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Work comes first for Amitabh Bachchan
17th Mar 2007 14.01 IST
By Agencies

Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan reportedly asked ‘The Last Lear's producer Arindam Choudhuri to continue shooting even after a 12-hour bandh was called in Kolkata.

Bachchan, who is known for his professionalism, is currently shooting in Kolkata, for Rituparno Ghosh 's English film ‘The Last Lear’.

When Bachchan heard that Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee called for 12-hour bandh in Kolkata, he was worried about disruption in ‘The Last Lear's shooting schedule.

To salvage the situation, Bachchan promptly called producer Choudhuri and asked him if they could shoot with special permission in Kolkata.

"Mr. Bachchan has been extremely cooperative and I was pleasantly surprised when he showed his concern about the film's shoot. We thought that he would welcome a day's rest and we could shoot the next day. But, Mr. Bachchan insisted that we must finish the film on time," says Choudhuri was quoted as saying in a news report.

Finally, Ghosh decided to shoot in Raichak, which is 2 hours away from Kolkata.

Choudhuri added, "We were scheduled to shoot in Raichak at the end of this month. But, we had to prepone the schedule to make up for the loss. Mr. Bachchan was willing to travel all the way to Raichak along with Preity Zinta and rest of the film's cast. They had to leave early in the morning, and reach the location by 6 am because everything in Kolkata comes to a standstill when Mamata Banerjee calls for a bandh."

As soon as the Big B reached Raichak, he was surrounded by his fans.

"By the end of the day, we had a severe problem in controlling the crowd. They came with slogans and even poems written for Mr. Bachchan. Everyone in Raichak is excited with Amitabh and Preity Zinta around," said Choudhuri.

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