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James Cameron Tells S. S. Rajamouli He’d Visit ‘Varanasi’ Set, Offers to Shoot Second-Unit Footage

The offer surfaced in a promotional video conversation published by 20th Century Studios India.

Overview

  • During a recorded chat, Cameron said he would like to come to the Varanasi set and volunteered to operate a camera for second-unit shots.
  • Rajamouli welcomed the idea and noted the film has been shooting for almost a year with roughly seven to eight months left.
  • The exchange was part of a ‘Meeting of the Minds’ video tied to Avatar: Fire and Ash promotion and clips were widely shared online.
  • Varanasi features Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Prithviraj Sukumaran, with the large-scale production continuing into 2026.
  • No formal collaboration has been announced, and any on-set involvement by Cameron remains an expression of interest at this stage.