Recently, SS Rajamouli got trolled for an old video of him comparing Hrithik Roshan and Prabhas. While he was promoting RRR in the US, the filmmaker was slammed back in India for his comment where he had said 'Hrithik is nothing in front of Prabhas'.

Now, Rajamouli finally broke his silence and admitted that his choice of words wasn't right. In a statement, the filmmaker told, "It was long, long back... I think some 15-16 years back. But yeah, my choice of words wasn’t good, I must admit it. My intention was never to degrade him, I respect him a lot. It is long back."

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In the old clip which has resurfaced on social media, Rajamouli told, "When Dhoom 2 released two years ago, I wondered why only Bollywood can make such quality films. Don’t we have heroes like Hrithik Roshan? I just saw the songs, poster and trailer of Billa, and I can only say one thing. Hrithik Roshan is nothing in front of Prabhas. I’d like to thank Meher Ramesh (director) for taking Telugu cinema to Hollywood level."

After Golden Globes, all eyes are now on the Oscars and BAFTA as RRR has made it to the initial stages of nominations. The final lists of nominations for both are yet to be released.