Rituparno speaks on Abh-Ash wedding
Bengali director Rituparno Ghosh is in a real tizzy these days.
He is simultaneously completing post-production work for his bilingual film Sunglass, while finishing up shooting for his English film Last Lear (starring Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal).
Going
by
some
reports,
he
is
even
helping
out
Jaya
Bachchan
in
preparing
for
the
wedding
of
the
year
on
April
20.
A
close
friend
of
the
Bachchans
for
many
years,
the
director
also
forged
a
lasting
friendship
with
their
bahu
Aishwarya
Rai
while
shooting
for
Chokher
Bali.
So
it
seems
that
he
will
attend
the
wedding
as
a
guest
of
both
families.
You're
busy
helping
Jaya
in
the
wedding
preparations...
No,
I
am
not.
Certain
sections
of
the
media
mentioned
my
name,
but
they
didn't
even
bother
to
speak
to
me.
I
have
been
busy
completing
the
shooting
of
The
Last
Lear.
In
any
case,
it's
a
very
low-key,
understated
wedding
so
not
too
many
preparations
are
required.
Have
you
received
a
formal
invitation?
I
have
been
a
well-wisher
of
the
Rais
and
Bachchans
for
a
long
time,
so
for
me
it's
not
a
matter
of
being
formally
invited.
I
don't
want
to
comment
on
whether
I
have
received
an
invitation
or
not.
I
can't
belie
their
trust
by
talking
about
it,
but
I
will
be
there
as
part
of
the
family.
The
invitation
doesn't
apply
to
me
at
all.
I
don't
know
who
is
on
the
guest
list
and
I
don't
even
want
to
find
out.
There
have
been
reports
that
Jaya
selected
jewellery
for
the
wedding
in
your
home.
Jayadi
came
to
Kolkata
to
shoot
for
Jayabroto
Chatterjee's
English
film
Love
Song,
and
it
was
during
one
of
her
visits
that
she
decided
to
select
some
jewellery
for
the
wedding.
She
used
the
same
jewellers
(PC
Chanda)
that
I
had
for
Chokher
Bali,
as
they
already
had
Ash's
measurements.
I
was
just
the
point
person
between
the
jeweller
and
her.
That's
all.
I
have
been
totally
immersed
in
completing
Last
Lear
and
the
post-production
work
for
Sunglass
for
the
last
month.
There's
been
no
time
for
anything
else.
How
was
the
experience
of
working
with
Amitabh
Bachchan?
It
was
a
joy
working
with
Amitda.
He
plays
a
Shakespearean
actor
in
Last
Lear,
who
is
convinced
by
a
film
director
to
act
in
a
movie.
Amitda
redefines
professionalism
and
has
spoiled
all
my
unit
members.
All
those
stories
about
him
being
difficult
about
production
logistics
are
untrue.
I
would
like
to
clarify
that
he
paid
for
his
own
personal
expenses
while
staying
in
Kolkata.
In
fact,
he
paid
a
large
portion
of
the
hotel
bill
himself.
Working
with
him
has
made
me
greedy
about
wanting
to
work
with
him
more
often.
Earlier,
I
was
fascinated
with
Jayadi
but
today
I
am
also
looking
forward
to
working
more
with
Amitda.
However,
that
doesn't
mean
I
now
love
Jayadi
less.
She's
very
dear
to
me
.