Acclaimed film-maker S. S. Rajamouli is quite candid just as the films he makes.

He openly admits that Hollywood flicks such as Ben-Hur and Gladiator have hugely impacted him and his creativity. The hit-maker seemed least irked when asked whether his multi-lingual magnum opus Bahubali-The Beginning had striking similarities with director Zack Snyder’s Hollywood epic drama 300 .