The reveal of Bujji - a futuristic designed car from Kalki 2898 AD has ignited anticipation about the film. With the unveiling of this personally designed and built vehicle hints at how big Kalki 2898 AD was made and showcases the uncompromised approach of makers ina achieving something we haven't seen on the Indian screen so far. Anand Mahindra, the chairman of Mahindra Group took to X to give a shoutout to Nag Ashwin after Bujji.
He reminisced on when the director reached out to him over X and asked for his help in building the vehicle, sharing how it finally came to fruition. Sharing the teaser that was released to introduce Bujji, Prabhas’ character Bhairava’s sidekick, apart from a screengrab of their old Tweet.
Anand wrote, “Fun stuff does, indeed, happen on X…We’re so proud of @nagashwin7 and his tribe of filmmakers who aren’t afraid to think big…and I mean REALLY big..Our team in Mahindra Research Valley in Chennai helped the Kalki team realise its vision for a futuristic vehicle by simulating the powertrain configuration, architecture and performance. In fact, the vehicle runs on two Mahindra e-motors powering the rear spherical wheel! And Jayem Automotives put it all together…Let the games begin…”
Nag Ashwin replied to him, thanking him for helping them bring their dream to reality, He also revealed that Mahindra helped in particular with building the vehicle’s tyres, writing, “Thank you sir... for helping us dream the impossible...and for giving our #bujji it's wings (tyres..)” Kalki 2898 AD, starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Disha Patani in the lead roles will release on June 27. The film is a sci-fi actioner that is set in a dystopian world.