movie 2.0 confirmed that the film would be
releasing this year indeed. While they
released posters of the Rajinikanth, Akshay
Kumar starrer, along with the same, there
was also a startling revelation. 2.0 makers
have claimed that they have spent a
whopping amount of $75 million on the VFX
of the film recently.
Although it sounds unbelievable, the Variety
magazine has featured the poster of 2.0 as
its cover along with the title claiming that it
is India's first USD 75 million film'. Keeping
in mind the same, when converted to INR,
the sum amounts to Rs. 542 crores and
hence, is considered to be one of the most
expensive films made by the country. The
multi-lingual feature film marks the return
of one of the most popular characters
played by Rajinikanth that of Robot Chitti.
Akshay Kumar has also pointed out in a
recent Instagram post that the film is the
blood and sweat of over 3000 technicians
who have put in loads of efforts to make
this sci-fi one of a kind film in Indian
cinema.
The actor, prior to this, had essayed the role
in Enthiran which was released in Hindi as
Robot, in 2010. While Aishwarya Rai
Bachchan played the leading lady in the
prequel, this one will feature Amy Jackson
as the female lead, who also essays the
character of a robot. We receive a glimpse
of the actress' character when the looks
were unveiled during the audio launch that
was held in Dubai almost a year ago. Also,
recently, the video of the making of 2.0
which was covered by BBC, had leaked,
which too feature some sneak-peeks into
the actress' role in the film.
Coming to the film in itself, after much delay,
the producers Lyca Productions recently
asserted that 2.0 will release post Diwali.
The dates have been finalized and it is
expected to hit the theatres on November
29. The film is said to be released in Tamil
and Hindi and will apparently be dubbed in
more than 10 languages.
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