Amitabh Bachchan shares throwback pic with little Ranbir from the sets of Ajooba

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Amitabh Bachchan took to social media to share a throwback pic with Ranbir Kapoor as he accompanied Shashi Kapoor on the sets of Ajooba.
Brahmastra

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New Delhi: Amitabh Bachchan who’s currently shooting for Ayan Mujherji’s sci-fi film Brahmastra Part 1 with Ranbir Kapoor took to social media to share a throwback pic with little Ranbir on the sets of his 1990 film Ajooba.

The pic was clicked approx 30 years back in 1990 when Bachchan was shooting another superhero film Ajooba directed by Shashi Kapoor and Gennady Vasilyev.

Ranbir Kapoor who’s looking at Big B with an awe must be 7-year-old that time. Cut to circa 2020, Ranbir who’s considered to be one of the most talented actors we have in Bollywood, is shooting with the legendary Amitabh Bachchan for Mukherji’s trilogy Brahmastra, which has elements of supernatural in a modern day set-up.

Amitabh Bachchan had also shared some pics from the sets of Brahmastra a few days back praising Ranbir Kapoor, calling him one of his favourites. “T 3452 – .. work starts early .. like 6 am .. rehearsing, blocking and then shooting it .. with one of my favourites Red heartThumbs up..
I need 4 of thoseChairs to keep up with his enormous talent .. !!” he wrote.

The first part of the film releases on December 4 this year, while the other two parts will release in a span of ten years. Brahmastra Part 1 has been extensively shot in Bulgaria, New York, and Mumbai, among other places.

The film stars Alia Bhatt in female lead while Mouni Roy, Nagarjuna, Dimple Kapadia, Prateik Babbar, Divyendu, Vishal Karhwal, Saurav Gurjar, Rashi Mal are also part of the cast. Shah Rukh Khan will be seen in a special appearance in the ovie.

The title logo of Brahmastra was released on the occasion of Maha Shivratri at the Kumbh Mela on March 4, 2019, along with a video launch on March 5, 2019.

Brahmastra is also touted to be the costliest superhero flick being ever made in Bollywood with a budget of Rs 150 crore and said to be at par with Hollywood standards.

Ayan was quoted as saying, “It’s the biggest project of my life. All my hopes are pinned on this film. I hope it becomes the biggest success. I am very excited about the cast but I hope the film gets even bigger than the cast.”

Characters

According to reports, Ranbir Kapoor will be seen playing a DJ called Shiva in the film who leaves his house against his father’s wishes. The story then moves on to how he fulfils his dreams and discovers his superpowers in the process.

The reports also said that every character will have some superpowers or the other and Ranbir’s Shiva will have the power to unleash fire from his palms.

Ranbir has undergone rigourous training in various forms of martial arts for the role.

Alia Bhatt plays Isha while Amitabh Bachchan’s character is called Brahma.

Mouni Roy’s character is called Poulomi and she’s the only villain in the film. Nagarjuna plays architect Vishnu.

‘A supernatural romantic fairytale’

“It is actually a supernatural romantic fairy tale at heart. Ayan will never make a character that doesn’t have truth to it, or which is unbelievable. It’s too early to talk about the film, but it is something I am terribly excited about,” Ranbir Kapoor said in an interview.

“Apart from being my best friend and my favourite director, Ayan has worked on this film for six years. He is going to spend the next 10 years of his life on this trilogy. So when the first part is complete, the audience will know it’s not the end. That is something really exciting for me as an actor,” added the actor.