As the Prabhas starrer Kalki 2898 AD continues to have a glorious run at the box office, the film’s director, Nag Ashwin, has penned a special note for his film’s leading star. Prabhas played an easygoing, self-centered yet strong bounty hunter named Bhairava in the dystopian sci-fi spectacle that released on June 27. 

The film’s production banner, Vyjayanthi Movies, posted Nag Ashwin’s note on their X page, which read, “This man sitting casually there is the reason for all this, unbiasedly the biggest box office star of this era... He gave our production the confidence to do what we did, he gave me the freedom to do what I did… and so many intelligent inputs helped guide the film to what it is… everyone’s darling, our Bhairava and now the world’s K____.” The production banner also shared a BTS still of Prabhas along with the note.

As of July 2, Kalki 2898 AD has grossed RS 610 crore at the box office worldwide, according to a report from boxoffice tracker Sacnilk.com. The dystopian sci-fi spectacle also starred Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan, among many others, in prominent roles.