One of the most awaited pan-Indian releases of the year, Kalki 2898 AD arrived on the silver screens today. The sci-fi action film stars Amitabh Bachchan alongside Prabhas, Deepika Padukone and Kamal Haasan in the lead.

Director Nag Ashwin’s dystopian sci-fi film, Kalki 2898 AD, releasing in theatres on June 27. While the film’s lead cast - Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan - garner most of the screen time, the cameos by ace directors to young superstars are also clearly leaving a mark.

In 1996, Kamal Haasan did a superhit movie named Indian wherein he played dual roles. The movie also featured Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Sukanya and many more. Sometime ago, it was announced that there’s going to be Indian 2 and Kamal Haasan will be the lead once again.

Kamal Haasan is an actor that needs no introduction as he has truly won over the audiences with his performances in both South cinema and Hindi cinema, which is why he has such a strong fan base which only keeps expanding with time.

Today, SRK completed 32 years in the industry. Kamal Haasan directed SRK in the movie Hey Ram and at the trailer launch event of Indian 2, Kamal Haasan was asked about the experience of directing Shah Rukh Khan and the difference he sees in him now.

Amitabh Bachchan on mixing mythology with futurism in Kalki 2898 AD: “You will actually believe what you saw.”