I knew Brahmastra’ was a difficult journey to embark on: Ayan Mukerji

TIL Desk Bollywood/ Multiple delays, a pandemic and two lockdowns later, director Ayan Mukerji says he is happy a fulfilling but difficult journey has led to the fruition of his dream project, “Brahmastra: Part One Shiva” a mega budget fantasy adventure that is finally set to release in September.

Mukerji, best known for his youthful, slice-of-life dramas such as Wake Up Sid and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani , said the film gave him a chance to mix ancient Indian culture and spirituality with the contemporary world.

I knew this will be a difficult film to make, a difficult journey to embark on but I felt I was on to something that was pioneering, innovative and original, it is genuinely new, Mukerji told in an interview.

It took so long. It was such a crazy investment of time that, in a way, it obliterated who I was. It has been 10 years since my last film. I have forgotten who I was as a person before. This is one of the longer pregnancies that a director can have with a movie. I will understand a lot once we deliver the project. But this was the kind of project that needed (time).