Mrunal Thakur talks not being a part of Baahubali prequel after shooting a few episodes, calls it 'a very special & dear project'

Mrunal Thakur has some bit tickets projects lined up and this has been one of the busiest years of the actress’ career. In an interview, the actress has admitted that she had to drop out of a few projects earlier in the year and admitted she was not okay with it. One of the projects that Mrunal had to drop was the web series prequel of S.S. Rajamouli’s blockbuster Baahubali.

The Toofan actress was to play the younger Shivagami Devi, the character played by actress Ramya Krishna in the Prabhas starrer films. The Baahubali prequel titled, 'Baahubali: Before the Beginning,' was commissioned by Netflix a few years ago but apparently, the streaming giant wasn’t too pleased with the results after the makers had completed nearly 70% of the shoot.

Talking to Hindustan Times, Mrunal was asked about the Bahubali prequel to which she said, “I was doing that, but not anymore. We did shoot a few episodes two-three years ago, but unfortunately, I am not a part of it. I wish the entire team all the best because that’s a very special and dear project.”

According to earlier reports Mrunal opted out as she had had no room for the web series on her calendar since the makers planned to reshoot the whole thing. Punjabi actress Wamiqa Gabbi is said to have stepped in Mrunal’s shoes as the makers re-cast for the web series.

Mrunal also spoke about having to drop out of certain projects owning to pandemic and producers wanting to shoot all at once after the lockdown. Talking about letting go of films she told the publication, “I am not okay with that, but I have no other option after all. Because of Covid-19 (restrictions) earlier, we couldn’t travel. Earlier, I would shoot in Punjab, come to Mumbai, then go to Patiala, then Chandigarh... I was juggling a couple of projects. Right now, if I have to fly somewhere, I have to get tests done, it (the process) has slowed down. What I do is I compensate with a photoshoot or maybe something related to my work like a narration or script reading.”

On the work front, Mrunal has the release of Jersey to look forward to. She will also be seen in films like Pippa, Aankh Micholi and the Hindi remake of Thadam.