Shamitabh
Shamitabh is an upcoming Hindi film scripted and directed by R. Balki.The film features Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush and Akshara Haasan, in her debut, in the lead roles.The film is jointly produced by Sunil Lulla, Balki, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, R. K. Damani, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sunil Manchanda and Dhanush under their respective production banners. Ilaiyaraaja composed the soundtrack album and background score, while cinematography was handled by P. C. Sreeram.
Cast
Amitabh Bachchan
Dhanush
Akshara Haasan
Rekha
Abhinaya
Rukmini Vijayakumar
Rajeev Ravindranathan
Vandita Shrivastava
Cameo Appearances
Rohit Shetty
Karan Johar
Mahesh Bhatt
Anurag Basu
Rakesh Omprakash Mehra
Rajkumar Hirani
Gauri Shinde
Javed Akhtar
Boney Kapoor
Ekta Kapoor
Production
Development
In August 2013, reports announced that Dhanush would play the lead role in R. Balki's next film.But Balki denied them as rumors citing that they may have arisen when he had shot for an advertisement featuring .In November 2013, it was confirmed that Amitabh Bachchan, along with Kollywood star Dhanush would feature in the lead roles, making this the second Bollywood film for Dhanush after Raanjhanaa (2013). The film also marked the acting debut of Kamal Haasan's daughter, Akshara Haasan.In addition to portraying one of the film's central characters, Amitabh Bachchan had also bankrolled the venture.In May 2014, Balki revealed that the film would be titled Shamitabh which also sounded similar to the Bollywood star`s name,whilst also revealing that half the film's shooting had been completed. Amitabh Bachchan lent his voice to Dhanush who reportedly played a deaf and mute junior artiste in the film.The reason behind the film's title was that the film had its name derived from the duo’s names in which 'Sh' from Dhanush was added as a prefix to Amitabh, therefore becoming Shamitabh.
Casting
Besides the lead cast,it was confirmed in February 2014 that actor Rajeev Ravindranathan of 3 Idiots (2009) fame confirmed that he would appear in a small role in the film.Rajeev confirmed the same again in July 2014.In August 2014, it was reported that director Mahesh Bhatt had acted in a cameo role in the film.Later it was reported that not only Mahesh Bhatt, but Karan Johar, Anurag Basu, Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, Rajkumar Hirani, Gauri Shinde, along with lyricist Javed Akhtar and producers Boney Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor would do camoes in the film.Actress Abhinaya of Nadodigal (2009) fame was selected to play a crucial role in the film Actress Rekha was selected to play a supporting role.Vandita Shrivastava, an MBA-turned-actress, stated that she had a role in the film.
Filming
Principal photography commenced on February 2014 in Igatpuri.Amitabh Bachchan began shooting for his portions in the film in April 2014.Shamitabh became the first Bollywood film to be shot in the Finnish Laplands and in Helsinki.The crew shot some scenes at the Seven Hills Hospital, the same place where Amitabh Bachchan underwent two abdominal surgeries and saw the birth of Aaradhya, his granddaughter.Some scenes were also shot in London.The team took a break in mid-July 2014 to celebrate Dhanush's birthday and the success of his 25th film, Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014).In mid-August 2014, Amitabh Bachchan stated that he had completed his portions for the film,whilst also confirming that 90% percent of the film's shooting had been completed.Dhanush reportedly did a few dastardly stunts in the film.The film's cinematographer P. C. Sreeram was fascinated by Akshara's acting capability and lack of nervousness while shooting with Dhanush and Amitabh Bachchan and lauded her as a "women of substance".Akshara did her own choreography for her dance.
During the shooting of the film in Finland, a Snow Storm hit the area where shooting was going on for a dance sequence in the film and had to immediately walk back towards a safer environment. Hence, they walked for about 10 kilometers with their heavy equipment. Choreographers Bosco-Caesar decided to continue with it and shot the song the next day since a delay would have caused permission trouble.
Music
The soundtrack album and background score were composed by Ilaiyaraaja.Illaiyaraaja began work for the film's songs on 6 January 2014 in Mumbai.Amitabh Bachchan had lent his voice to a song in the film.
Release
The film is scheduled for a worldwide release on over 3000 screens on 6 February 2015
Marketing
The first look of the lead actors Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush were released on 23 July 2014,and 25 July 2014,respectively. A video trailer of Amitabh sitting in a toliet loo and singing 'piddly piddly' song a catchy, peppy song with holding the script, has been released on December 31st, 2014. An extended version of the trailer was released on 7 January, 2015.Amitabh Bachchan had been reportedly seen sporting a rugged look and wearing shabby clothes,Bachchan found the look quite difficult to preserve throughout the shooting of the film.Bachchan described every film he made with Balki as "novel, out of the ordinary and most challenging" and Shamitabh is "no different".A still featuring the lead actors was released by Amitabh Bachchan on Twitter on 20 August 2014.Eros International distributed the film worldwide.
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