Mumbai
(ANI):
Bollywood
actor
Amitabh
Bachchan
promoted
his
forthcoming
fantasy
movie
Aladin
and
said
it
is
a
contemporary
form
of
the
old
fable.
The
classic
tale
of
'Aladin
and
the
Magic
Lamp'
has
undergone
a
modern-day
transformation
at
the
Bollywood
studios
and
the
film
is
all
set
to
weave
its
magic
around
the
moviegoers
in
the
form
of
this
new
fantasy
film.
One
of
the
most
popular
fables
among
the
children,
which
first
appeared
in
'The
Book
of
One
Thousand
and
One
Nights',
this
story
has
been
adapted
by
film
maker
Sujoy
Gosh
to
cater
to
the
Indian
audience.
Six
years
after
he
first
made
a
mark
with
the
low-budget
comedy
Jhankaar
Beats,
Sujoy
Ghosh
is
back
with
a
tale
of
fantasy.
Aladin
is
his
biggest
project,
starring
veteran
actor
Amitabh
Bachchan
as
the
genie.
"Aladin
is
the
old
fable
and
that's
the
connection
but
that's
where
it
ends.
There
are
just
I
think
three
things
from
the
old
fable
which
can
be
associated
with
the
film
today,
the
name
Aladin,
the
lamp
and
the
genie.
But
it
is
a
contemporary
form
of
Aladin,
its
modern
times.
Its
a
make
believe
city
where
there
are
people
just
like
us.
And
we
speak
and
talk
and
behave
quite
normally," said
Bachchan.
Bachchan
along
with
Riteish
Deshmukh,
who
will
be
playing
Aladin
and
Jacqueline
Fernandez,
playing
Jasmine
in
the
movie
attended
a
promotional
event.
A
surprise
item
at
the
event
was
Deshmukh
rubbing
the
replica
of
magic
lamp
kept
on
the
stage
and
instantly,
appeared
the
genie
Bachchan
on
dais!
Deshmukh
expressed
his
delight
of
working
with
Bachchan
and
other
senior
actors.
"I
am
glad
that
Sujoy
Ghosh
has
reconstructed
the
character
of
Aladin.
He
has
made
it
different.
He
has
written
his
own
story.
I
hope
that
the
film
entertains
you," said
Deshmukh.
Sri
Lankan
actress
Jacqueline
Fernandes
expressed
that
since
movie
is
all
about
making
wishes,
her
wish
would
be
that
people
watch
her
magical
movie.
"Aladin
is
a
movie
that
is
all
about
wishes
and
dreams
coming
true.
So
really,
my
wish
tonight
would
really
be
for
all
you
to
go
and
see
our
movie.
It's
a
very
beautiful,
magical,
and
wonderful
movie.
And
we
had
a
magical
time
making
it," said
Fernandez.
It
is
the
story
of
an
orphan,
Aladin,
played
by
actor
Riteish
Deshmukh
who
lives
in
the
city
of
Khwaish
and
is
bullied
since
childhood
by
Kasim
and
his
gang.
How
his
life
takes
a
turn
when
he
meets
Jasmine
played
by
Jacqueline,
who
gives
him
a
magic
lamp
and
what
happens
after
that,
forms
the
basic
plot
of
the
film.
The
film
seems
to
be
a
good
mix
of
magic
and
action
and
promises
to
floor
the
audiences
with
its
new
storyline.
The
formal
curtain
raiser
of
this
film
is
scheduled
on
October
30.