Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan who was last seen ‘Piku’
which was shot extensively in Kolkata, is back in the city shooting for Ribhu
Dasgupta’s upcoming film ‘TE3N’.
The actor, who travelled around the city as the 70-year-old
Bhaskor Banerjee on a bicycle in Soojit Sircar’s film, was seen riding a
scooter this time.
Big B was spotted in a brown check shirt and dark brown
trousers kick-starting a scooter in front of the historic Writers' Building,
the complex which houses the West Bengal government, on Saturday, November 28.
“T 1154 -'TE3N' a novel idea and a novel film ... riding in
Kolkata .. cycle PIKU .. motor cycle
'TE3N',” the ‘Shehensha’ of Bollywood posted on Twitter.
‘Te3N’ also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, while Vidya Balan
will be making a special appearance in the film. Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh who has
previously worked with Nawaz and Vidya in 2012 film ‘Kahaani’, is the creative
producer of the film.
Amitabh Bachchan also wrote about his experiences in his
blog and confessed to being filled with “nostalgia” as he rode through past the
Maidan and the Race Course, down Park Street and Red Road, and through the
neighbourhood of Ballygunge.
He rode the scooter with Nawaz riding the pillon as they “travelled
in one pair of jacket and pants to search for jobs.” They also travelled by
tram from Tollygunje to Esplanade, “at times hanging out of the doors for lack
of space but somehow enjoying the experience of the first struggle.”
The shooting for the day wrapped up at Victoria Memorial,
where they gorged on the roadside snack 'puchka.'
A huge crowd gathered at the location to watch Amitabh
Bachchan and the team shooting.
The actor had high praise for the the city dwellers and posted
on his blog, "Such universal presence in opinion is rare and exemplary and
so are the Kolkatans. Rare, passionate, wise and filled with the senses of all
that is of value and tradition."
He also posted several pictures of him from the shooting on
his blog, Twittera as well as facebook.
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