Brahmastra is one of the most awaited films of the year. Directed by Ayan Mukharji the film is huge in terms of budget and star cast. Dharma Productions bankrolling the film is trying to curb the cost as they are moving forward to release the film.
While after much speculation the film was announced to release in December 2020. However, now since the ongoing pandemic, the shooting has been kept on hold this may affect the release schedule of the film. Since the long wait and the current situation has disturbed the budget even more.
A source was quoted as saying, “Currently there are about 40 more days of shoot left and given the lockdown situation, it does not look like the shoot will start any time soon. Given this delay so far the budget of Brahmastra has overshot by a wide margin. The movie is high on VFX and a major chunk of VFX is still pending which includes the stuff shot with Shah Rukh Khan at a studio in Mumbai, and the plot that unfolds in Manali and Varanasi.”
“As of now, Karan is looking to re-work the economics of the film. The members of the film’s cast as well as director, viz. Ayan Mukherji, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, aware of the ground realities, have voluntarily decided to take a pay cut to make the project viable. In lieu of the diminished pay, Dharma Productions is contemplating offering them a profit share in the film’s success. However details of the same have not yet been worked out,” the source added.
There is also buzz in the industry that the film may not release as scheduled on 4 December 2020 and a release before June 2021 seems unlikely.
