SS Rajamouli Takes RRR To 'World's Largest Theatre' In Paris - Why Is This Feat HUGE?

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Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR is headed to the biggest theatre of the world. In an announcement that has left the movie's massive fanbase excited, the Oscar-winning film will have a special screening at the iconic Le Grand Rex in Paris next month. The makers made the big announcement through a social media post, while also revealing that Rajamaouli himself will be present at the venue. Starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan, in lead roles, along with Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn, Ray Stevenson and Alison Doody, the epic action drama first released in 2022, and even after four years, continues its global impact.

RRR heads to Le Grand Rex

On May 29, the official social media handles of RRR announced that RRR will have a special screening at Paris' Le Grand Rex on June 30, 2026, at the historic Grand Auditorium. Fans will be able to interact with Rajamouli, a filmmaker who put Indian cinema on the world map in recent times. The evening of conversation with be followed by a screening of the film.

The announcement post included an edited video of the film, featuring movie and behind-the-scene shots. It included the text, "RRR returns to big screen once again. SS Rajamouli is coming to the special screening of RRR at the world's largest single screen."The caption of the post read, "Paris, here we come. Join us on 30 June. Relive RRR with the director himself. The one and only S.S. Rajamouli is arriving at the world’s biggest theatre, Le Grand Rex!"

About Le Grand Rex, Paris

The Grand Rex in Paris is one of Europe's most iconic movie palaces. Famous for its huge auditoriums and superb cinema going, this Art Deco site was opened in 1932. The theatre's Grand Large screen, often quoted as some 300 square metres, is one of the largest cinema screens in Europe (excluding IMAX). The 2,000-plus capacity venue is one of the most prestigious venues on the continent to host major film events and premiers.

Why is screening at Le Grand Rex huge?

The screening is being billed as a celebration of Indian cinema and Rajamouli's contribution to global filmmaking. It is also another pointer of the film's lasting legacy, a testament to how Rajamouli's epic continues to draw crowds years after its release, and how it remains one of the most internationally celebrated Indian films of all time.

About RRR's global achievements

RRR is a fiction historical action drama is set in the India of the 1920s, during British rule, and imagines a friendship between two legendary freedom fighters, Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju, before they became icons of resistance.

RRR, after its release, became a global phenomenon, earning over Rs 1,200 crore at the global box office and garnering a passionate international fanbase. The film was particularly successful in North America, Japan and various European territories where special screenings sold out every time.Its biggest achievement came at the 95th Academy Awards where its track Naatu Naatu took home the Oscar for Best Original Song, the first song from an Indian production to win the category. The film also won a Golden Globe for that same song and collected a number of critics' awards around the world.