Aditya Dhar puts ‘Immortal Aswatthama’ on the back burner: too big to work in Indian films

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Aditya Dhar and Vicky Kaushal announce their ambitious blockbuster ‘Immortal Aswatthama’ after the huge success of ‘Uri: Surgical Strike’ and it has quickly become one of the hottest upcoming films in Bollywood have become. But soon after, it was postponed indefinitely, hurting the hearts of millions of fans. The reason for the delay was that the budget was too big for the producers. The filmmaker has not previously talked much about the issue, but he recently addressed the issue during the trailer release of his upcoming film, Article 370.

Aditya Dhar talks about putting immortal Aswatthama on the back burner

When asked about the status of immortal Aswatthama At the trailer launch event for Article 370, director Aditya Dhar said that the film is on the back burner for now. “We’re putting that on the back burner now. To be honest, the vision we all had was too big to work in an Indian film. The kind of VFX quality we were looking for , no one here was even aiming for that,” he revealed.

Aditya Dhar added that a film like ‘The Immortal Aswatthama’ cannot be planned unless the technology becomes affordable or the market expands in India. He cited Avatar director James Cameron as an example, saying even he had to wait years to make this movie.

“Director James Cameron, for example, thought of Avatar 27 years ago, but he waited for the market to grow and the technology to get to a level where he could actually present it. Of course, I It’s not him, but if you have to achieve excellence, you can’t be mediocre. It’s too late. Even if it takes five years of my heyday, the movie has to be great. “No,” he explained.

About Article 370

Aditya Dar’s Article 370, on the other hand, is based on real events that shaped Kashmir’s destiny. The film is about the central government’s decision to revoke Article 370 as a counter-terrorism measure in Kashmir.

Directed by two-time National Award winner Aditya Suhas Jambale, the film stars Yami Gautam, Priyamani, Arun Govil and Kiran Karmalkar in key roles. Produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar and Lokesh Dhar. ‘Article 370’ is all set to be released in cinemas on February 23rd.