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Review of Kalki 2898 AD in Hindi: Nag Ashwin’s film blends mythology, science, action, and fiction, working in parts.
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The basic plot of Kalki 2898 AD is nothing special—we’ve seen enough ‘good vs. evil’ storylines in Indian film. Not understanding the trailer? Wait until you see the film—you may leave the theater still confused!
Writer-director Nag Ashwin’s diabolical idea of mixing reality and imagination strains patience. At first, it could make sense to open the film with the Kurukshetra war conclusion, where Lord Krishna cursed Ashwatthama to live forever to comprehend his error and offer him a chance to redeem himself. However, as the story unfolds and more imaginary elements take over, you realize how pathetic a complicated plot is that makes it hard to follow.
We visit Kashi, Complex, and Shambala 600 years after the Kurukshetra battle in an odd world. Each serves a function. What’s that? No idea. We only know that Supreme Yaskin (Kamal Haasan), an evil force from Complex (an inverted pyramid over the city), rules Kashi, the lone city. Yaskin desires a fertile woman’s serum.
After escaping Complex, impregnated lab subject SUM-80 aka Sumathi (Deepika Padukone) is pursued by bounty hunter Bhairava (Prabhas) and his AI droid sidekick BU-JZ-1 nicknamed Bujji. He meets Ashwatthama (Amitabh Bachchan), who must save Sumathi at all costs because she is pregnant with Kalki, the tenth avatar of Hindu god Vishnu, who has descended to earth to preserve the world from evil. That’s Kalki 2898 AD’s core, running over three hours.
The first half is a snoozefest with uninteresting sequences and senseless laser gun action that makes you wonder why these people are fighting. Human drama should have been emphasized more. Characters appear and disappear, and those action sequences are incomprehensible.
Even after the first half, we don’t know the story’s direction or these characters’ actions. Entertaining and thrilling scenes are in the second half. The film’s highlight is Prabhas and Amitabh Bachchan’s flawless action sequences. In particular, their final 20-minute confrontation redeems the film.
