Shahid Kapoor is all set to become brave ancient warrior Ashwatthama in director Sachin Ravi’s magnum opus Ashwatthama The Saga Continues.
Makers released the Poster
According to the makers, the film delves into the legend of the immortal Ashwatthama, who is believed to walk among us even today. The film will be set in the present era with Ashwatthama confronting the challenges of modernity in this action-packed drama. “Ashwatthama , the immortal warrior cursed by his past, must embrace his destined role as hero, unleashing his true power to defeat the dark forces and restore harmony to the world on the brink of chaos” , makers wrote his while sharing the poster.
Shahid also shared the Poster
Sharing the announcement of his involvement in the film, Shahid wrote on Instagram, “Myth and reality will blur, as past and present collide, when an ancient legend meets the modern marvel.”
Director spoke about the Film
Speaking about the film, director Sachin shared in a statement, “For me, immortality is an intriguing concept that evokes a plethora of emotions and dramatic scenarios. The story of Ashwatthama from the Mahabharata, an immortal being believed to be living even today, is what fuelled my desire to delve into his narrative. My aim was to bring this tale to life, placing him in the present timeline and navigating the intricate psyche of an immortal being, exploring how he perceives a world he has witnessed for thousands of years. I sought to present his story within the grandeur of an epic-scaled action film.”
Earlier Aditya Dhar and Vicky Kaushal were making this Movie
A few years ago, Aditya Dhar and Vicky Kaushal announced they would work together on a mythological superhero action film, The Immortal Ashwatthama. After the success of their 2019 film, Uri: The Surgical Strike, everyone was excited to see what the actor-director duo had planned for everyone. Vicky had even started to prepare for the role and also went through physical transformation for the film. Sadly, the movie got shelved. There have been many speculations about why The Immortal Ashwatthama got shelved. Neither the actor nor the director had said anything about it.
Aditya revealed reason
Aditya Dhar finally revealed why they couldn’t proceed with the film. The Uri director revealed, “We have put that on the back burner right now. I’ll be honest, the kind of vision we all had for that, it was too big to work for Indian cinema. The kind of VFX quality we were looking at, nobody has even strived for it here. Until the technology becomes affordable or cinema halls increase, we’ll have to wait.” The director further gave an example of how James Cameron waited for the market to grow to work with the kind of tech he wanted. Dhar said he’s not Cameron, but he can’t settle for mediocrity if he wants excellence. Even if it takes five years, he wants the movie to be brilliant.
New Makers, New Hero
But now Ashwatthama is being made by Jackky Bhagnani, Vadhu Bhagnani and Deepshika Deshmukh under their banner Pooja Entertainment. They have roped in Shahid Kapoor to play the lead role. They have roped in director Sachin B Ravi .The film will soon hit the theatres worldwide.
Kevin Varchand