Piku 2015

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Piku
Piku is an upcoming Indian comedy-drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone and deals with a father-daughter relationship.[2] Irrfan Khan, Moushumi Chatterjee and Jishu Sengupta portray supporting roles. Piku is scheduled for release on April 30, 2015.

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Cast
Amitabh Bachchan
Deepika Padukone as Piku
Irrfan Khan
Moushumi Chatterjee
Jishu Sengupta
Akshay Oberoi

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Production
Casting he main cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, and Irrfan Khan was finalized in mid-2014.[5] In preparation for the role of Piku, Padukone learned Bengali as her character is from Bengal.[6] Initially, there were early reports that Jisshu Sengupta was cast as the romantic lead opposite Deepika Padukone, but it has been confirmed that Sengupta will in fact be seen playing Padukone's best friend in the film.[3][7] Irrfan Khan will play the romantic lead opposite of Deepika Padukone.[8][9] Amitabh Bachchan will essay the role of a Bangali bhadrolok, while Moushumi Chatterjee will essay the role of a family member.[10] Akshay Oberoi will play a cameo role going on a date with Padukone's character.[4]

Filming Principal photography for Piku began in August 2014, when shooting of the film's first schedule took off in Kolkata.[11] The first schedule for Piku was also filmed in Delhi and Mumbai and included filming of indoor scenes.[12][13][14] The second schedule of filming started on October 30, 2014 in Kolkata and took place mostly in the north part of the city.[14][15][16] Specifically, shooting for the film took place at the iconic Howrah Bridge in the city's Shyambazar neighbourhood and at Bishop Lefroy Road, the residence of Satyajit Ray.[16][17][18] During the shooting at Howrah Bridge, Amitabh Bachchan was seen cycling around the city streets dressed as his character.[19] The Kolkata schedule was completed on November 18, 2014 and shooting has now shifted to Delhi and Ahmedabad.[20][21] Shooting in Delhi has taken place at Gurgaon cyber hub and city club where Padukone and Khan were seen filming for the film.[22] The film was wrapped up after it's last schedule being shot in Varanasi. Both Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan shot on the ghats of Banaras under chilly conditions and also attracted great crowd on the ghats of Banaras.[23]

Promotion The makers of the film released a video of day one on the sets of Piku which is called Piku Begins. The video has Amitabh Bachchan, Shoojit Sircar and Deepika Padukone speaking about what viewers can expect from the film.[24] As a part of promotions, the makers have released onset pictures of the film's shooting where the main cast are all seen in character.[25] Amitabh Bachchan's First Look

Amitabh Bachchan's first look was revealed from the film that depicts his character of an old Bengali man with long hair and a big belly.[26]

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