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Prabhas starrer Kalki 2898 AD has proved to be a great bet for the actor as it continues to capture everyone’s attention in theatres and social media. The film after earning Rs 500 crore (5,98,80,650.00 USD) at the box office, has become one of the most successful films of the year. 

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Adding to its list of fans, actor Nitish Bharadwaj who became a household name after playing Lord Krishna in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat, recently praised the film and its crew for giving a unique spin to the Hindu scripture.

What Mahabharat actor thinks of Nag's Kalki 2898 AD

Impressed by director Nag Ashwin’s vision, Nitish in an interview with News 18 said, "(Nag Ashwin has) made clever use of Mahabharat characters and the futuristic birth of Mahavishnu's last avatar Kalki. Hindi film producers must learn from the South as they are so deeply rooted in our scriptures and epics that even their inspirational versions seem correct. No doubt, Kalki seems to have definite visual inspiration from Mad Max movies. Yet, it seemed different because eventually, the sets and production design were less important to me than the foreground story. Ashwin merged the 2 extremely well.”

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He added, “Mahabharat is extremely close to my heart” but that he didn’t find any similarity to what they did because “Ashwin created a different world before me." 

When asked if he would like to reprise his role if there was ever a sequel to Kalki 2898 AD, he joked, "In the sequel, Ashwin need not hide Krishna's face, I am available (laughs)."

That idea is not such a far-off thought since Nag Ashwin did confirm a sequel in making in an interview post-release of his film. For the unversed, Nag Ashwin's Kalki 2898 AD takes inspiration from several stories from Mahabharat. Prabhas and Amitabh Bachchan's characters are directly inspired from Mahabharat.

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Also read: Did you know Nag Ashwin took inspiration from Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy for Kalki 2898 AD?

Kalki 2898 AD is going strong

Kalki 2898 AD has crossed Rs 500 crore mark. It features Prabhas as Bhairava, Deepika Padukone as Sumati, Disha Patani as Roxie, Amitabh Bachchan as Ashwathama and Kamal Haasan as Supreme Yaskin The movie also includes cameo appearances by Mrunal Thakur, Ram Gopal Varma, SS Rajamouli, Vijay Deverakonda and Dulquer Salmaan. Box Office collection: Kalki 2898 AD enters Rs 500 crore club

Kalki 2898 AD released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.