Kalki 2898 AD, featuring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Kamal Haasan, was released on June 27, 2024, in theatres. The movie dropped last week on Netflix and Prime Video in multiple languages. The film has achieved great success at the box office, collecting over Rs 1100 crore worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films of the year. The performances by the cast were widely praised, and the reviews were mostly positive, with audiences loving the film.
Kalki 2898 AD marks another big hit for Prabhas after his success with the Baahubali series. Fans are eagerly waiting for the sequel, which was confirmed at the end of the first movie. Director Nag Ashwin recalled the shooting days, expressing his surprise at Amitabh Bachchan being a "big fanboy" of Prabhas. He shared that the Baahubali star, who is a huge fan of Amitabh, was overwhelmed during the shoot. According to Nag Ashwin, Prabhas was in awe, saying he couldn't believe he was on set with Big B and was going to act with him. Ashwin shared that Prabhas, known for his humility, was even more overwhelmed by the experience.
Further, as per the News 18 entertainment news portal, Kalki 2898 AD director Nag Ashwin also mentioned that Amitabh Bachchan called Prabhas after watching Salaar Part 1 and was so excited that he told Prabhas he watched it twice and found him amazing in the film. Both actors have shown great mutual admiration for each other. The director was taken by surprise when he found out that the Sholay star is a big Prabhas fan.
On the set, Big B said, "Can you believe it's the Baahubali? Your fans are going to be so angry because Nagi is making me hit you. What is going on?" The Mahanati director stated that Amitabh Bachchan was quite excited whenever he had to shoot with Prabhas. When they had to do some scenes separately, the pink actor would feel disappointed.
Meanwhile, the first film ends with several cliffhangers. However, the audience can't wait to see what wreck Kamal Haasan will bring to the story, considering he's now more powerful. The makers have not given any confirmation on when to expect the sequel.
