For
the
first
time
since
he
started
his
career
as
a
movie
actor
in
1969,
Amitabh
Bachchan
returns
to
stage,
albeit
in
a
most
unexpected
way.
The
Big
B
will
play
himself
on
stage
in
amitabh
bachchan,mahesh
manjrekar,me
shahrukh
manjarsumbekar's
Me
Shahrukh
Manjarsumbekar,
and
that
too
in
Marathi.
But
not
in
person.
He
will
be
speaking
to
the
play's
main
protagonist
played
by
Siddharth
Jadhav,
from
a
screen
image
which
will
be
flashed
at
every
performance
of
the
play.
And
since
the
play
will
be
in
the
form
of
an
ongoing
political
comment
with
the
politics
changing
in
every
performance
according
to
the
current
headlines,
it
looks
like
the
Big
B
has
a
long
innings
ahead
on
stage.
"You
can
say
that," laughs
amitabh
bachchan,mahesh
manjrekar,me
shahrukh
manjarsumbekar,
who
returns
to
his
first
love,
stage
direction,
with
Me
Shahrukh
Manjarsumbekar.
"Amitji
will
be
seen
in
a
dialogue
with
the
Siddharth
Jadhav
character
who
plays
the
common
man.
The
politics
will
change.
But
the
two
characters
played
by
Jadhav
and
Amitji
will
remain
the
same."
Interestingly,
the
Big
B
has
played
a
part
in
the
movie
version
of
Me
Shahrukh
Manjarsumbekar.
The
movie
entitled
Struggler
features
amitabh
bachchan,mahesh
manjrekar,me
shahrukh
manjarsumbekar
as
the
common
man.
Struggler
is
now
ready
for
release
after
5
years
since
its
completion.
Says
Manjrekar,
"It's
a
coincidence
that
the
play
and
film
are
going
to
be
out
at
the
same
time.
The
movie
is
very
different
from
the
play.
I've
made
a
lot
of
changes
in
the
play.
The
play
will
have
an
ongoing
commentary
on
current
politics."
The
first
staging
of
Me
Shahrukh
Manjarsumbekar
will
focus
on
Rahul
Gandhi's
comment
during
the
Bihar
election
campaign
to
the
effect
that
Maharashtra
is
prosperous
today
because
of
Biharis.
Says
Manjrekar,
"It
is
such
divisive
politics
that,
my
play
will
strive
to
criticize
through
the
character
of
the
common
man.
Amitji's
audio-visual
will
be
the
highlight
of
every
show."