Updated On: 28 June, 2024 07:24 AM IST | Mumbai | The Hitlist Team
After the underwhelming response to Prabhas’ last few releases, Saaho (2019), Radhe Shyam (2022) and Adipurush (2023), all eyes are on Kalki 2898 AD

Prabhas in Kalki 2898 AD
After the underwhelming response to Prabhas’ last few releases, Saaho (2019), Radhe Shyam (2022) and Adipurush (2023), all eyes are on Kalki 2898 AD. Helmed by Nag Ashwin, the dystopian action thriller has been making news ever since its announcement. The action extravaganza also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani and Shobhana. While the advance bookings for the 2D and 3D format of the film in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam languages have been encouraging, the same can’t be said for the IMAX format in Hindi. Earlier this week, the distributor asked for the premium bookings to be halted. While they were resumed a day later, the IMAX screenings didn’t have a smooth start on the release day. Reportedly, a few multiplexes had not received the KDM (Key Delivery Message) codes to play the movie in the IMAX format. As a result, some morning shows were cancelled. Naturally, the cinemas had to refund the ticket prices to the public immediately. Chatter in Chennai is that the passkey for the IMAX format in the Tamil versions were also not issued in time. The Telugu and Malayalam versions were screened without any hiccups. Thankfully, the KDM issues were resolved by afternoon and subsequently, it was business as usual.
