Published 23:34 IST, October 20th 2023

Rana Daggubati reveals why he was jealous of Kalki 2898 AD cast after visiting the film's set

Rana Daggubati recalled visiting the sets of Kalki 2898 AD and admitted being jealous after seeing director Nag Ashwin work on the sets of the Prabhas starrer.

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Rana Daggubati recalled visiting sets of Kalki 2898 and expressed his fondness for larger-than-life setup director Nag Ashwin has put toger for his two-part, sci-fi film starring Prabhas. Rana has been a key part of movie's journey and even accompanied team at film’s teaser unveiling at San Diego Comic-Con. In a new interview, Baahubali actor recalled visiting film’s set and thinking that Ashwin was making “everything he dreamt of”. 

Rana Daggubati reveals being jealous of Nag Ashwin 

Nag Ashwin directorial Kalki 2898 combines mythology with fiction in a larger-than-life setup. In an interview with Film Companion, Rana Daggubati mitted being jealous of everyone who is part of film when he walked onto sets. In interview, he said, “ first time I got jealous seeing somebody was when I went to sets of Kalki. Growing up, visual effects for me was Star Wars. That’s a film that I just loved watching.” He ded that his love for science fiction movies was shared by Nag Ashwin as well. 

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He n recalled that he told Nag Ashwin how he was jealous of film. Baahubali actor mentioned, “And when I walked into set, I was like, ‘Sh*t, he’s making this. Like he’s making everything that I dreamt of.’ And I remember I didn’t talk to him that day. I went back home and I called him and said, ‘Dude, I’m really jealous. I don’t know why.” He remembered filmmaker telling him that he was assured about film after seeing actor getting jealous. Rana concluded by mentioning being excited about release of Kalki 2898 and said, “It’s got biggest star cast. It’s got everything.”

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All you need to know about Kalki 2898

Helmed by Nag Ashwin, Kalki 2898 was scheduled to release on January 12, 2024. However, reports claim that it will be pushed to a later date. 

re is no confirmation from makers on same, but teaser of film did not carry a release date, thus confirming news. film stars Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Pukone, Kamal Hassan and Disha Patani in pivotal roles. 

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23:34 IST, October 20th 2023