On New Year's Day, Prabhas thanks fans for Salaar's fantastic run at the box office

Prabhas is currently basking in the success of his recent film Salaar Part 1: Ceasefire. The film is nearing ₹600 crore in worldwide collection. Amid the massive success, the lead actor took to his social media account to share a note of gratitude. 

Prabhas thanks fans for ‘owning’ Salaar 

Following the success of Salaar, Prabhas took to his social media account to pen a note of the film as the year 2023 concluded. The actor headlined the Prashanth Neel directorial. Along with Prabhas, the film also starred Prithviraj Sukumaran and Shruti Haasan. 

Taking to his Instagram account, Prabhas shared a still from the film and wrote, “While I decide the fate of Khansaar⚔️💥, you all sit back and have a fantastic New Year darlings! Thank you for owning #SalaarCeaseFire and making it a big success.” The actor expressed his gratitude and said in a statement, “I am deeply grateful and humbled by the immense love and support given by the audience. Witnessing 'Salaar’s fantastic run at the box office has been nothing but an incredible reward to me and my entire team. Every single person involved in the project has put out their heart to deliver their best, and we are thrilled to see the positive impact it has had on the viewers.”  

Salaar fan frenzy takes over cinema halls

The Prabhas-starrer Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire released on December 22. A video from a theatre is currently doing rounds on the Internet, and it shows the fans of Prabhas going berserk at the entry sequence of the actor. The video shows his fans lighting a flaring torch inside the theatre with confetti as the title credit for the actor, 'Rebel Star' rolls onto the screen. There are other videos as well which capture fans enjoying themselves, dancing energetically to Prabhas's songs, and displaying their excitement with the backdrop of a large cut-out of the actor. The festivities also included the bursting of firecrackers.

Another video shows large groups of Prabhas fans at Hyderabad’s famous Sandhya Theatre which appeared to be transformed into a concert-like celebration ground with huge lights mounted at the venue to celebrate the actor’s release. Videos show massive cut-outs placed at the venue. In one of the videos, one could see a large cut-out of Prabhas from Salaar placed at the venue while several other posters and digital motion posters were also placed at the theatre.
(With inputs from IANS)