What’s
Amitabh
Bachchan’s
Role
In
Kalki
2898
AD:
Ace
filmmaker
Nag
Ashwin
is
coming
up
with
one
of
the
biggest
releases
of
the
year
and
the
audience
can’t
keep
calm.
We
are
talking
about
Kalki
2898
AD
which
is
a
multi-starrer
project
starring
Prabhas,
Deepika
Padukone,
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Kamal
Haasan
and
Disha
Patani
in
the
lead.
Set
in
a
post-apocalyptic
world,
in
the
year
2898
AD
Kalki
2898
AD
is
the
first
motion
picture
instalment
of
the
planned
Kalki
Cinematic
Universe.

Interestingly,
the
sci-fi
action
film
will
feature
Prabhas
in
the
lead
role
of
Bhairava
while
Deepika
will
be
seen
as
his
love
interest
Padma.
Not
just
the
stellar
cast,
the
first
look
posters
of
the
movie
have
also
been
grabbing
a
lot
of
eyeballs.
In
fact,
fans
are
now
looking
forward
to
the
release
of
Kalki
2898
AD
which
will
be
out
on
June
10.
Ahead
of
the
trailer
release,
there
have
been
a
lot
of
speculations
about
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan’s
role
in
this
Nag
Ashwin’s
Kalki
2898
AD.

What’s
Amitabh
Bachchan’s
role
in
Kalki
2898
AD?

Amitabh
Bachchan,
who
has
collaborated
with
Prabhas
for
the
first
time
and
third
time
with
Deepika
after
Piku
and
Aarakshan,
is
playing
a
key
role
of
Ashwatthama
in
Kalki
2898
AD.
To
note,
Ashwatthama
means
‘one
with
the
sound
of
a
horse’.
He
was
the
son
of
Guru
Dronacharya
and
Kripi
and
was
known
for
his
unwavering
loyalty
and
controversial
actions.
Interestingly,
Ashwatthama
had
a
divine
gem
on
his
forehead
since
birth
that
made
him
immortal
and
invincible
along
with
giving
him
power
over
all
living
beings.
In
fact,
it
also
protected
him
from
hunger,
fatigue,
diseases
and
even
weapons.
This
isn’t
all.
Ashwatthama
also
had
immense
skills
in
weaponry,
particularly
the
Narayanastra
and
the
Brahmastra
and
was
a
formidable
warrior.

Meanwhile,
as
Kalki
2898
AD
will
reportedly
chronicle
some
events
of
the
Mahabharata
in
the
year
of
3102
BC,
Nag
Ashwin
in
his
interaction
with
Deadline
stated
that
the
movie
“does
not
involve
any
characters
actively
worshipped
by
large
numbers
of
Hindus”.
He
further
asserted,
“We
can
take
it
as
extremely
religious
or
we
can
take
it
as
the
story
of
somebody
who
was
born
with
a
lot
of
power,
didn’t
know
what
to
do
with
it,
and
found
his
mentor
in
the
process”.