India, July 2 -- N early nine years after its release, Jaya Janaki Nayaka is making headlines again. The Hindi-dubbed version (Khoonkhar) of the 2017 Telugu film, starring Rakul Preet Singh and Bellamkonda Sreenivas, has become the first film in the world to cross one billion views on YouTube. Reacting to the milestone, Rakul tells us she is still trying to wrap her head around the sheer scale of the achievement: "When we convert it into footfalls today of people going to theatres, it's an insane number. Even Dhurandhar would have been watched by one crore people, so one billion is amazing." The actor is also keen to set the record straight on reports describing the film as a commercial failure. "It was a film that did well at the time of its release as well. I don't know why some platforms have written otherwise. We had celebrated the success of the film, it was well received," she says. Writer-director Boyapati Srinu says the milestone is particularly gratifying because the film's long-term success has "far exceeded" its theatrical performance. "It gives support to my vision to believe in content and make films for people with conviction, without fear of the result." With inputs from Deep Saxena...