Director
Shoojit
Sircar,
who's
currently
shooting
his
Amitabh
Bachchan
-
Sarika
starrer
marital
drama
in
Shimla,
has
been
facing
a
casting
issue.
He
needs
two
actors
to
play
his
protagonists
at
the
age
of
24-25,
to
play
young
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Sarika,
just
like
Smriti
Mishra
who
had
played
Kirron
Kher's
younger
avatar
in
Sardari
Begum
in
Shyam
Benegal's
film.
The
problem
is
who
can
match
the
two
actors
physically
and
in
terms
of
talent?
How
about
Abhishek
Bachchan
and
Sarika's
daughter
Shruti,
who's
all
set
to
make
her
debut
as
an
actress?
Divulges
Sircar,
"I
did
ask
Abhishek
to
do
the
role.
But
he
didn't
feel
the
time
was
right
to
fit
into
his
father's
shoes.
Even
as
I
shoot
with
Amitji,
we're
auditioning
young
men
who
have
his
looks
and
at
least
some
acting
talent.
As
for
Sarikaji,
we've
more
or
less
found
a
young
actress
to
play
her
younger
role."
Apparently,
when
Renzil
D'Silva,
of
Rang
De
Basanti
fame,
wrote
the
screenplay
he
had
envisaged
Abhishek
as
the
senior
Bachchan's
junior
avatar.
Story first published: Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 16:17 [IST]