Megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
may
be
by
far
the
most
iconic
star
actor
of
our
cinema,
but
that
doesn't
stop
him
from
undertaking
rehearsals
like
a
newcomer
for
Shoojit
Sircar's
Piku
where
he
will
share
screen
space
with
Irrfan
Khan
for
the
first
time.
Though
Irrfan's
schedules
too
are
packed
as
he'll
be
shooting
simultaneously
in
Mumbai
and
Los
Angeles,
he
too
has
agreed
to
participate
in
the
acting
workshops
for
Piku.
"This
is
the
first
time
when
Irrfan
would
be
sharing
screen
space
with
the
Big
B.
He's
understandably
excited
and
challenged.
He
asked
Shoojit
to
create
a
comfort
level
between
the
two
specially
since
the
Big
B
and
Irrfan
share
very
intense
dramatic
sequences
in
'Piku'," said
a
source
close
to
the
project.
Sircar
says
it
wasn't
easy
getting
the
four
principal
actors
-
Amitabh,
Irrfan,
Deepika
Padukone
and
Jisshu
Sengupta
-
to
spare
time
for
the
workshops.
"Bachchan
saab,
Irrfan,
Deepika
and
Jisshu
are
all
extremely
busy
actors.
But
they
had
absolutely
no
hesitation
in
slicing
precious
meat
out
of
their
fat
schedules
to
go
through
the
rehearsals," he
said.
The
'Madras
Cafe'
director
believes
workshops
are
specially
important
for
Piku.
"It
is
a
very
real
drama,
the
emotions
are
not
cinematic.
The
feelings
expressed
have
to
be
absolutely
authentic.
Luckily,
I've
actors
who
are
more
than
willing
to
surrender
completely
to
the
project.
They
have
been
told
that
we
cannot
start
shooting
unless
we
do
the
workshops.
"They're
all
joining
me
for
workshops
for
a
couple
of
weeks
before
we
begin
shooting
at
the
end
of
July."