快速了解《瓦拉纳西》：拉贾穆里的新片

The 13th film from Indian filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli, Varanasi arrives on the heels of one of the most successful films in Indian history. 2022’s RRR was a wild three-hour triumph of cinematic maximalism, in which, among other things, a man beats the shit out of a tiger with his bare hands. It became a giant hit beyond its borders, and earned India its first Academy Award. The filmmaker is looking to go even bigger for his next effort. IT DRAWS FROM HINDU MYTHOLOGY While details remain sparse on the plot, what we do know is that Varanasi involves an impending asteroid about to hit the city of the same name: a major pilgrimage site on the Ganges. …