Amitabh Bachchan to play 102, Rishi Kapoor 75 in ‘102 Not Out’

Recently, Rishi Kapoor took to his social media account to announce a film he has signed on alongside Amitabh Bachchan. He captioned the post, "Wonderful to work again with the Legendary Amitabh Bachchan. Thank you Amitji, it never felt the 26 years old hiatus.We connected instantly!"

The project is Umesh Shukla's directorial that will see Amitabh Bachchan play a 102-year-old father to 75-year-old Rishi. The film is an adaptation of a successful Gujarati play of the same name by writer-director Saumya Joshi.

Umesh informed that the film went on floors on Wednesday and the team begin with shooting Amitabh Bachchan's introductory scene. "Amitji and Rishiji are collaborating after 26 years. They are playing Gujarati characters for the first time. Being a Gujarati myself, I had certain references in my mind which we used to create their look," said Umesh to a leading tabloid.

The makers plan to shoot the film till this month end, and will later resume shooting in July. Aiming to complete shooting for the film by July-end, the film is a love story between a father and his son. Further adding that the both the actors haven't seen the play, Umesh said, "I had produced the original play and knew it could be turned into a film for its unique plot and humour. Saumya has written the film brilliantly."

Umesh also informed that the two will have a few dialogues in Gujarati, "They are already good with the language and have a tutor on the set to guide them. All of us are having a blast,” exults Umesh. “Both are extremely dedicated actors and have their own methods of working. We did a three-four days workshop last month and it was so much fun!”























Credits: Mumbai Mirror