Aditya Dhar’s The Immortal Ashwatthama has encountered numerous challenges since its announcement five years ago. With the pandemic, budget problems and casting issues, the film shooting was reported to be halted.
However, according to some sources, makers are looking to rope in Tollywood super star, Allu Arjun to play the titular character. The film is a tale of Ashwatthama, a character from the Indian epic, Mahabharata.
The project has always been a dream project of Aditya Dhar. Speaking on the film, the director stated that he was always fascinated by Ashwatthama. He added that though all of the characters of Mahabharata are celestial, he personally connected with Ashwathhama.
Initially, Vicky Kaushal was cast to play the titular role. But it looks like things didn’t work out as makers were soon on the lookout for another lead.
“Ashwatthama is Aditya Dhar’s dream, which will come to life with Jio Studios coming on board as the producers. The filmmaker and top officials at Jio Studios are in talks with Allu Arjun to play the lead. The conversations are in the initial stages at the moment, and Allu has shown some interest in the unique and ambitious world of the film. The conversation could materialize into something fruitful or could just fizzle out too, but, a couple of meetings have already taken place over the last few months,” a source informed.
If all goes well, it will mark Allu Arjun’s official entry into Bollywood. “Ashwatthama is among the biggest films of Indian Cinema and Allu Arjun’s involvement will take the stakes a lot higher. Everyone is hopeful for the things to fall in right direction, but it would still take some time to get a clearer picture on where the conversation is headed. Jio Studios is flexing it’s muscles by getting in conversation with Allu Arjun, and hopefully, this shall yield fruitful results,” the source added.
Allu Arjun is presently working on Pushpa: the Rule alongside Rashmika Mandanna. He has reportedly signed a movie with Trivikram and another with Sandeep Reddy Vanga. The actor is also said to have shot for a cameo in Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan. It looks like the actor has his hands full!
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