Entertainment / Abhishek Bachchan to play the titular role Bob Biswas in Kahaani's prequel

DNA : Nov 25, 2019, 02:55 PM
Abhishek Bachchan is making sure to entertain the masses with his choice of films. He was loved for his role in Manmarziyaan and people can't wait to see him in his digital debut with season two of Breathe. Moreover, Abhishek also has Anurag Basu's next which is anthropology and The Big Bull produced by Ajay Devgn which is based on late Indian stockbroker Harshad Mehta. Now, a new film has been announced starring Abhishek in the lead role.

The film is a spin-off of the character of Bob Biswas, who was the main antagonist in Vidya Balan starrer Kahaani. Yes, the film titled Bob Biswas is the sequel to 2012 release. The film is co-produced by Shah Rukh Khan along with Sujoy Ghosh and will be helmed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh. Red Chillies Entertainment shared the photo of SRK and Abhishek posing together with a caption stating, "Nomoshkar! Thrilled to announce our upcoming film, #BobBiswas in association with #BoundScriptProduction; starring @bachchan and directed by #DiyaAnnapurnaGhosh. @gaurikhan @iamsrk #SujoyGhosh @_gauravverma"

While SRK shared the same photo and wrote, "#BobBiswas is coming to 'kill it!' Happy to associate with Bound Script Production to bring #BobBiswas, played by @bachchan and directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh. @redchilliesent @gaurikhan #sujoyghosh @_gauravverma"

Whereas Abhishek captioned the post stating, "Very excited to announce my next film. #BobBiswas Directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh Produced by @iamsrk @redchilliesent #SujoyGhosh #nomoshkar"

Sujoy tweeted with a sweet message, "need your blessings and good wishes...  and a minute of your time"

In Kahaani, Bob Biswas was played by Saswata Chatterjee.


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