Meet
Shiva
In
the
BTS
picture
shared
by
Ayan,
a
vest-clad
Ranbir
has
a
glowing
orb
in
front
of
him.
The
Journey
From
Rumi
To
Shiva
Before
this,
Ayan
had
shared
a
picture
of
Ranbir
from
one
of
his
early
look
tests
when
his
character
in
the
film
was
called
Rumi.
Sharing
this
picture,
the
director
had
written,
"First,
he
was
Rumi.
Rumi
with
long
hair.
This
image
is
from
an
early
look
test
for
the
movie.
Rumi
said,
‘Love
is
the
bridge
between
you
and
everything...',
and
that
feeling
is
the
foundation
we
started
building
the
protagonist
of
this
movie
on...
But
then,
there
was
new
inspiration,
newer
thoughts...
Dragon
became
Brahmāstra,
we
gave
Ranbir
a
haircut,
and
Rumi
became...
Shiva."
A
Supernatural
Fairytale
At
Heart
Ranbir
had
called
Brahmastra
a
"supernatural
fairytale
at
heart."
He
was
quoted
as
saying,
"It
is
actually
a
supernatural
romantic
fairy
tale
at
heart.
Ayan
(film's
director
Ayan
Mukerji)
will
never
make
a
character
that
doesn't
have
truth
to
it,
or
which
is
unbelievable.
It's
too
early
to
talk
about
the
film,
but
it
is
something
I
am
terribly
excited
about."
The
Reason
Why
The
Film
Is
Called
Brahmastra
Speaking
about
the
film,
Ayan
too
had
opened
up,
"It's
a
modern-day
film
set
in
India
as
it
exists
today.
But
the
reason
it's
called
Brahmastra
is
because
the
energies,
wisdom,
powers
in
the
film
come
from
ancient
India.
That's
all
I
would
say.
There
are
some
costumes,
may
be
not
the
way
you'd
expect
them
to
be."