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India Today
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- Entertainment
- India Today
Big B marks 1 year of Prabhas's Kalki, says open to sequel if team wants him
Amitabh Bachchan celebrated one year of 'Kalki 2898 AD' with a special post on X. The veteran actor who played the role of Ashwatthama in Prabhas and Deepika Padukone's 'Kalki', also expressed his hope of working in 'Kalki 2', if ever Ashwin's 'Kalki 2898 AD' turned out to be a blockbuster at the box office. As the film completed a year, Amitabh Bachchan celebrated the occasion with a heartfelt post. He re-shared Vyjayanthi Movies' post and expressed his gratitude for being a part of such a good he left a big hint about whether he would join the movie for its sequel. 'My honoured privilege to be asked to be a part of it ... one that I admired and respected the blessings of Vijayanti films and the elders that ran and connected with it ever to be a part of it any day again, IF THEY WERE TO EVER TO ASK (sic),' Big B a look at the post here: The film was one of Nag Ashwin's most ambitious projects, bringing a Telugu epic mythological sci-fi tale to the big screen. Set in a dystopian future, it marked the first installment of the Kalki Cinematic in one of his interactions ahead of the re-release of his debut directorial 'Yevade Subramanyam', Nag Ashwin shared key details about 'Kalki 2'. The filmmaker surprised fans by confirming that the sequel is set to go on floors in December even addressed concerns about Prabhas's limited screen time in 'Kalki 2898 AD'. He explained that that the first part focused on establishing the world and the backstories of Sumati (Deepika Padukone) and Ashwatthama (Amitabh Bachchan) to set the stage for Karna (Prabhas). 'The second part will have more of Prabhas, as it will be majorly centred around the Karna and Ashwatthama characters,' he sequel to 'Kalki 2898 AD' will focus on Supreme Yaskin (Kamal Haasan), who has gained the strength to embark on a mission. It will further explore Bhairava's (Prabhas) and Ashwatthama's (Bachchan) journeys to protect SUM-80's (Deepika Padukone) unborn child, who is believed to be the last divine avatar of Lord Vishnu Kalki.- EndsMust Watch
Deccan Herald
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Deepfakes of Digital Kurukshetra
In a telling moment from a few weeks ago, US President Donald Trump, when challenged in a televised interview, insisted that a digitally augmented photograph showed gang tattoos on the hands of a deported asylum seeker. When journalist Terry Moran objected, Trump snapped: 'Why don't you just say yes?'.That question – equal parts demand and deflection – reveals the deeper malaise of our time. Misinformation is no longer accidental. It is strategic. It is not just the domain of trolls and fringe conspiracists. It now emanates from the highest governance offices, dressed in certainty and powered by all of us, there is an ongoing battle with misinformation. In this environment, it is essential to understand that information is different from data. Information is data with context. Strip data of context or place it in the wrong one, and it becomes something else altogether – misinformation. This distinction can be understood through a simple framework: right data + right context = information; right data + wrong context = misinformation; wrong data = falsehood – whether due to misinformation (ignorance or error) or disinformation (intentional deceit)..This distinction is often blurred, even by respected thinkers. Yuval Harari, for instance, refers to myths, narratives, and fabricated content under the term 'information'. But without context, we erase the line between knowing and believing when categorising everything as information. This conflation of truth and narrative is not new. It echoes across civilisations, as in epics like Gilgamesh and the Mahabharata. The context is that these are epics that must be studied as such. They tell us how civilisations grappled with questions of duty, power, mortality, and meaning. Some events or characters may have a historical basis. But to present them wholesale as history, without critical examination or supporting primary sources, is to misinform. The mistake is not in the data but in its category. Presenting myth as myth is a cultural understanding. Presenting it as an empirical truth is a Mahabharata itself contains an example of misinformation. On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, the aged warrior Drona could not be defeated in combat. Krishna advised the Pandavas that Drona's spirit would break only if he believed his son Ashwatthama was dead. Bhima kills an elephant named Ashwatthama, and Yudhishthira, known for his unwavering commitment to truth, is responsible for delivering the message – 'Ashwatthama is dead,' and then he adds under his breath, '...the elephant.' Drona hears only the first part. Dejected, he lays down his weapons and is subsequently the data is correct. An Ashwatthama has indeed died. But the context is withheld deliberately. The result: misinformation. And the consequences are is one of the earliest and most profound illustrations of truth used deceptively (an ancient deepfake) – not by falsifying the fact, but by manipulating the listener's interpretation. In a way, it is the prototype of today's misinformation, where half-truths circulate with powerful effect, often amplified by the Ashwatthamas take the form of deepfakes – real people, convincingly mimicked; of phishing emails, eerily tailored by AI to your tone; of voice-cloned calls and videos, shared without verification. Human malice scripts them. AI amplifies them. Even sharp, technically sound individuals fall prey, not because of ignorance but because of misplaced trust in what looks and sounds guard against this epidemic, we need to nurture two capabilities: triangulation and intuition. Triangulate everything. Use multiple primary sources; look for assumptions – clarify what a belief is versus what is verified; read beyond headlines, seek nuance; build cognitive resilience, the truth is rarely a single are no longer passive recipients of information – we are participants in its creation and curation. Our responsibility, therefore, is not to be Drona, accepting statements without probing their context, or to be Yudhishthira, letting the pressure of outcome dilute our commitment to truth. Let us counter misinformation by developing a deep understanding of data and context.
