Allu Arjun says Pushpa 2 saree look is 'most alpha thing' he's ever done

Allu Arjun says wearing a saree in Pushpa 2 was 'the most alpha thing' he's ever done.

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Allu Arjun said on 2026-09-01 that wearing a saree, jewellery, makeup and blue body paint for the Gangamma Jathara sequence in 'Pushpa 2' was 'the most alpha thing' he has ever done. ^[1] Allu Arjun revealed that director Sukumar proposed the bold visual for his character's Gangamma Jathara look in the film Pushpa 2. ^[2] Allu Arjun appears on the cover of Forbes India's Showstoppers 2026 issue. ^[3] Allu Arjun said in the same interview that the success of 'Pushpa' changed his view of Indian cinema and inspired him to take it to another level. ^[4] Allu Arjun described playing a woman as the most alpha thing he has ever done. ^[5] Director Sukumar felt a conventional, overly macho look wasn't delivering the emotional weight the high-stakes scene required. ^[6] 'Pushpa 2' is one of the highest-grossing Indian films. ^[7]

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Allu Arjun said on 2026-09-01 that wearing a saree, jewellery, makeup and blue body paint for the Gangamma Jathara sequence in 'Pushpa 2' was 'the most alpha thing' he has ever done. · Mid-day

Allu Arjun revealed that director Sukumar proposed the bold visual for his character's Gangamma Jathara look in the film Pushpa 2. · Deccan Herald

Allu Arjun appears on the cover of Forbes India's Showstoppers 2026 issue. · Mid-day

Allu Arjun said in the same interview that the success of 'Pushpa' changed his view of Indian cinema and inspired him to take it to another level. · Mid-day

Allu Arjun described playing a woman as the most alpha thing he has ever done. · Deccan Herald

Director Sukumar felt a conventional, overly macho look wasn't delivering the emotional weight the high-stakes scene required. · Deccan Herald

'Pushpa 2' is one of the highest-grossing Indian films. · Mid-day

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