New Delhi: Some fascinating behind-the-scenes information on the shooting of the climactic sequence for Nag Ashwin's ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ was revealed by actor Saswata Chatterjee in a recent interview. The actor, who portrayed Commander Manas, recently talked about Deepika Padukone's pregnancy while filming the role of SU-M80 (Sumathi), the pregnant test subject.
Saswata Chatterjee claims that Deepika was pregnant when she did physically hard sequences for her part in ‘Kalki 2898 AD’. Ashwatthama (Amitabh Bachchan) and Saswata's character got into a fight in the last scene, and Ashwatthama yanks SU-M80 away by her hair, as Saswata recounted.
Saswata Chatterjee told News18, “Deepika is just ever-smiling. There is a scene in the film where I drag her by the hair. It was part of the last leg of the shoot and was shot in Mumbai because Deepika was pregnant by then. There was a lot of physical tussle in the scene, so I told Ranveer, don’t worry, for more physically challenging scenes, there’s a body double.” He remembered the soon-to-be father's reaction, "I know, Dada," and praised him for being courteous.
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Deepika Padukone’s pregnancy
Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone tied the knot in 2018, and in September 2024, they will welcome their first child. After months of rumours, the couple finally confirmed the pregnancy in February with a unique social media post.
About Sci-Fi Epic ‘Kalki 2898 AD’
One of the most costly Indian films of all time, ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ by Nag Ashwin, stars Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan, among others. This science fiction epic combines dystopian themes with aspects of the Mahabharata and takes place in the future (29th century ). Commander Manas, played by Saswata Chatterjee, is the main adversary, while Supreme Yaskin, portrayed by Kamal Haasan, is the dictatorial ruler of the resource-rich Complex.