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‘Kalki 2898 AD’: Inside The Prabhas-Starring Sci-Fi Epic That Is One Of India’s Most Expensive Movies Of All Time


'Kalki 2898 AD': We explore Nag Ashwin's sci-fi epic starring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan & Deepika Padukone.

Police patrol the area to prevent a stampede, and a meshed grill separates the crowds from Prabhas, who pulls up two hours late in a working model of the Bujji car accompanied by a blaze of pyrotechnics, dramatic music and squad of black-costumed stormtroopers. Of the 10 minutes he takes to address the masses, several are spent apologizing for a promotional Instagram story teasing “a very special person,” which prompted fans to speculate wildly about his relationship status. A self-professed nerd as a child, Ashwin’s vision for Kalki 2898 AD resembled “a character from [Indian mythological comic book] Amar Chithra Katha fighting someone from X-Men ”.

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