MUMBAI : Prabhas was last seen in Salaar: Part One – Ceasefire, directed by Prashanth Neel. The movie was a superhit entertainer with lots of action. However, even before the movie was released, Kalki 2898 AD was announced and the audience were full of hopes and expectations as the makers had teased and hinted towards the movie being a futuristic and mythological concept.

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Kalki 2898 AD’s teaser and 2 trailers finally released, giving the audience what they were waiting for and that too since such a long time. The movie 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 released today and it’s making all the positive noise. Well, the audience is excited for the movie and many people from the audience are very much surprised by the cameos in the movie.

We had updated the other day about everything that we could expect from this mythological sci-fi and today after the release, the audience has been going gaga over the cameos they spotted but that’s not it. Nag Ashwin, the director, has inculcated some elements, paying homages to some movies and shows. Check out the list of the movies and shows below:

Star Wars

Star Wars is known for its futuristic theme and loved for all the cool weapons and vehicles. Well, director Nag Ashwin has inculcated this coolness of weapons and vehicles in Kalki 2898 AD

Mad Max

In the movie we get to see some really amazing sequences and it’s as if the director had decided to take in the essence of the movie by inculcating costumes from Mad Max and also the shortage of food and water.

Handmaid’s Tale

This is one the must-watch movies and Nag Ashwin must be in love with it too as we could see in kalki 2898 AD how there were a limited number of fertile women and also how they were exploited.

Naruto

This is one of the best Anime series which is a sure-shot favourite for every anime lover. In the movie, there are times when we spot people using Clone Jutsu.

Transformers

While Transformers became a popular movie for the transitioning of robots into vehicles, something similar has been taken into the movie too as we get to see Bujji, Bhairava’s vehicle or rather smart vehicle being similar to transformers.

It is important to note that these are elements which aren’t inspired or copied but the director has paid homages to these movies and shows.

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