{
  "id": 5275409,
  "title": "Nag Ashwin reveals Kalki 2 has shot only 10 days, waiting for Prabhas to be free",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/nag-ashwin-reveals-kalki-2-has-shot-only-10-days-waiting-for-prabhas",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T07:32:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/nag-ashwin-reveals-kalki-2-has-shot-only-10-days-waiting-for-prabhas-to-be-free-10861245/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Director Nag Ashwin has announced that the sequel to his 2024 sci-fi film Kalki 2898 AD has only shot 10 days so far and will resume in a longer stretch once lead actor Prabhas is available. The sequel, which was announced shortly after the first film, has been progressing slowly due to Prabhas' commitments to two other major productions. Deepika Padukone's character, Sumathi, has also been removed from the sequel.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Kalki 2 has shot only 10 days so far",
    "Delay due to Prabhas commitments to other projects",
    "Deepika Padukone's character removed from sequel"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}