After much anticipation and hardships, Abhishek Kapoor directorial starring Kedarnath Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput finally hits the screens today. Nervous and excited at the same time, Abhishek Kapoor reveals Lord Shiva to be the major inspiration behind the film.

The director is a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva and is immensely influenced by the backdrop of Kedarnath floods. Having helmed films with social relevance like Kai Po Che earlier, Abhishek Kapoor yet again highlights the social aspect of discrimination in Kedarnath.

Revealing why Kedarnath is important to him, Abhishek Kapoor said, "This film is important to me owing to its backdrop. Kedarnath is based against the backdrop of the Uttarakhand floods and the film also deals with a very important issue that our country faces. The film focuses on the two aspects- class and caste that is prevailing in our nation. The discrimination which has been subsites since ages still exist in the society, Kedarnath deals with the same."

Being a believer of Shiva, Kedarnath holds an incredibly important place in Abhishek Kapoor's life. Talking about the same, the director said, "More than anything else, the film is about Shiv and I am a big believer of Shiv. The simplest thing is if any man has the heart to do anything for mankind or another human being, there is Shiv in him, irrespective of the religion. If you are willing to serve another human then Shiv resides in you. Then when you say 'Har Har Mahadev, you say Har Har Mein hai Mahadev.' I want people to feel that."

Produced by Abhishek and Pragya Kapoor under the banner of Guy In the Sky along with Ronnie Screwvala's RSVP, Kedarnath which is based against the backdrop of the devastating catastrophe that hit Uttarakhand in 2013 has got the audience excited all over to witness the love saga. Kedarnath is an eternal love story and a potent combination of love and religion, passion and spirituality. The floods that took the lives of over a hundred thousand people is a powerful backdrop for this epic love story.

Kedarnath hit the screens on 7th December 2018.