Prabhas, Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan’s Kalki 2898 AD is unstoppable at the box office. The Nag Ashwin directed film has collected Rs 34.45 crores, on it’s Day 10. The film has so far collected Rs 466 Crore in India and is inching closer to Rs 500 crore by the end of this weekend.
According to sacnilk.com, Kalki 2898 AD collected Rs 11 Cr from the Telugu version on Thursday. Meanwhile, the Tamil version minted Rs 3 Cr. The Hindi version collected Rs 18.5 Cr whereas the Malayalam version Rs 1.5 Crore. The film is doing impressive business worldwide as well.
Meanwhile, Kalki 2898 AD created history at the box office by becoming the third biggest opener in Indian cinema as it earned massive Rs 191 crore globally on its opening day. With this huge day 1 collection, Kalki 2898 AD has surpassed the global opening records of KGF 2 (Rs 159 crore), Salaar (Rs 158 crore), Leo (Rs 142.75 crore), Sahoo (Rs 130 crore) and Jawan (Rs 129 crore). RRR still remains the highest Indian opener with Rs 223 crore collections, followed by Baahubali 2 which grossed over Rs 217 crore on its opening day.
For the unversed, Kalki 2898 AD became the talk of the town since its release. The film heavily draws inspiration from Mahabharat. The film is set in a dystopian future and revolves around four people — a pregnant woman named Sumathi (Deepika Padukone), who is said to be carrying a child that is the 10th avatar of Vishnu; the immortal Ashwatthama (played by Amitabh Bachchan) who has been tasked to protect the unborn child; a ruthless villain named Supreme Yaskin (Kamal Haasan), who wants the child dead for he knows the child will be the end of the baddie; and Bhairava (Prabhas), a bounty hunter who would sell anyone in return of money.
News18 Showsha gave the film 4 stars and wrote, “Director Nag Ashwin deserves a pat on the back for the efforts he has put in to take Indian cinema to the global level with this film. His film’s climax will remind you of Avengers: Endgame or any other Marvel movie. Ashwin did not digress from his script, churned out the best of all actors, and spent much time on VFX to make it look ‘futuristic’. He also mixed Mahabharat with today’s world in a very well-defined way. He does not let either of them overpower the other and manages to strike a balance. However, the director should have paid much more attention to the action sequences in the first half. They look weak and leave you disappointed.”
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