In June, we reported 'Jil' director Radha Krishna as saying that his next film with Rebel Star Prabhas will show the actor's "darling side". Since then, it is clear that Prabhas' untitled flick is going to be a love story.

While there is a long way to go before the film goes on the floors in 2018, here comes the news that it's a period romantic drama set in a bygone era. The retro look is what the film will probably have.

Period romances are rare to come by in Indian cinema. This reality only makes it all the more challenging.

After an epic fantasy ('Baahubali') and an actioner ('Saaho'), it will be quite refreshing to watch the Rebel Star in a rom-com. Radha Krishna surely has a huge task at hand. It's very difficult to convince an audience who is in awe of a star's action side in a softcore role.