'Brahmastra: Part One-Shiva', a brave step to create 'Astraverse', says Alia Bhatt

According to Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, Brahmastra is a brave step towards creating an Indian cinematic universe. The Disney-backed 'Brahmastra: Part One-Shiva' will hit the theatres on September 9 and feature Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor in the l...

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While talking about the movie 'Brahmastra: Part One-Shiva', Alia stated that this was "a very brave" step towards creating a cinematic universe. She said that the film's story is deeply influenced by Indian mythology and culture, which are the essence of the country.

Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt has frequently been in the headlines for good reasons. Recently, she made headlines in entertainment news after producing 'Darlings', a dark comedy on Netflix. As per the streamers, 'Darlings' put up the biggest opening on Netflix as a non-English-language film worldwide.

Alia Bhatt was also in focus for the movie 'RRR', which turned out to be a huge hit in the West after it was released on Netflix a few months back. Her first movie in 2022 was "Gangubai Kathiawadi," and she recently finished shooting for Tom Harper's "Heart of Stone," in which Alia Bhatt will be seen together with Wonder Woman, Gal Gadot.


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Your movie plan for the year is here. After several delays due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the makers have finally decided to go ahead with their line-up.

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Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani team up in 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2' which is likely to stick to its previously announced release date of March 25. The movie is a sequel to Akshay Kumar's 2007 comic supernatural thriller drama of the same name. The film is helmed by Anees Bazmee.

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The Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur-starrer 'Jersey' will finally release in theatres on April 14. It is a Hindi remake of the 2019 Telugu hit by the same name. Earlier scheduled for December 31, 2021, it had to be pushed due to the Omicron scare.

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The multilingual actioner 'KGF: Chapter 2' will clash with the Shahid Kapoor-starrer on April 14. Directed by Prashanth Neel, the film is a sequel to the 2018 film, and marks Sanjay Dutt's acting debut in Kannada. Starring Raveen Tandon, it will also be released in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi.

The multilingual actioner 'KGF: Chapter 2' will clash with the Shahid Kapoor-starrer on April 14. Directed by Prashanth Neel, the film is a sequel to the 2018 film, and marks Sanjay Dutt's acting deb..
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The Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Prithviraj' is slated to hit the big screen on June 10. The historical film, which also features Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood and Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar, is based on the life of Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan. The Chandraprakash Dwivedi-directorial was previously scheduled to release on January 21, but was postponed due to Covid.

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In the meantime, Alia will be seen in Disney's 'Brahmastra: Part One—Shiva'. This movie will hit the big screens on September 9. 'Brahmastra: Part One-Shiva' will show Alia Bhatt and her husband Ranbir Kapoor in the lead roles. The film aims to create an Indian cinematic universe called the Astraverse.

As for the movie 'Heart of Stone', the Bollywood actor said that she liked the movie's script. Besides, Alia stated that she greatly admired Gal Gadot's work. Notably, Gadot is also a producer of this film. Alia said that she selects films only after being convinced of her part in any given movie. She was thrilled and fell in love with the script of 'Heart of Stone', which was the perfect movie for her to make her Hollywood debut.
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Interestingly, Alia first met filmmaker Tom Harper over a Zoom meeting, and she agreed to do the film instantly.
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