Ayan Mukerji on 'Brahmastra': I am very excited about the cast
| Oct 14, 2017, 17:08 IST
Filmmaker Ayan Mukerji who is all set to make his next directorial, 'Brahmastra', says he is elated to have megastar Amitabh Bachchan on board the film. After directing two coming-of-age movies such as, 'Wake Up Sid' and 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani', the 34-year-old director will helm the fantasy adventure series, backed by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.
"It's a great honour for me to work with him. Ever since the film was conceptualised, I wanted to approach him (Bachchan) for it and make it with him. I am very happy he is part of the team 'Brahmastra', Ayan said. 'Brahmastra' will be a trilogy, also featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. The director further stated, "I am very excited about the cast, but I hope the film is even bigger than the cast. They have all come together because of the story and the theme of the film,"
Talking about Ranbir's character in the film, Ayan stated, "It's a modern-day film set in India as it exists today. But the reason it's called 'Brahmastra' is because the energies, wisdom, powers in the film come from ancient India. That's all I would say. There are some costumes, (but) may be not the way you'd expect them to be." The first part of the series is slated to release on August 15, 2019. "It's a very big project of my life. All my hopes are on this film. I hope 'ye film sabse zyada dhoom machaye' (this film rocks)," he concluded.
"It's a great honour for me to work with him. Ever since the film was conceptualised, I wanted to approach him (Bachchan) for it and make it with him. I am very happy he is part of the team 'Brahmastra', Ayan said. 'Brahmastra' will be a trilogy, also featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. The director further stated, "I am very excited about the cast, but I hope the film is even bigger than the cast. They have all come together because of the story and the theme of the film,"
Talking about Ranbir's character in the film, Ayan stated, "It's a modern-day film set in India as it exists today. But the reason it's called 'Brahmastra' is because the energies, wisdom, powers in the film come from ancient India. That's all I would say. There are some costumes, (but) may be not the way you'd expect them to be." The first part of the series is slated to release on August 15, 2019. "It's a very big project of my life. All my hopes are on this film. I hope 'ye film sabse zyada dhoom machaye' (this film rocks)," he concluded.