'Kalki 2898 AD' Spans 6000 Years In Time: Nag Ashwin

Though the team of 'Kalki 2898 AD' have not released anything significant barring a few posters and a glimpse that came out long back, the makers are keeping the fans excited with regular updates. Recently, they have posted a picture of Prabhas shaking a leg on the set which reveals that there is a dance number in the movie.

Now, the movie's director Nag Ashwin along with Rana Daggubati attended the Synapse 2024 event which happened in Gurgaon. During their chat session, they revealed some interesting details regarding the film's basic premise and storyline. The 'Mahanati' director said, “The film starts with Mahabharat and ends in 2898 AD. It spans 6000 years in time. We tried to create worlds, imagining what they would be like while still keeping it Indian, and not make it look like Blade Runner.”

He added, “6000 years behind 2898 AD is 3102 BC, which is when the last avatar of Krishna is believed to have passed. Talking about using AI instead of human touch these days, the director said, “We had to build so many sets, designs, vehicles for this film. It was a lot of process to ideate, conceptualise, build it, prototype, machinery, ageing. Had I used Sora, I wouldn't need to do this. It could just be a prompt and I wouldn't need to go for VFX. I am also thinking that, in the process of this struggle, will some magic come through? Because we take months to perfect this, something new could happen. If it's as easy as a prompt, are you missing something as a creator?”

Santosh Narayanan is the music composer while Djordje Stojilijkovic is the director of photography. Ashwini Dutt is the movie's producer. Big names like Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Hassan, Deepika Padukone and others are involved in this movie.