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The craze around SS Rajamouli's 'RRR' in the west is far from over. The film, which was released in India in March, continues to fill up theatres in America. Recently the film was scheduled to be screened at the world's biggest IMAX theatre. Turns out the tickets for the screening got sold out in flat 98 seconds!
RRR was screened as a part of an initiative by Beyond Fest at Los Angelesâs Chinese Theatre. SS Rajamouli, Jr NTR and Ram Charan are expected to be part of the screening. The hype around the film is real as the show was sold out within two minutes, creating a new record for sure.
The official handle of Beyond Fest took to Twitter to share the news with fans. According to the organisers, this was a first for any Indian film and Beyond Fest called it âhistoricâ.
The tweet read, âItâs official and itâs historic. @RRRMovie sold out the @ChineseTheatres @IMAX in 98 seconds. There has never been a screening like this of an Indian film before because there has never been a film like RRR before. Thank you @ssrajamouli @tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan @mmkeeravaani.â
It's official and it's historic. @RRRMovie sold out the @ChineseTheatres @IMAX in 98 seconds. There has never been a screening like this of an Indian film before because there has never been a film like RRR before. Thank you @ssrajamouli @tarak9999 @AlwaysRamCharan @mmkeeravaani pic.twitter.com/GjR0s6A6b1
â Beyond Fest (@BeyondFest) January 4, 2023
While the film was earlier screened at the Chinese theatre in October 2022, this screening is special as the team of RRR would be present to interact with fans.
The film has been having a dream run in the US. On Wednesday night, Rajamouli won the Best Director Award from the New York Film Critics Circle.
The film's lead actors Ram Charan and Jr NTR along with Rajamouli will be presenting RRR at the Golden Globes awards on January 10 where the film has been nominated in two categories, - Best Foreign Film and Best Song for 'Naatu Naatu'. RRR has also made it to the Oscar shortlist and is being touted as a favourite in several categories.