‘Brahmastra’ to get global theatrical release thanks to Disney

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt-starrer fantasy adventure film ‘Brahmāstra - Part One: Shiva’ will get a global theatrical release courtesy of ‘Disney’. One of the production companies behind the film, ‘Fox Star Studios’, which is also the distributor, is now owned by the ‘House of Mouse’ after its acquisition of ‘Fox’ in 2019.

Directed and co-written by Ayan Mukerji, who has earlier helmed ‘Wake Up Sid’ and ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, the film also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy, Dimple Kapadia, and Nagarjuna Akkineni in major roles. As the title suggests, it is the first of a series - a trilogy to be precise - and is said to be the start of a new cinematic universe called the ‘Astraverse’, much like Disney’s own ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’.

Although Indian films do get overseas distribution, with Disney’s backing and huge marketing machinery which has made brands like ‘Marvel’ and ‘Pixar’ such global hits, ‘Brahmāstra’ is clearly going to a lot more eyeballs and attention than most Indian movies receive. The studio has also added it to its domestic (North America) slate, reported ‘Deadline’ earlier. The film will rub shoulders with other films from ‘Disney’, including biggies like ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’.

‘Brahmāstra’ has been in the making for the last seven years. The lead actors Alia and Ranbir married earlier this year and their romance reportedly began while making ‘Brahmāstra’.

Apart from ‘Fox Star Studios’, the film is also bankrolled by ‘Dharma Productions’, ‘Prime Focus’ and ‘Starlight Pictures’. It will be released in theatres on September 9 in five Indian languages - Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.

Directed and cowritten by Ayan Mukerji, the film stars Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan It will be released in theatres on September 9 in five Indian languages - Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada