“Both Baahubali films were conceived to be one story, but it was too big to fit into one film. For the 10th anniversary, I didn’t want to give audiences what they had already seen. I wanted to create a new experience,” he had said.

Baahubali is one among many Indian movies that will be re-released again. Another classic that will see the light of day is the Bollywood blockbuster, Sholay.

PVR, the multiplex chain, has already indicated that re-release of older films has become an important part of their business strategy, especially as Hindi cinema continues to struggle. In 2025 alone, much-anticipated movie from the stables of YRF Films, War 2, starring Hrithik Roshan, fell flat against high expectations.