Nag Ashwin on Amitabh Bachchan’s injury while filming Kalki 2898 AD: ‘We were scared… India would scold us’

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In fact, Amitabh Bachchan also got injured during the shooting process. Recollecting those scary moments, Nag Ashwin said, “When he had that catch, we didn’t know what to do. We were like ‘India is going to scold us now’ and all of us were scared. But yeah, Bachchan sir knew what it takes.” Although there were body doubles in play, and the safety procedures were followed, Ashwin said that the Paa actor did what was required because of his love for action films. 

“He used to tell us stories about the kind of action sequences he used to be a part of in his heyday. He told us about the injuries he suffered. In fact, whenever Bachchan sir and Prabhas are working together, they speak about action sequences, injuries, etc…  and we’d be in awe,” said Ashwin, who is currently working on the second part of the blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD. 

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Kalki 2898 AD also features Deepika Padukone and Kamal Haasan in pivotal roles, The film, with music by Santhosh Narayanan, was a major success, and made over Rs 1000 crore at the global box office. It was displaced from the top spot of highest grossing Indian films of 2024 by Allu Arjun-Sukumar’s Pushpa 2.