Karan Johar talks about Shah Rukh Khan and Nagarjuna’s star cameos in Brahmastra

Dharma Productions’ Brahmastra is one of the most-awaited films of 2022. It stars Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, and Mouni Roy in prominent roles. As if the presence of the aforementioned stars was not enough, the film also has extended cameos by superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Nagarjuna.

Producer Karan Johar recently spoke about Brahmastra and the inordinate delay it has faced in production. “I have realized that it takes time when you make a film, you’ve got to give it time. You’ve learned the power of storyboarding; you’ve learned the power of also working with people who really care about your film. They didn’t just sign your film because it's money to them or it’s a commitment. It’s because they really believe in it. If you’re doing something that large, you’ve got to have a crew that actually becomes organically embedded in that film’s fabric,” he said during a roundtable.

Talking about the cameos by Khan and Nagarjuna, Johar said, “And that’s what happened with Brahmastra. Like Nagarjuna, he came on board; Shah Rukh Khan has done a massive cameo for us. We thought it would be five days but he shot for 15 days. And without a question asked. He saw the vision of the sequence. It’s like Mr. Bachchan; he came just about like that. This is not just our film; it’s everyone’s film, you can take ownership of it. Tomorrow, the producers list is large, the actor list is larger. It’s like we’re all just part of this one big mega film that just needs the world to watch it. So, we literally want every center in this country and world to come out and watch because we don’t need it just for the money; we need it to kind of validate the seven years.”

Brahmastra is directed by Ayan Mukerji.