KUALA LUMPUR, July 18 ― With fans still abuzz over the recent release of Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire’s official teaser, the hype just got bigger with viral news of its 1,979 screening locations in North America.

It is the highest to date for any Indian film.

Starring Tollywood superstar Prabhas, the Telugu-language action thriller has even surpassed the number of screening locations of RRR, which only premiered in 1,165 locations and was the first homegrown Indian movie to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song in March this year.

The record-breaking news of over 1,979 North America locations and over 5,000 overseas locations in total was announced by Prathyangira Cinemas, which is handling the movie’s overseas release.

Taking to social media, the distributors wrote: "A grand salute from our side to the Box Office Bulldozer... Marking the Man’s birthday year with the locations we are releasing in North America. PRABHAS 1979 Locations - ALL TIME RECORD RELEASE FOR ANY INDIAN FILM.”

Salaar: Part 1 ― Ceasefire is Prabhas’ 24th film, who became one of India’s highest paid actors after the huge success of his 2015 blockbuster Baahubali: The Beginning.

Directed by Prashanth Neel, Salaar: Part 1 ― Ceasefire co-stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu and Chandu Kanuri.

It’s scheduled to release on September 28 in five languages including Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi.