The
romance
between
Indian
and
Russian
cultures
continues
several
years
after
Raj
Kapoor
(remember
Mera
Naam
Joker).
Now,
popular
Russian
actor
Vyacheslav
Razbegaev
will
play
a
pivotal
role
in
Abbas-Mustan's
Players.
Producers,
TV
18,
are
flying
him
down
to
Goa,
where
the
film
is
being
shot,
so
that
he
can
bond
with
Abhishek
Bachchan.
A
source
from
TV
18
says,
"Razbegaev
arrives
tomorrow
and
will
be
here
in
Goa
for
three
days.
He
is
one
of
Russia's
highest
paid
actors.
In
fact,
directors
Abbas-Mustan
find
him
as
hot
as
George
Clooney.
His
role
is
a
significant
one
and
he
will
have
several
scenes
with
Bachchan
Jr."
"So,
Vyacheslav
expressed
a
desire
to
get
familiar
with
and
bond
with
Abhishek
and
the
rest
of
the
cast
and
crew.
Though
he
starts
shooting
for
Players
in
Russia
only
in
February
next
year,
he
wanted
to
come
to
Goa
to
come
to
grips
with
shooting
in
an
Indian
scenario," added
the
source.
Interestingly,
when
Abbas-Mustan
met
the
actor
in
Russia,
he
told
them
that
the
only
two
actors
he
knew
of
in
India
were
Raj
Kapoor
and
Amitabh
Bachchan.
Razbegaev
wanted
to
meet
Amitabh's
son.
Director
Abbas
Burmawala
confirms,
"Vyacheslav
plays
a
Russian
general
in
our
film.
When
we
went
to
St
Petersburg
in
Russia
for
a
recce,
we
found
that
he
is
a
very
popular
actor
there.
He
was
keen
to
learn
Hindi
but
we
told
him
he
could
speak
in
Russian
and
Hindi.
He
knows
the
words
shukriya
and
namaste."
Story first published: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 15:23 [IST]