In
2018,
Aditya
Dhar's
directorial
debut,
URI:
The
Surgical
Strike
produced
by
Ronnie
Screwvala,
took
the
nation
by
storm
winning
rave
reviews
and
striking
gold
at
the
box-office.
It
won
three
National
Awards.
While
Vicky
Kaushal
was
bestowed
a
National
Award
for
his
performance,
director-
Aditya
Dhar
too
won
the
prestigious
award
for
his
direction.
As
the
film
turns
two
years
old
today,
the
trio
of
Vicky
-
Aditya
-
Ronnie,
have
released
the
first
look
creative
of
their
next
collaboration,
Ashwatthama,
which
is
a
futuristic
sci-fi,
based
on
a
character
from
the
chapter
of
Mahabharata.
Aditya
shared,
"We
are
all
overwhelmed
with
the
love
that
URI
has
received
over
the
last
two
years,
and
of
course,
with
that
love
comes
an
added
responsibility
of
living
upto
the
expectations
for
our
next
collaborative
venture.
On
Ashwatthama,
we
are
working
hard
to
create
a
visual
spectacle
that
audiences
across
India
would
have
never
seen
before.
I
promise,
this
would
not
just
be
a
film,
but
an
experience.
More
than
the
pressure,
I
am
taking
this
film
as
a
responsibility
of
telling
this
epic
story,
in
the
way
it
is
meant
to
be
told,
and
I
hope,
audiences
shower
the
same
love
to
Ashwatthama,
as
they
did
to
URI."
"Every
film
has
its
own
journey,
however,
when
the
team
of
a
National
Award
Winning
Cum
blockbuster
film
that
has
been
as
loved
as
URI
comes
together,
the
expections
are
bound
to
be
high.
It's
high
on
story
telling,
deep
in
characters
and
revering
in
the
world
&
visual
effects.
Language
is
not
a
barrier
for
this
movie.
We
roll
this
year.
I
can't
wait
to
see
Aditya's
vision
translate
to
this
spectacle
on
screen.
I
have
to
say
this
is
by
far
the
most
ambitious
movie
I
have
attempted
and
we
would
love
to
see
this
one
reach
out
to
the
widest
audiences
in
India
and
around
the
world",
said
Ronnie
Screwvala.
Vicky
Kaushal
described
Ashwatthama
as
the
biggest
film
of
his
career
and
believes
that
working
with
Aditya
and
Ronnie
again
is
more
like
a
homecoming
for
him.
"Ashwatthama
is
Aditya's
dream
project
and
it
required
the
backing
of
a
visionary
like
Ronnie
to
bring
this
spectacle
to
audiences
.
It's
going
to
be
a
new
space
for
me
as
an
actor
,
exploring
the
newest
form
of
technology
alongside
acting.
Can't
wait
to
start
the
journey
soon
with
this
wonderful
team," Vicky
concluded.