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Amitabh Bachchan on Friday expressed gratitude to fans for the love that has come his way for Kalki 2898 AD and praised the audacious mind of director Nag Ashwin for transforming the Hindu epic Mahabharata for modern-day viewing.

The 81-year-old actor is receiving glowing reviews for his role of the immortal warrior Ashwathhama in the star-studded sci-fi spectacle. Released worldwide on June 27, the movie has grossed over Rs 700 crore at the box office.

“The essence of KALKI resounds within and without… and my gracious gratitude,” Bachchan wrote on X.

In a lengthy post on his personal blog, the screen icon said he watched Kalki 2898 AD for the third time recently.

“The experience just keeps building… every time you notice and admire the pains taken by the Director in purring this massive vision in fructification, and presenting it in a manner that makes the film historic… historic not just in its commercial prospects, but historic in its values of the audacious mind of the Director in metamorphosing the legend of the Mahabharat with its manifestation after 6000 years , into the viewage of modern day humans that go to see the film TODAY in 2024…” he wrote.

Bachchan revealed he had an on-camera conversation with Ashwin about Kalki 2898 AD, which he said will be put out soon as a podcast or an interview on TV channels.

It also stars Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, and Kamal Haasan, with Saswata Chatterjee, Shobana, and Disha Patani. Mounted on a reported budget of Rs 600 crore, the film released in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, and English.