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I’m excited about ‘Bhootnath’, ‘Alladdin’: Amitabh Bachchan
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, who chanted “Mere paas aao” in the 1979 hit “Mr Natwarlal” for children, believes it is time to reconnect with his young fans.
After featuring in two adult romances “Nishabd” and “Cheeni Kum”, Amitabh is all set to woo his little fans with “Bhootnath” and “Alladdin”.
In “Jhoom Barabar Jhoom” where his Jack Sparrow get-up was enthused by Johnny Depp’s act in “Pirates Of The Caribbean”, the kids loved Amitabh.
“I’m happy to hear that,” said the Big B. “What you call the Jack Sparrow get-up in ‘Jhoom…’ just took place. I made no special efforts.
“The beard was my own. And that hat was added at the last minute before the shooting. When I was going for the shot, I saw the hat lying around and asked my director Shaad Ali if I can wear it for my song. That’s it. But I’m glad kids appreciated the look. I’m, in fact, doing two films this year that are especially aimed at younger audiences,” Amitabh told IANS.
In Vivek Sharma’s “Bhootnath”, the Big B will play a friendly ghost, while in Sujoy Ghosh’s “Alladdin”, he’s the genie.
“Both the ghost and genie roles entailed to tap the child within me who, let me tell you, is never very far from the surface in my personality. Most of my interaction in ‘Bhootnath’ is with a child.
“I’ve had a child as my co-star years ago in ‘Do Anjaane’ and recently in ‘Black’ and ‘Ek Ajnabee’, but these were films for a mature audience. ‘Bhootnath’ and ‘Alladdin’ are my presets to my young audiences.”
In the upcoming Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s take on “Lord Of The Rings” to be directed by ad-man Ram Madhvani featuring the Big B in an FX-suffused avatar.
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Tags: Alladdin, Amitabh Bachchan, Bhootnath
