Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Kalki 2898 AD’
Amitabh Bachchan steps up the intrigue as ‘Ashwatthama’ in his first look teaser from Kalki 2898 AD. Fronted by Prabhas and co-starring Deepika Padukone and Kamal Haasan, the movie is a pan-Indian sci-fi epic set to launch on May 9. It is directed by Nag Ashwin.
The over-a-minute-long teaser introduces Bachchan as a warrior who’s survived from yuga to yuga, and is gearing up for his last battle. In the epic Mahabharata, Ashwatthama is the son of Drona, the royal preceptor of the Kuru clan.
In the teaser, Bachchan’s character is seen praying to a Shiva linga. Conversing with a toddler, he reveals himself as the immortal Ashwatthama. “I have been waiting for the avatar,” Bachchan confides, probably referring to Prabhas’s character.
Kalki 2898 AD is billed as a magnum-opus sci-fi spectacle that’s impressed by Hindu mythology. An earlier launched character-reveal poster of Prabhas confirmed the star as Bhairava, a person who’s “from the future streets of Kasi.” According to studies, the movie options Prabhas as a modern-day embodiment of Lord Vishnu.
Apart from Prabhas and Bachchan, the movie encompasses a large pan-Indian forged together with Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, Disha Patani and Saswata Chatterjee.
Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, Kalki 2898 AD is ready to launch in theatres on May 9 in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and English.