Official now: Saif Ali Khan is ‘Lankesh’ in Prabhas’ Adipurush

Here comes the much-awaited announcement on Prabhas’ upcoming magnum opus, Adipurush. As being speculated, the makers have roped in Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan to play ‘Lankesh’ in the movie.

“7,000 years ago existed the world’s most intelligent demon,” that’s how Adipurush’s director Om Raut described Lankesh’s existence in our mythology. The film’s regular shoot will kick-start from January and the theatrical release will be in 2022.

T-Series’ Bhushan Kumar will be bankrolling this Hindi-Telugu bilingual biggie in association with Prasad Sutar, Rajesh Nair and Om Raut. The film will also have a wide release in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.