Amitabh Bachchan had been in the industry for over five decades. He has gifted us countless movies over these decades. However, with the growth of technology and trends, he is still unaware of certain things, one of which is Comic Con. Amitabh Bachchan’s new release Kalki 2898 AD, directed by Nag Ashwin, starring Deepika Padukone, Prabhas, Kamal Hassan, had its teaser launch at the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) International, 2024. It also became the first-ever Indian movie to get featured at such a prestigious event. Amitabh Bachchan, though, had ‘no idea’ about Comic Con until his son, Abhishek Bachchan came to help.
Amitabh Bachchan’s thoughts on Kalki 2898 AD.
The veteran actor recently took to Twitter to share his thoughts on being part of Kalki 2898 AD and he thanked the director and his co-actor Prabhas for the opportunity. He also added, “The humility, the respect and the concern Prabhas has given me have been so so touching & emotional. Not for me, but for all those involved in ‘Project K’, may your hard work touch new horizons .. love and prayers.”
Amitabh on Comic-Con
In a recent post, the legendary actor revealed that he had no clue about what comic con was and after his son explained to him about it, he realized how big a deal it was. Amitabh shared through his blog, “the first look of Project K has just been released at this huge Film event in San Diego called Comic-Con… I must admit unabashedly that I had no idea what Comic-Con meant or was until I told Abhishek, or rather asked him what this is all about and he said… with a shocked look on his face: ‘Dad… Comic-Con? This is a huge deal ..”
He also wrote, “”And today as I partake in a Zoom call at the release I cannot but be in bewildered admiration for Nagi Ashwin and his team for putting together an astonishing film. I am trying to put the teaser here… but am not proficient enough for that. I hope by the morning there shall be sufficient help in doing so.”
Abishek shared the film’s teaser on Instagram and wrote, “WOW! Kalki 2898 AD”.
Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter Navya Nanda Nevali shared the first glimpse of Kalki 2898 AD with a fire emoji on her Instagram stories.
About Kalki 2898 AD
Kalki 2898 AD is a dystopian sci-fi thriller film directed by Nag Aswin, starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani, Kamal Hasan, Saswata Chatterjee and other actors from Pan India in important roles, and is produced by C. Aswani Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies. The film is a mythological telugu epic set in 2898 AD. The film will offer immense cinematic visual experience and after Pan India epics like ‘Brahmastra’ and ‘Adipurush’, this film will definitely receive some affirmations for its visual effects, a glimpse of which is shown in the teaser. Kalki 2898 AD is made on a budget of Rs. 500 crores, making it the first most expensive Indian film to be made. The film will be out in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and English. Kalki 2898 AD will be released globally on January 12, 2024. So all our eyes are set on Kalki 2898 AD and we are ready to have our minds blown away.
