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Shahid Kapoor's Mythological Epic Ashwatthama Shelved Over Budget Concerns
Making a movie costs a lot of money, like buying a huge castle.
A famous actor named Shahid Kapoor wanted to make a movie about a hero called Ashwatthama.
Ashwatthama is a character from very old Indian stories.
The movie was going to be very big and cost more than 500 crore rupees, which is a huge amount of money.
But the people who give money for movies were scared.
Shahid's last three movies did not do well, so they did not want to risk so much money.
Also, another movie called Kalki 2898 AD already showed Ashwatthama in a wonderful way with amazing special effects.
So the producers decided to stop the project.
Another movie about Ashwatthama was also stopped before because it cost too much.
Now this movie will not be made.
Shahid Kapoor's mega mythological project Ashwatthama has been shelved.
Producers were unwilling to back the film after his last three films — Deva, O'Romeo and Cocktail 2 — underperformed at the box office.
The success of Kalki 2898 AD, featuring Amitabh Bachchan's acclaimed performance as Ashwatthama, prompted producer Bhagnani to reassess the project.
The film was envisioned as a global action epic with an initial budget exceeding Rs500 crore, with costs escalating as multi-country shooting logistics were planned.
An earlier Ashwatthama project, The Immortal Ashwatthama starring Vicky Kaushal and directed by Aditya Dhar, was also shelved due to unsustainable VFX budget requirements.
- Who
- Shahid Kapoor, whose film was shelved; producer Bhagnani; and actors Amitabh Bachchan, Vicky Kaushal and Prabhas are connected to related projects.
- What
- The big-budget mythological film Ashwatthama was shelved.
- Where
- Bollywood, India's Hindi film industry.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Why
- Producers were unwilling to back the film after Shahid Kapoor's last three films underperformed and costs escalated beyond viable limits, partly due to the success of Kalki 2898 AD.
Key facts
- Film
- Ashwatthama
- Lead Actor
- Shahid Kapoor
- Status
- Shelved
- Initial Budget
- Exceeding Rs500 crore
- Reason for Shelving
- Underperforming recent films and escalating costs
- Production Partners
- Amazon Studios, Pooja Entertainment
- Influencing Film
- Kalki 2898 AD (Amitabh Bachchan as Ashwatthama)
- Earlier Shelved Project
- The Immortal Ashwatthama (Vicky Kaushal, directed by Aditya Dhar)









