Kalki 2898 AD Lacks Originality…
But Its Packed with Entertainment
When the Indian film industry brings out the most expensive movie in the decade with a stellar cast it’s worth checking out at least once (if only to watch it bomb). The early trailers of Kalki promised something different in Indian Cinema and I was here for it. And can you ask for bigger names than Kamal Hasan, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Prabhas in one frame?
Also, Telugu blockbuster cinema has been on a bit of a lucky streak with one super hit after another, each wilder than the next. If nothing else, one is assured of a spectacle. I haven’t forgotten the beasts being unleashed on the party guests in RRR.
So, popcorn in hand, I seated myself comfortably at the neighborhood AMC theater. The main premise of Kalki 2898 AD is based on the multi-religion myth of the ‘second coming’; a time on earth when evil has so surpassed all limits that God must appear to save humanity from itself.
In the movie, the clock for god’s descent on earth starts at the end of the bloody battle of Kurukshetra. Lord Krishna curses warrior Ashwatthama (Amitabh Bachchan) to roam the earth in penance for eternity for his crimes during the war. An opening montage reminds us of the familiar horrors that humans have self-inflicted in recent centuries. The future is no…
