Kalki 2898 AD, Nag Ashwin’s ambitious sci-fi film starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Kamal Haasan, and Amitabh Bachchan, is postponing its release due to Lok Sabha elections
The sci-fi flick is helmed by Nag Ashwin, known for his directorial works such as Yevade Subramanyam and Mahanati. The film also stars veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan. Recently, Nag Ashwin opened up about Kalki 2898 AD at an event at IIT Bombay.
The director said, “In India, we do not have a lot of sci-fi films. We have done a few time travel films. This one is different because it’s in a whole separate world on its own. Also, in the international sense, it is new because we have not seen India in a future setting or dystopian setting. So now we don’t have to look at London and New York being born, now we can see our cities also.”
He added,”This movie took place in the cusp between before and after Midjourney and before and after Chat GPT. First two years, we did a lot of work and then we realised a lot of work became easier after this text-to-image and image-to-text generator happened.”
Kalki 2898 AD is not the only film that is facing uncertainty over its May 9 release date due to clashes with elections. Vishwak Sen’s Gangs of Godavari has also been postponed. The makers of Vishwak Sen and Neha Sshetty’s Gangs of Godavari announced on X that the film will be released on May 17, soon after the election dates were announced. “Get ready to witness the Most rugged and violent tale from the banks of Godavari! Mass ka Das @VishwakSenActor’s #GangsofGodavari to release on May 17th 2024, worldwide. Meet you in theatres this Summer #GOGOnMay17th,” wrote the film’s producer Sitara Entertainments on X.
The general elections for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases, with the first scheduled for April 19. The counting of votes has been scheduled for June 4.
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