On June 27, Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD premiered on the big screen, presenting an epic story. According to sacnilk.com, the film, starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, and Kamal Haasan, grossed over ₹343.6 crore nett in India across all languages by Monday.
The film made ₹95.3 crore on its opening day and ₹57.6 crore on Friday. On day 5, it maintained a steady performance, earning ₹34.6 crore, bringing the total to ₹343.6 crore. Over the weekend, collections increased significantly with Saturday bringing in ₹66.2 crore and Sunday ₹88.2 crore, although there was a drop on Monday. Kalki 2898 AD was released in multiple South Indian languages and Hindi, in both 2D and 3D formats.
The film’s team reported that the multilingual 3D spectacle had entered the ₹500 crore club within four days of its global release. This figure represents worldwide box office collections.
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Abhishek Bachchan shared his reaction to the film on his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, using a ‘mind-blown’ emoticon. He wrote, “#Kalki2898AD = (mind-blown emoticon) Wow!” after watching the film with his father, Amitabh Bachchan, the previous evening.
Kalki 2898 AD blends sci-fi with mythological elements. Prabhas portrays Bhairava, a bounty hunter from Kashi, while Deepika plays SUM-80, a pregnant test subject. Amitabh Bachchan takes on the role of Ashwatthama from Indian mythology, and Kamal Haasan plays Supreme Yaskin, the leader of the Complex. The film follows Bhairava’s quest to earn enough units to live in the Complex, which is complicated by Ashwatthama’s interference.
The film also features Disha Patani as Roxie and includes cameos by Vijay Deverakonda, Mrunal Thakur, Dulquer Salmaan, Faria Abdullah, among others. Set 6000 years after the Kurukshetra war from the Mahabharata, Kalki 2898 AD is inspired by Hindu scriptures. Directed by Nag Ashwin, the post-apocalyptic film boasts a massive budget of ₹600 crore.