Before Kalki 2898 AD THESE were 7 movies that Mahabharat connection; check out list

MUMBAI: When the makers of Kalki 2898 AD released the teaser and 2 trailers, it finally gave the audience what they were waiting for and that too for such a long time. Kalki 2898 AD stars Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Disha Patani, and Kamal Haasan.

Kalki 2898 AD is getting all the hype but it’s not just because of the trailer but everything that came before that. The movie has finally been released and is getting a lot of love from the audience.

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The movie is a sci-fi mythological genre which is rare in Indian cinema and can be said Kalki 2898 AD might be the only movie in the genre. The story is heavily based on the Epic Mahabharata. This is where the movie has joined a club as before this, there were some movies which were based or had a concept of Mahabharata incorporated in a unique way. Take a look at the list of movies below:

Hum paanch

Starring Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjeev Kumar, Amrish Puri, Naseeruddin Shah, Anil Kapoor and Shabana Azmi, this Bapu directorial was released in 1980.

Paandav

Starring Akshay Kumar, Mukesh Khanna, Pankaj Dher, Kanchan and Kiran Kumar, this Raj N. Sippy directorial was released in 1995.

Naksha

Starring Sunny Deol, Vivek Oberoi, Jackie Shroff, Sameera Reddy and Mridula Chandrashekhar, this Sachin Bajaj directorial was released in 2006

Rajneetii

Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Nana Patekar, Ajay Devgn, Manoj Bajpayee, Arjun Rampal, and many more, this Prakash Jha directorial was released in 2010.

Chakravyuh

Starring Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpayee, Abhay Deol, Esha Gupta and many more actors, this Prakash Jha was released in 2012

Brahmastra

Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy, Shah Rukh Khan, this Ayan Mukerji directorial was released in 2022.

Shakumtalam

Starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Dev Mohan, Aditi Balan, Yash Puri, Madhoo and Ananya Nagalla, this 2023 Gunashekhar directorial was loved for his movie.

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