‘Varanasi’: First Look At Priyanka Chopra In ‘RRR’ Director’s New Film

Director S.S. Rajamouli‘s Varanasi is getting a first look at Priyanka Chopra in her new role.

Two new stills from the upcoming film have been released, featuring Chopra as Mandakini. The new images were dropped as a celebration of Chopra’s birthday on Saturday, July 18.

Varanasi takes place over thousands of years and in locations around the world, from Antarctica to Africa to the titular city in India.

The action-adventure film stars Mahesh Babu, Priyanka Chopra and Prithviraj Sukumaran and is the follow-up to Rajamouli’s last feature, RRR, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the acclaimed track “Naatu Naatu.” The composer of that song, MM Keeravani, is also returning to work on Varanasi.

Varanasi is set to open in theatres worldwide on April 7, 2027.

Last month, Chopra talked about working with the RRR filmmaker, saying at Cannes Lions, “He has complete and utter control on set. You just come as an actor in with the weight of your character, which is also really freeing as you’re not thinking about the things you would as a producer.”

In addition to Varanasi, Chopra is set to star in the survival thriller Reset, directed by Matt Smukler, which is reported to begin production in August.

Written by Jordan Rawlins, Reset follows a woman (Chopra) who wakes up in the middle of the wilderness days from civilization with no memory of how she got there, finding that her only chance at survival is to trust a charming stranger (Orlando Bloom) — who may not be who he says he is.

Watch a teaser for Varanasi in the video below.