Vicky Kaushal (Supply: Instagram | @vickykaushal)

The coronavirus pandemic could have pressured many filmmakers to carry initiatives to halt, however filmmaker Aditya Dhar‘s The Immortal Ashwatthama is fortunate sufficient to stay unaffected. The three-part modern-day superhero movie, which shares its roots from Mahabharata, sees actor Vicky Kaushal as Ashwatthama who was offered with the boon of immortality.

Based on a report by MidDay, Aditya Dhar who’s all set to reunite with after Vicky’s Uri: The Surgical Strike was quoted as saying—

Takht was presupposed to wrap up by December, and we had been scheduled to kick off our movie by early 2021. [Despite the change in the line-up], we’re sticking to the schedule; the movie will go on flooring by April 2021. Vicky wants to coach for 3 months for the film. So, as soon as he wraps up his Yash Raj Movies’ mission, he’ll start prepping in February.

For his portrayal of the mythological character who was the son of Dronacharya, the actor must bear coaching in horse-riding and varied different types of martial arts.

Talking in regards to the areas the place the movie might be shot, the filmmaker stated—

We’ll start taking pictures in Europe, primarily the UK, after which head to Iceland. The ultimate schedule might be in Mumbai. The plan could change relying on the COVID-19 disaster in these international locations.

The Immortal Ashwatthama is being produced by Ronnie Screwvala, who had additionally backed Aditya’s debut movie, Uri.