Amitabh Bachchan has been cast as a lawyer in Rumi Jaffrey’s next film, co-starring Emraan Hashmi, a leading daily reports. Producer Anand Pandit, during his conversation with the daily, said that the film is a mystery-thriller and is based on a group of friends, who indulge in a psychological game after meeting at a bungalow in Shimla.
Filming will commence in Mumbai on May 10. "It is a mystery-thriller that revolves around a group of friends, some of whom are retired lawyers. They meet at a bungalow in Shimla and play a psychological game. It’s an intriguing story with Bachchan saab as one of the lawyers, while Emraan plays a business tycoon. This is the first time that the two actors are working together. We are constructing a huge set of the bungalow at a Malad studio," Anand Pandit told the daily.
Furthermore, Anand also said that script reading sessions will begin from Tuesday. "Rumi has given the final touches to the script that has been penned by a group of writers. We will begin the reading sessions from Tuesday while he has already begun prep. We will wrap up the Mumbai schedule on June 12," he added.
This is Big B’s third film in which he has been cast as a lawyer after Pink and his last release Badla. Rumi Jaffrey’s film will release on February 21, 2020.
Source: Mumbai Mirror
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