Brahmastra made at a cost of Rs 410 crore, most expensive Hindi film ever: report

Brahmastra has been in the making for almost a decade. Ayan had previously shared that he came up with the idea of the film while he was still working on Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani. The film’s shoot started almost five years ago. Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, the film’s lead actors, met on the sets of the film and tied the knot earlier this year after dating each other for five years. Alia announced her pregnancy in June.

Brahmastra also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy and Nagarjuna Akkineni. Shah Rukh Khan’s appearance was earlier speculated but in a recent chat with Bollywood Hungama, Mouni confirmed that SRK has a ‘special appearance’ in the film. The leaked stills suggested that SRK is playing ‘Vanarastra’ in the film. It was earlier reported that the Pathaan actor is playing a scientist in the film.

Brahmastra is being released as a pan-Indian film with SS Rajamouli backing the south-Indian versions. Intended as the first part of a trilogy, the film is releasing in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.