This
would
be
for
the
second
time
in
the
recent
times
when
the
prolific
performer
Naseeruddin
Shah
has
replaced
the
living
legend
Amitabh
Bachchan!
First
time
when
Naseer
had
replaced
Big
B
was
for
Jagmohan
Mundhra's
Shoot
On
Sight,
which
Big
B
turned
down
citing
it
as
too
controversial
and
the
role
ultimately
went
to
Naseeruddin
Shah.
Now
once
again
Naseeruddin
Shah
has
given
the
positive
nod
for
portraying
a
character
first
offered
to
Amitabh
Bachchan.
And
the
role
bagged
by
Naseer
is
for
a
film
titled
as
Maharathi,
a
film
inspired
by
a
hit
Gujarati
play
starring
Paresh
Rawal
which
is
being
directed
by
Shivum
Nair.
Shree
Ashtavinayak
Cine
Vision
Ltd.
is
producing
this
comic
thriller.
Though
the
reasons
as
to
why
Big
B
refused
to
be
a
part
of
Maharathi
are
not
yet
revealed,
a
few
reports
held
that
Big
B
opted
not
to
do
the
role
because
of
some
strong
reasons
he
firmly
believed
in.