Nitish Bharadwaj Lauds Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD, Says Hindi Film Producers Should Learn From South

Kalki 2898 AD has won hearts with its storyline. With each passing day, the movie is inching towards the ₹500 crore mark. As the movie continues to impress audiences, actor Nitish Bharadwaj, who played Lord Krishna in BR Chopra’s TV show Mahabharat, heaps praise on Nag Ashwin’s film. He also said that Hindi film producers “must learn from the South.”
Nitish said, “(Nag Ashwin has) made clever use of Mahabharat characters and the futuristic birth of Mahavishnu’s last avatar Kalki. Hindi film producers must learn from the South as they are so deeply rooted in our scriptures and epics that even their inspirational versions seem correct. No doubt, Kalki seems to have definite visual inspiration from Mad Max movies. Yet, it seemed different because, eventually, the sets and production design were less important to me than the foreground story. Ashwin merged the two extremely well.”
Nitish Predicts What Will Happen in Kalki 2898 AD Sequel
He also shared his predictions for the plot of the Kalki 2898 AD sequel. “Prabhas, aka Karna, will die in the ambition of being accepted by the villain despite Ashwatthama (Amitabh Bachchan) and Krishna showing him the path to redemption.” He teased that in the sequel, Nag Ashwin doesn’t need to “hide Krishna’s face; I am available,” said the actor.
Nag Ashwin’s Opinion on Krishna’s Character
During a conversation with Pinkvilla, Nag opened up about the casting decision for Krishna. He said, “The idea was to always keep him a silhouette and formless, without an identity. Otherwise, it just becomes a person or an actor. The idea was always to keep him dark-skinned and silhouetted, just like a mysterious figure. I think that’ll (casting) go against the point.”
About Kalki 2898 AD
Nag Ashwin’s highly anticipated 3D spectacle Kalki 2898 AD is hailed as India’s most expensive film ever made, reportedly costing ₹600 crore. The mythological and sci-fi action drama was released worldwide on June 27, in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and English languages. Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, Kalki 2898 AD features a star-studded cast including Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone, Prabhas, Disha Patani, Saswata Chatterjee, and Shobhana, among others.