The highly awaited trailer for the pan-India film Pushpa 2: The Rule was launched during a spectacular event in Patna on Sunday night. The gathering took place at Gandhi Maidan, where film stars Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna were present, attracting a crowd of over 10,000 enthusiastic fans. At one stage, the situation seemed to escalate as fans began to climb over barricades and structures to get nearer to the celebrities. The police had to implement a ‘mild’ lathi charge to manage the crowd, according to reports.
News agency ANI reported that numerous fans ascended structures set up at Gandhi Maidan in Patna during the occasion in an effort to glimpse the stars. As they created a scene resembling a stampede, security personnel employed baton charges to control the massive gathering.
Footage from the event even showed some attendees hurling slippers and other items at the police when they were stopped from approaching the stage or climbing the scaffold for a better view of the stars.
However, police officials asserted that the situation was managed effectively. “Only a small group of individuals who came to observe the event and attempted to breach the barricades were removed. A sufficient number of security personnel were stationed at Gandhi Maidan,” Rajeev Mishra, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Patna, was quoted by E-Times. Patna District Magistrate Chandrashekhar Singh informed PTI that everything remained under control.
About Pushpa 2
Pushpa 2: The Rule, directed by Sukumar, is the sequel to the 2021 hit Pushpa: The Rise. The film features Allu Arjun in the role of the titular smuggler and includes Fahadh Faasil and Rashmika Mandanna, both reprising their characters from the first film. With an estimated budget of ₹300 crore, Pushpa 2 stands as one of the largest Indian films of recent years. The trailer has already sparked significant excitement, amassing 10 million views across all languages within mere hours. Pushpa 2 is scheduled to hit theaters on December 5.
