Amitabh
Bachchan
next
home
production
by
AB
Corp
has
been
renamed
as
'Bbuddah'
so
as
not
to
hurt
the
sentiments
of
the
followers
of
Gautam
Buddha.
Amitabh
mentioned
in
his
blog,
"The
title
of
the
next
AB
Corp
production
will
be
spelt
'BBUDDAH',
with
the
tag
line
'hoga
terra
baap!'.
Just
making
sure
it
does
not
mingle
(sic)
with
Gautam
Buddha,
the
saint."
Bbuddah
hoga
tera
baap
will
be
jointly
produced
by
Viacom
18
Motion
Pictures
and
the
AB
Corp.
The
film
will
be
directed
by
the
Tollywood
director
Puri
Jagannath
of
the
'Pokiri'
fame.
Amitabh
Bachchan
added,
"The
first
shot
done
today
in
Mumbai...
joining
by
March
23.
I
join
them
when
I
finish
here
in
Bhopal
for
'Aarakshan'."
Bbuddah
will
be
the
Bollywood
debut
for
Puri
Jagannath
as
a
director.
The
film
stars
Amitabh
Bachchan
in
the
leading
role
opposite
three
leading
heroines.
Reportedly
actresses
Hema
Malini,
Raveena
Tandon
have
already
been
roped
in
as
the
female
leads
in
the
film.
While
roping
in
southern
actress
Charmme
is
still
in-process.