin on a new film.

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  • Netflix board approved a $25bn share repurchase on 22 April, with no expiry date.
  • The move follows Netflix abandoning its $83bn bid for Warner Bros' streaming and studio assets.
  • Netflix stock has fallen more than 10 per cent since weak Q2 guidance, closing at $93.24 on 22 April.
Netflix has approved a $25 billion share buyback programme, using capital it had kept aside for its failed bid to buy Warner Bros.
The board gave the green light on 22 April, with the decision disclosed in an SEC filing the next day.
There is no expiry date on the programme. It comes on top of an existing December 2024 buyback that still had $6.8 billion left as of 31 March.

Earlier this year, Netflix pulled out of an $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros' streaming and studio assets after Paramount Skydance made a rival bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount then paid Netflix a $2.8 billion exit fee.

Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters had already said the company would restart share buybacks once the deal was off.

Netflix shares have had a rough ride. They hit an all-time high of $134.12 in June 2025, then fell more than 40 per cent when the Warner Bros deal was announced.

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