Kalki 2898 AD Smashes Box Office with Rs 555 Crore Opening

Director Nag Ashwin's ''Kalki 2898 AD'' grossed Rs 555 crore worldwide in its opening weekend. Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and featuring stars like Prabhas and Deepika Padukone, the film is a fusion of the Mahabharata and science fiction. Released in six languages, it's the most expensive Indian film to date.

Director Nag Ashwin's ambitious 3D sci-fi spectacle, ''Kalki 2898 AD,'' has stormed the global box office, grossing Rs 555 crore worldwide in its opening weekend, according to the filmmakers.

With an extraordinary budget of Rs 600 crore, the multilingual film showcases a stellar cast including Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, and Kamal Haasan. Previously known as ''Project K,'' the film masterfully blends elements from the Hindu epic Mahabharata with cutting-edge science fiction.

Vyjayanthi Movies recently tweeted the impressive box office figures, proclaiming, ''555 CRORES & counting… The BIGGEST FORCES are dominating the GLOBAL BOX OFFICE, showing no signs of slowing down #Kalki2898AD #EpicBlockbusterKalki.'' Released in six languages—Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, and English—the film has set new benchmarks in Indian cinema. The Hindi version alone netted Rs 115 crore in its first weekend in India. Prathyangira Cinemas also reported USD 10.5 million earnings in North America, making it the highest-grossing first weekend for any Indian film.

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