Filmmaker James Cameron had a brief yet exciting interaction with director SS Rajamouli as he shared his love of the latter’s superhit movie ‘RRR’. The ‘Avatar’ director had told him that he liked the movie so much that he watched it twice. The two met at the Critics’ Choice Awards, where ‘RRR’ won Best Foreign Language Film.
Now in an unseen clip shared by the official Instagram handle of ‘RRR’, Cameron is heard telling Rajamouli that if he ever thinks of making a movie in Hollywood, he should let him know. In the interaction, Rajamouli says, “I saw all your movies… Big inspiration. From ‘Terminator’, ‘Avatar’, ‘Titanic,’ everything. Loved your work.”
Replying to this, Cameron said, “Thank you. That's right. Now watching your characters...It's just like such a feeling to watch them. And the setup... Your fire, water story. Reveal after reveal. And then you show what happened in the back story. It's like all of them are a homely setup. Why he's doing what he's doing and the twists and turns and the friendship and eventually it gets to a point that where he can't even kill him when the other reverses...It's just so, so powerful.” Rajamouli said in response, "These words from you are more than an award for me."
Cameron then praised music composer MM Keeravani, who won a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award. He said, "And you composed, right? Because I saw you at the Golden Globes. The score, it's kind of amazing. Because I like the music to kinda stay out of the way and kinda come on in and support when the audience is already feeling something so it builds the theme. But you are using the music very differently.”
He then concluded by saying to Rajamouli, "You can only imagine, what it must be like. Everything that goes behind the movie-making process. Because of all the work and passion you've put in... all that must be yours. All of them must be surprised, your audience back at your home. And I'm sure this must be a bonus one for you. What you must be enjoying today, the world encounters it… If you ever wanna make a movie over here, let’s talk.”