Amitabh Bachchan to work with 'Shabd' director 29th Jan 2007
19.15 IST
By ApunKaChoice
Leena Yadav, who made her directorial debut in an offbeat film (Shabd), is now set to direct Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan in her second movie.
Even though Shabd (starring Sanjay Dutt , Aishwarya Rai and Zayed Khan ) was a flop at the box-office, Leena Yadav has managed to rope in Bollywood’s most sought-after star for her next movie, which, thankfully, will be less quirky than her first film.
Interestingly, in his entire acting career Mr. Bachchan has worked only once with a female director: that was in Armaan , directed by Honey Irani.
Leena’s film, yet untitled, will be Big B’s second one with a female director.
According to Leena, only Mr. Bachchan can play the protagonist in her movie. The film’s story is a dramatic tale and Big B plays the pivotal part in the plot.
Bachchan knows Leena through her cinematographer husband Aseem Bajaj.
On a different front, Amitabh has also agreed to work in a fantasy flick to be produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and to be directed by his assistant Ram Madhvani.
Chopra’s forthcoming movie Eklavya already has Amitabh in the main role.
Amitabh Bachchan to work with 'Shabd' director
