KALKI 2898 AD is extremely ambitious and at least on this sci-fi scale unique in Indian Cinema. Unfortunately, the storytelling is also rather confusing and lackluster and never able to convey big emotions. Somehow it is always everywhere and nowhere.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Oct 24, 2024

Kalki 2898 AD isn’t a film; it’s a proposal for one. It ends not on a cliffhanger, but a call-to-action. It is — and there’s no better way to describe it — the cinematic equivalent of clickbait.

| Aug 31, 2024

You can tell a lot about a film’s collective smartness with the way it employs its star cameos.

| Aug 18, 2024

This dystopian setup foreshadows the grim future for mankind should the world continue on its current course, but underneath, it's packed with mythological symbols and diverse cultural, spiritual, and religious beliefs.

| Original Score: 3.5 | Jul 26, 2024

Kalki 2898 AD is a mega cinematic journey which shows the power of mythology.

| Jul 25, 2024

It takes awhile for the plot to kick in, but once it does, it's a highly entertaining sci-fi epic.

| Original Score: B | Jul 23, 2024

First of it's kind!

| Jul 15, 2024

Ultimately, for all its wildly entertaining elements, Kalki 2898 AD feels like too much of a good thing, resembling the sort of lavish buffet meal that leaves you feeling overstuffed and exhausted.

| Jul 11, 2024

With fight scenes, vehicle chases, explosions, magic, and more (though not enough musical interludes), I can’t say whether or not I’ll attach myself to all of the KCU, but I’m at least looking forward to what’s in the immediate future for this series.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 11, 2024

Movie goers will be engulfed in waves of wonder by the electrifying future-show visions.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jul 9, 2024

It’s impossible to dismiss a movie channeling Pacific Rim and Hell Comes to Frogtown with verve.

| Jul 9, 2024

Blends Hindu mythology (religion) with sci-fi ambitions and martial arts action.

| Original Score: B | Jul 7, 2024

Kalki 2898 AD has a single goal, which is to achieve the status of Freakin’ awesome! for its entire running time. Overstuffed plot aside, it meets that goal.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 5, 2024

Kalki 2898 AD, despite it's flaws, the concept, ambition, and the immense effort behind its making deserve high praise and applause. It is a proper entertainer and a must-watch on the big screen, showcasing the potential and grandeur of Indian filmmaking.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 4, 2024

There simply isn’t a more entertaining film in theaters right now. 

| Jul 2, 2024

Enough to keep me watching anything the franchise churns out until whatever Ashwin has in mind for its grand finale...

| Original Score: A | Jul 2, 2024

So this is how the world ends, not with a whimper but a great many massive bangs, battles and increasingly complicated alliances, betrayals and stirring songs. It is terrific, cathartic fun.

| Jul 1, 2024

Kalki 2898 AD is an epic genre hybrid with bold choices, a strong narrative, and charismatic performances, but it needs better focus and character clarity

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 1, 2024

A celebration of its own inspirations while also being its own strikingly singular artistic voice.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 1, 2024

A triumph of maximalism like an album by Queen, or a buffet at a restaurant where everything is good, Kalki 2898 A.D. is a lot.

| Jun 30, 2024