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Mumbai:

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he gave the panel of his upcoming movie Kalki 2898-AD on the San Diego Comic-Con a miss as a result of work commitments and medical restrictions.

The first glimpse and title of the sci-fi movie, beforehand referred to as Project Ok, was unveiled on Friday on the Comic-Con within the US within the presence of actors Prabhas, Kamal Haasan, director Nag Ashwin and producer C Aswani Dutt of Vyjayanthi Movies.

Amitabh Bachchan, who attended the occasion through a video name, took to his private weblog to share the rationale behind his absence.

“Alright .. so .. San Diego and K , the project .. a great moment for the film and the makers and all those that went there for the release of the first look for it .. I was pushed hard by Nagi Sir to come along, but work and medical restrictions have kept me away from many such occasions ..

“So .. however I need to admit the primary look was fairly darn good .. wasn’t it .. type, music, frames .. all the pieces .. and eventually the reveal of Ok .. KALKI .. mythologically so essential .. 2898 AD !!” the 80-year-old wrote on Saturday.

In March, Bachchan injured himself on the Hyderabad set of Kalki 2898-AD while filming an action sequence.

Also starring Deepika Padukone and Disha Patani, the multilingual movie is the first Indian film to participate at the SDCC.

According to makers, Kalki 2898-AD promises to transport audiences to a world never seen before in Indian cinema and offer them “unparalleled and immersive cinematic expertise”.

It is scheduled to be released on January 12, 2024 in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and English languages. 

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