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"Content is King!" says Rana Daggubati on 'Ghazi' and 'Baahubali 2' winning National Awards

With two of his films – ‘Ghazi’ and ‘Baahubali 2’ getting recognition at the

National film awards

, Rana Daggubati is on cloud nine. Speaking about it, Rana said that though he had been enjoying the high of the success of 'Baahubali' for the last 6-7 years, he was happier for '

Ghazi

' garnering the spotlight at the National Film Awards, which won the Best Telugu film award. “There was a lot of resistance when we were making the film, especially because it is not in a regular Telugu format. It was a submarine war film devoid of a love story, songs or anything regular that viewers look for in Telugu films. But we still believed in it. So, it’s indeed a proud moment for us that it did well at the box office in all three languages and has now won a National Award,” he said.

While ‘Ghazi’ won the Best Regional Film award, ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’ won Best Action Choreography, Best Special Effects and Best Popular Movie awards.

He also took to social media and wrote, “Content is King!!” The most satisfying journeys and destinations I’ve had by being part telling these fantastic stories. Thanking the directors of these films @ssrajamouli and Sankalp for teaching me so much and making the process of filming so memorable . (sic)”

“Congrats @RanaDaggubati, Sankalp and @PVPCinema on being awarded the best regional film Telugu award for #GHAZI… Keep thrilling us with your works…:) #NationalAwards,” tweeted

Rajamouli

, who helmed Baahubali franchise, congratulating Rana.

Rana is currently shooting for a period drama titled ‘1945’, which is set in the backdrop of pre-partition India. Rana has also lent his voice for Thanos for the Telugu dubbed version of Marvel's highly anticipated movie, ‘Avengers: Infinity War’.

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