Vicky Kaushal Turns Superhero For The Immortal Ashwatthama!
Vicky Kaushal is joining hands with Adithya Dhar, the director of Uri: The Surgical strike, for the upcoming project The Immortal Ashwatthama. The movie will have Vicky in the role of a superhero.
Vicky
Kaushal,
the
charming
young
actor
is
in
the
best
phase
of
his
acting
career
so
far,
with
some
highly
promising
projects
in
his
kitty.
Now,
as
per
the
latest
reports,
Vicky
is
all
set
to
play
a
superhero
in
his
upcoming
project
which
is
directed
by
Aditya
Dhar.
The
movie
will
mark
the
actor's
second
collaboration
with
Aditya,
who
directed
his
blockbuster
outing
Uri:
The
Surgical
Strike.
Reportedly,
the
upcoming
Vicky
Kaushal-Aditya
Dhar
movie
has
been
titled
as
The
Immortal
Ashwatthama.
According
to
the
close
sources,
the
movie
is
based
on
the
mythological
character
Ashwatthama
and
is
an
out-and-out
action
film.
Interestingly,
Vicky
Kaushal
is
appearing
in
a
completely
new
get-up
in
The
Immortal
Ashwatthama.
The
actor
is
planning
to
gain
a
good
amount
of
weight
in
the
beginning
and
will
lose
it
all
during
the
course
of
filming.
Interestingly,
director
Aditya
Dhar
had
narrated
the
story
of
The
Immortal
Ashwatthama
to
Vicky
Kaushal
and
producer
Ronnie
Screwvala,
even
much
before
the
release
of
Uri:
The
Surgical
Strike.
Both
the
actor
and
producer
fell
in
love
with
the
subject
and
immediately
gave
the
green
signal.
According
to
the
director,
Ashwatthama
is
one
of
the
most
powerful
characters
of
Mahabharata.
He
is
an
extremely
talented
warrior,
but
his
immortality
made
him
arrogant
and
egoistic.
Vicky
Kaushal's
character
in
the
movie
is
said
to
be
based
on
Ashwatthama,
who
is
a
flawed
person.
According
to
the
reports,
director
Aditya
Dhar
and
his
team
is
currently
working
on
the
scripting
of
the
movie
and
is
planning
to
begin
the
official
pre-production
in
a
couple
of
days.
The
team
is
planning
to
finish
the
filming
in
a
single
schedule
and
has
zeroed
in
Namibia,
New
Zealand,
Greenland,
and
Tokyo
as
the
main
locations.
The
entire
post-production
works,
including
the
VFX
will
be
done
in
the
US.
The
Vicky
Kaushal
starrer
is
expected
to
go
on
floors
by
the
mid-2020.