Is S.S. Rajamouli’s next epic secretly a Kurdish saga? We dive into the wild fan theories, cultural overlaps, and why the Kurdish diaspora is claiming Bahubali 3 as their own. If you’ve spent any time on the more cinematic corners of Twitter (X) or Telegram, you’ve seen the meme. It started as a whisper, grew into a rumor, and has now solidified into a full-blown cultural movement: The Bahubali 3 Kurdish Cut.
The internet went wild. Suddenly, a fan poster appeared showing Mahendra Baahubali holding not a sword, but a . The caption: "Bhallaladeva has three heads. Ankara. Tehran. Baghdad. Who will wield the third sword?" Why the Obsession? The Three Act Structure of Oppression Kurdish storytelling thrives on the "Epic of Defiance." Think of Mem û Zîn (the classic Kurdish love tragedy). The hero always fights a larger, unkillable empire.
Let’s be clear: Baahubali 2: The Conclusion ended in 2017. S.S. Rajamouli has moved on to RRR and his upcoming globe-trotting adventures with Mahesh Babu. There is no official Bahubali 3 .
But tell that to the Kurds. To understand the hype, you have to understand the void. The Baahubali franchise (the two films, plus the animated series) is arguably the most successful Indian epic since Mahabharat . It ended with Amarendra Baahubali’s son, Mahendra Baahubali, sitting on the throne of Mahishmati. The villain is dead. The river is flowing. The story is over.
For 40 million Kurds, the answer is simple: Do you think the Kurdish adaptation of Bahubali is cultural appropriation or cultural liberation? Sound off in the comments below.