RRR is one of the most expensive and highest-grossing Indian films ever made.

It's also the most watched film on Netflix that isn't presented in English.

It's a sweeping and bloody sort of historical epic about the unlikely friendship between

two men who seem to be working at cross purposes.

One villager fighting against India's British colonizers, the other a soldier working with

them.

RRR has breathtaking stunts, stirring songs and a story about male friendship that's

made it an international phenomenon.

I'm Glenn Weldon and today we're talking about RRR on pop culture happy hour from NPR.

Joining me today is film critic and culture journalist Badatri D. Chudri.

Hey, Badatri, welcome back.

Hi Glenn, glad to be back as always.

Well, it's great to have you and man, there's so much to talk about in this film, so let's

get into it.

RRR stands for Rise, Roar, Revolt or Rage, War, Blood and Telugu.

It's set in India in the 1920s when the country is still under British rule.

NT Romarile Jr., who also goes by NTR or NTR Jr. plays a revolutionary freedom fighter who

sent from his remote village to rescue a village girl who has been kidnapped by the British

governor and his wife.

The governor tasks a young Indian man who's enlisted in the British military to hunt this

freedom fighter down he's played by Ram Chiron.

When the two men meet, neither is who he seems to be, but they become deep and trusted

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