Filmmakers SS Rajamouli and Steven Spielberg had a brief chat about their films in a conversation. The latter’s ‘The Fabelman’s released in India on Friday, in which Steven has fictionalised several key moments of his life, including his parents’ divorce and how he got his start in filmmaking. The American director spoke about balancing both art and family. He stated that the movie had no villains as it was a love story. Even though it dealt with traumatic instances of his past, he wanted to be respectful of how his parents and three sisters were presented.
In the conversation, Steven spoke about turning down projects in the course of his career so he could be home with his children and wife. He shared that he turned down the first film in the Harry Potter film franchise so he could be with his young children when they were growing up. Rajamouli shared that he does the opposite. He said, “Luckily for me, I keep my whole family in the film business, my wife, my son, my brother, my brother’s wife - everyone is along with me making movies, so I don’t miss my family.”
Rajamouli’s wife Rama has designed the costumes in his movies including the ‘Baahubali’ franchise, and ‘RRR’. His son Karthikeya is a producer, while his brother Kanchi Rajamouli is a writer. Composers MM Keeravani, nominated for ‘Naatu Naatu ‘at this year's Oscars, and Kalyani Malik are his cousins.