The first look of Amitabh Bachchan as Ashwatthama from Kalki 2898 AD is out with a clip.
The movie is less than a month away from release and finally the promotions have started. We can see Amitabh Bachchan in his young avatar, that was possibly through AI. He is looking similar to what he used to during his peak in the early 80s.
But, the clip is a little confusing. You must be aware of Ashwatthama’s story. If not, let us brief you.
When Ashwatthama used Brahmāstra on the unborn baby of Uttara then Shree Krishna through use of his entire spiritual energy gave the baby his life back. The sin was so grave that Krishna cursed Ashwatthama to stay alive until the end of Kaliyuga. Ashwatthama would live in extreme pain and suffering that is unimaginable for any ordinary human. Shree Krishna also cut out the Mani from his forehead that gave him special powers.
See the Mani shining on his forehead in the young look of Bachchan.
Also, you can see that the Mani has been cut out in the image below.
But see below. In this old Kaliyuga look, we can see Mani shining on his forehead. How is that even possible?
This look is very very confusing. Looks like the Mani would come back to Ashwatthama when he joins Kalki’s army. There has to be more depth to his story which will be out only after the film’s release.