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Interesting facts about Rajinikanth’s ‘2.0’

Last updated on - Dec 4, 2018, 16:27 IST

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Confused with the promo of '2.0' Nitara calls her dad Akshay Kumar ‘birdman’

Recently, the much awaited Akshay Kumar and Rajinikanth starrer ‘2.0’ released and it has been receiving applause from the audiences. The film not only achieved great success but also made many records at the box office.

Akshay Kumar's daughter Nitara, who has still not seen the movie is quite confused about her father’s character has started calling her dad ‘Birdman’ after watching the poster and promo of ‘2.0’.

Nitara is eagerly waiting to watch birdman’s film on the big screen which is getting loved by the audience. And sure Akshay will be taking Nitara to watch the film very soon.

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The all new poster of Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer '2.0' is here!

Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer '2.0' has been the talk of the town since the announcement. The makers have been teasing the audience by releasing the new posters one after another.

And now, they have unveiled a new poster of the film which will get you more excited for the film. The production house tweeted the poster and captioned it, "It will be a cinematic spectacle like never before. #2Point0 in cinemas on 29th November."

While Akshay who will be seen playing the role of Crowman in the film wrote, "Get ready for the Biggest 3D Spectacle... #2Point0 this 29th November!"

Helmed by Shankar, the film is this year's one of the most anticipated films. It also marks the entry of Khiladi Kumar in the South cinema. Apart from Rajinikanth and Akshay, the film also stars Amy Jackson in a pivotal role. It is all set to hit the theatres on 29th November 2019.

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'2.0' Akshay Kumar releases the new poster of the film

Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer '2.0' has been the talk of the town since the announcement. The trailer of the film has impressed the audience and garnered a lot of appreciation from all the quarters.

Now, Akshay who plays the character of Crowman took to his social media to unveil the new poster of the film. The poster features the Crowman and has a caption on it 'A storm is coming'. While the actor captioned the post as, "A storm is coming! #2Point0 this 29th November in cinemas. Are you ready?

@2point0movie @dharmamovies @lyca_productions".

The film is one of the most awaited films of the year. Helmed by S Shankar, the movie also stars Amy Jackson in pivotal roles apart from Rajinikanth and Akshay. The film will hit the theatres on November 29, 2018.

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Here's when Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's '2.0' teaser will release

Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's '2.0' has been the talk of the town since its announcement. The film is a sequel to superstar Rajini's 'Robot'. Khiladi Kumar is the villain in the film and this film will mark his debut in the South Industry.

Though the release date of the film is yet to be announced, the makers have announced the teaser release date.

Reportedly, the teaser was supposed to be out on Independence Day, however, with the state of Kerala reeling under floods, the unveiling was postponed.

In an interview, director S Shankar said that Rajinikanth had asked to postpone the date for the same. Now, we hear that the teaser will be out on an auspicious day of Ganesh Chaturthi, i.e. 13th September.

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Rajinikanth-Akshay Kumar’s ‘2.0’ promotions take to the skies of Los Angeles

All roads lead to the sky for director Shankar’s big budget flick ‘2.0’. Starring Rajinikanth as a robot, Akshay Kumar as the antagonist and Amy Jackson as the leading lady, the film is touted to be the biggest and most expensive film ever made in India. The makers are all set to spread the word far and wide by launching hot air balloons with the film’s posters. The team began their prep for this one-of-a-kind promotional strategy by test riding the hot air balloons. The balloons are expected to fly over the Hollywood signage in Los Angeles, while similar ones take flight in London, Dubai, Australia, South-East Asian countries and also in India. The creative director of the film Raju Mahalingam shared a glimpse of the ‘2.0’ air balloons along with the tweet, “Test inflation successfully completed! Waiting for weather clearance...#2Point0”

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Hindi theatrical rights of Rajinikanth-Akshay Kumar’s ‘2.0’ sold for Rs 80 crore?

Director Shankar is all set to own 2018 with his magnum opus ‘2.0’. Starring Rajinikanth in lead role and Akshay Kumar as the antagonist, the film is touted to be one of the biggest films in the history of Indian cinema and is expected to match up to SS Rajamouli’s ‘Baahubali 2: The Conclusion’. Interestingly, the film’s Hindi theatrical rights have reportedly been sold for a whopping Rs 80 crore, while its satellite rights have been sold at an exorbitant amount of Rs 110 crore.
According to reports, the ‘Robot’ sequel has been made on a budget of Rs 350 crore, thus making it the most expensive Indian film of all time.

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'2.0' stills leaked, Amy Jackson to play a female robot?

Rajnikanth's '2.0', also starring Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson is one of the most awaited flicks of 2018. Much has been said and written about the film, its star cast and its budget that made it one of the most expensive films of all time. However, recently a few pictures, believed to be from the film, was leaked online which revealed a few more details about the characters.

In the leaked pictures, Rajnikanth as Chitti is seen boosting up a truck while Amy, on the other hand, is seen in a white robot-like suit sitting in the driver's seat.

It had been reported that Hollywood costume designer Ror Rodriguez, who worked on the ‘Supergirl’ and ‘Daredevil’ costumes was roped in for this film.

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An entire Ukraine themed song to be recreated in VFX

Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's '2.0' will have ample use of VFX throughout the film. According to latest buzz, an entire song in ‘2.0’ will feature VFX. Apparently, Shankar and team were planning to head out to Ukraine for a romantic number, but due to Rajinikanth’s health condition they have decided to shoot the song in India. However, the incredible part is that all the scenic locations across Ukraine have already been captured and they will recreated in VFX for this song! The backdrop for the romantic number will be changed and the CGI experts are already working on it. This will make the Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer one of the few Indian films to pull off such an incredible feat.

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Shooting began with low key ceremony

Director Shankar has always been about grandeur and making his films larger-than-life. So the team was planning to launch the film in a grand manner on the superstar’s birthday in 2015, but decided not to. It was because Chennai was ravaged by with one of the worst floods ever witnessed that year. Keeping in mind the traumatic times and the plight of the people, ‘2.0’ team decided to start shooting with a very low key ceremony on December 12 in 2015.

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Lot of actors were considered for Akshay’s role

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar landed the role of the main villain in the film. However, he was definitely not the first choice. A slew of actors such as Kamal Haasan, Aamir Khan, Vikram, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hrithik Roshan and Neil Nitin Mukesh were approached for the role of Dr Richard. Out of the lot, Arnold looked really promising but in the end the Hollywood superstar demanded a very high remuneration and he couldn’t be brought on board. Eventually, the antagonist’s role was offered to Akshay and he agreed without missing a beat.

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Amitabh and Abhishek visited the sets

A high octane action sequence was being shot in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. During the 45-day schedule, a match between Chennaiyin FC and Mumbai City FC as a part of the ISL tournament, was scheduled to take place there. During this schedule, the ‘2.0’ team got a surprise visit from none other than Amitabh Bachchan and his son, Abhishek Bachchan. Their special visits led to a lot of speculation that they will play a guest appearance in the movie. These rumours were later denied by the team.

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Touted to be India’s most expensive movie

‘Baahubali’ held the title of India’s most expensive movie with a budget of approximately Rs 150 crore. But it looks Rajinikanth’s ‘2.0’ easily surpassed the SS Rajamouli film in terms of its budget. If rumours are to be believed, then the ‘Robot’ sequel is being made on a budget of a whopping Rs 350 crore! This makes ‘2.0’ the most expensive Indian film ever made.

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How it got title of '2.0'

Initially, the makers were planning to give the movie a title of ‘Robot 2’ or ‘Enthiran 2’ in Tamil. However, it seems that the team encountered a few legal problems with this title. Which is why they resorted to name it as ‘2.0’. Even though it is a direct continuation of ‘Enthiran,’ it is only titled ‘2.0’ and cannot actually be called ‘Enthiran 2’ officially. Of course, it is not a big problem because the name of ‘2.0’ has really caught on well.

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International crew

‘2.0’ boasts of some of the best technicians in the world. Mary E Vogt is the official costume designer. She has worked on Hollywood films like ‘Men In Black’ and ‘Tron Legacy’. She even worked on Vikram’s ‘I’. Sean Foot of ‘Avatar’ fame is handling the make-up of ‘2.0’. Kenny Bates, who choreographed action for ‘Transformers,’ is also a part of the project, along with VFX team comprising of John Hughes and Walt, who have done VFX for films like ‘Life of Pi’, ‘300’ and ‘Percy Jackson’.

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