Ayan Mukerji believed Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhatt's Brahmastra would never get made: 'Thought I'll die making it'

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt's film Brahmastra Part One: Shiva will release in theatres on September 9.

Ayan Mukerji, SS Rajamouli and actor Ranbir Kapoor were spotted in Vizag, for Brahmastra's promotions. During a media interaction, Ayan talked about the film, which took almost 5 years to complete. Ayan said that he thought ‘he'll die making Brahmastra’.

Ayan Mukerji on Brahmastra.

At a Brahmastra's event on Tuesday, Ayan said, “For many years, I thought this film would never get made and I’ll die making Brahmastra. So many people asked me why the film is taking so long, and why is it so expensive. They asked me to make another romantic film. But, I always believed, if we got Brahmastra right, it would be very pioneering for our country. The film would find a large audience in the country. That energy has caused many positive things to happen.”

Brahmastra is a mythology-based fantasy film with Ranbir and Alia playing the central characters, Shiva and Isha. In the film, Amitabh plays Professor Arvind Chaturvedi and Nagarjuna is an archaeologist named Ajay Vashisht. Mouni's character is named Damayanti.

Alia is working on the Netflix thriller Heart of Stone that also stars Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan. Directed by Tom Harper, the film is a spy drama and also features Matthias Schweighofer, Sophie Okonedo, Jing Lusi, and Paul Ready.