10/10 If you can guess the Hollywood movies that inspired Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD

Nag AshwinKalki 2898 AD has been making all the right noises. The film, which premiered on June 27, stars Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Disha Patani. Now, Nag Ashwin has opened up about his inspiration behind the film. In a Zoom interview, he revealed that Kalki 2898 AD was inspired by guardians of the galaxy And Star Wars“We grew up watching Marvel movies. I would say guardians of the galaxy was more of an influence than Iron Man. Without a doubt, Star Wars is a huge influence. I love it Star Wars, “So it’s unconsciously part of my aesthetic,” he said.

Nag Ashwin has denied claims that Kamal Haasan’s role as the Supreme Yaskin was based on Harry Potter The antagonist Lord Voldemort. Tibetan monks played a major role in the director’s inspiration. “Our references were these old Tibetan monks, who are supposed to be 120 to 130 years old. Sir (Kamal Haasan) always mentioned the picture of Dorian Gray (from Oscar Wilde’s 1890 philosophical novel) The Picture of Dorian Gray). That’s what inspired me, sir. We didn’t have a lot of cinematic references for that old look,” he said.

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Earlier, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, Nag Ashwin spoke about Prabhas’ confidence that Kalki 2898 AD It was going to break box office records. “He really believed in the project from the beginning. He believed in it even when things were taking too long, even when things were difficult. He always believed in my project and my vision. Even though I only had two films, he was the biggest supporter of the film. He was like, ‘This is going to be huge, this is going to be bigger than anything else.’”

His second Sunday, Kalki 2898 AD The film has grossed Rs 44.35 crore at the box office, Sacnilk reported. The film’s total box office collection now stands at Rs 510.05 crore.

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