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Movie Name: Brahmastra
Directed by: Ayan Mukerji
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Mouni Roy
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Release Date: 09 September, 2022
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Brahmastra: Part One of Three, also known as Brahmastra, is an upcoming 2020 Indian Hindi-language action fantasy film written and directed by Ayan Mukerji, and produced by Karan Johar. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy and Akkineni Nagarjuna in pivotal roles and will serve as the first film in a planned trilogy.
Principal photography began in Bulgaria in February 2018 and the film is scheduled for release on 4 December 2020 in standard formats, 3D, and IMAX with dubbed versions in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.
Brahmastra: Production
Producer Karan Johar announced the film via Twitter on 11 October 2017 revealing that it would be made into a film trilogy. The preparation for the film started in January 2018. In an interview, Kapoor revealed that Mukerji “has spent six years of his life working really hard to make an original story” and that the trilogy would be made over a period of 10 years and refuted rumors suggesting that it is a romantic superhero film. Instead Kapoor confirmed that the film is a “romantic-fairytale in a supernatural format.” and that the film is not something which “doesn’t have truth to it, or which is unbelievable”. Initially the film’s title was rumoured to be Dragon but was later confirmed as Brahmastra. Director Ayan Mukerji explained that the title ‘Brahmastra’ “resonates with the “ancient wisdom, energies and power,”. Mukerji also revealed that it is a “contemporary film with ancient elements.”
Nagarjuna also confirmed that he would be playing a “pivotal” role. Also , Mouni Roy said that she is the ‘only villain’ of the Karan Johar movie .
Director Ayan Mukherjee revealed that the inspiration behind Actor Ranbir Kapoor’s character came from Rumi who also inspired the first look of his character. Mukherji also drew inspiration from Rumi’s work: “love is the bridge between you and everything” to build the foundation of the movie. Later, Mukherji revealed that the Rumi-inspired look was scrapped and Kapoor had gotten a haircut instead.
Bachchan revealed his experience with look tests for the film expressing that it is a “tedious job, sticking removing applying de applying and applying again, until some decision is reached”
The principal photography began in February 2018 with the commencement of the first schedule of the film on 24 February 2018. The first schedule of the movie was wrapped up in Bulgaria on 24 March 2018. The second schedule of filming continued in Bulgaria and then London on 8 July 2018., in London, New York and then in Bulgaria. Extensive shooting started in 1 February 2019 at Edinburgh, Scotland. The 20 day schedule started in the Ramnagar Fort and Chet Singh Fort in Varanasi on 30 July 2019.
The music of the film will be composed by Pritam while the lyrics will be penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya. British Producer, Steez Banglez has also been approached to collaborate with Pritam as the soundtrack requires “futuristic music is still in the works”.
The trilogy film was officially announced in April 2018 with a planned release date of Christmas 2019 for part 1 before being finally pushed to 09 September, 2022. It will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
Brahmastra Movie Trailer:
Movie Review:
On the face of it, Brahmastra looks like India’s answer to MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe). But, is it? Well, like most superhero origin movies, our Shiva (Ranbir Kapoor) too is not aware of his super-heroic prowess. What it is, those of you have seen the trailers needn’t be told. For the unversed he is agni-astra, which means he can bid fire to do his bidding. Till he discovers the full potential of his latent energies, he falls in love at first sight, takes care of a brood of orphans and has these vivid dreams bordering on phantasmagoria that lead him to real people, who like him are blessed with astras, and those out to destroy the world.
The best part of the film is it has our favourite superstar Shah Rukh Khan playing a scientist with a deep connection to Brahmastra. The King Khan, who has been missing from screen for quite some time, has not lost one bit of his swag and in a brief cameo delights us as much with his lines as his levitating action.
Can the same be said about the film? Of course, as the film opens, Ranbir’s unflappable energy matches that of his character, DJ Shiva. He lip syncs to catchy Kesariya (music by Pritam is foot-tapping) and dances as well as only he can, and Ayan lays the visual language thick and spectacular.
Indeed, both the cinematography and the VFX effects create a spectacle as befitting the texture of the film that takes us from Varanasi to Himalayas. And the colourful flavours of our land manifest in vibrant hues. A superhero film steeped in our very own cultural moorings was long overdue. But intriguing as our culture and mythology is, Ayan fails to tap into the intrigue factor or the complexity of our traditional fables and focuses more on the surface gloss.
So razzle dazzle it is further enhanced by star power of heavyweights like Amitabh Bachchan and Southern supremo Nagarjuna Akkineni. Only Bramahmansh run by Guru (Bachchan) could well be any gurukul, except the inhabitants here can swivel their arms and create weapons out of nowhere. Even some of the astras are named after our mythological figures like Nandi astra, which belongs to Anish Shetty (Nagarjuna deserved more).
Despite the obvious reference to our ‘astraverse’ and constant reminder of how light can vanquish darkness, Brahmastra and its three parts could well be a page out of Avengers and the impending doom if and when three parts come together, reminiscent of the power of Thanos’ stones.
However, were we to drop the fair/ unfair comparisons with movies from Marvel and DC Universe, we must grant it to Ayan that he keeps us engaged in the first half. The second half, despite a twist in Shiva’s parentage story, is not even half as exciting. The climax , far too drawn out and anti-climax with some mumbo jumbo about power of love conquering all, is rather disappointing. As it is by then, the fight between good and evil (Mouni Roy with her flashing red eyes seems to have been dropped straight from television sets) has gone on and on. The so called cliff-hanger moments do not bring the requisite adrenaline rush. Rather the action pre-intermission has more edge-of-the-seat thrill.
Ranbir carries his part lover-boy part ‘yodha’ part with earnestness. His chemistry with Alia Bhatt, now his real-life wife, is palpable. But what truly grabs our attention is Dev who only appears as an apparition… Who is he, what exactly is he? There are only flashes of his tantalising backstory. Well, the makers are confident enough to promise a part two, the story of Dev, and we are all ears and eyes. And that is some triumph for a trilogy whose present outing feels more like a classic case of untapped possibilities.
Brahmastra Movie Songs:
Song Title: Kesariya
Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music Composer: Pritam
Singer(s): Arijit Singh
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