Kalki 2898 AD: Amitabh Bachchan reveals he has been reading the Ramcharitmanas before release

Nag Ashwin's magnum opus Kalki 2898 AD is all set to hit theatres this week. Ahead of its release, superstar Amitabh Bachchan recently disclosed that he has been reading excerpts from the Ramcharitmanas. On Monday night, Amitabh shared a photo on his blog showing a page from the Ramcharitmanas along with his reflections.

Along side, he wrote, “We are in time after ages ..and the age of the ages is beginning to get a control .. which is recommended and practised all over .. so the effect of that early bird shall be exercised and the results reverted upon ..”
He also added the meaning of that para and wrote, “Without knowing divinity , there is no belief .. without belief there is no love , and without love how can there be devotion .. just like the reflected smoothness of water is never still or stagnant .. without a guru, there can be no learning ; without reclusion, quietude can there be learning .. the Veda and the Puraan say that without the prayer devotion to Hari , can there be peace and calm.”
“Can a boat ever move without being in water .. without the earth can there be trees that grow .. and many more such examples .. to exemplify the presence and the prayers to the Almighty , the absence of which a lot is not possible,” he concluded the translation.
“I pray for eternal peace and calm .. Who so ever listens to it , may there be fructification.”
Earlier, in a video by Vyjayanthi Network, producers Priyanka Dutt and Swapna Dutt, along with Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Kamal Haasan, discussed the Nag Ashwin directorial. Amitabh Bachchan reminisced about being approached for the role and took the opportunity to apologize to Prabhas’ fans in anticipation of their characters’ showdown.

“When Nagi came to talk to me about this, he just brought a picture, a visual of what my character is going to look like and what Prabhas is going to look like. And I was this huge guy who’s shoving off ‘THE’ Prabhas. And all the fans of Prabhas, please, you know, please excuse me. Main haath jod ke maafi maang rahe hai, don’t massacre me after you see what I do,” Amitabh said.