CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Brahmastra Part One: Shiva" is a movie extravaganza a decade in the making, inspired by Indian lore.
"Right now, I'm just honestly feeling impatient, I can't wait for the world to see the film and all that we've worked on for all these years," said Alia Bhatt, who plays Isha.
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The film has significance for Indian culture.
"I think 'Brahmastra' is a grand celebration of rich and unique Indian culture. It's been inspired by Indian mythology, it has used the modern technology to tell the story in a very engaging and entertaining way, and it's really been a privilege to experience that," said Ranbir Kapoor, who plays Shiva. "Shiva is a new age, divine hero, he's a young, ordinary guy who's born with a certain extraordinary power of fire, a power that he doesn't completely understand. And he's also related, some way to the destiny of Brahmastra, the most dangerous weapon in the universe."
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"I've seen the birth of it and finally for it to come to release it's surreal, an unbelievable feeling," Kapoor added. "With 'Brahmastra,' if it does well, I think it will give a lot of Indian filmmakers a lot of confidence to make films of such nature, to make films of such budgets. I feel that 'Brahmastra' could really change things for our cinema."