It
was
a
journey
to
the
past
for
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
as
he
shot
for
Shoojit
Siracar's
Piku
while
cycling
through
the
streets
of
Kolkata
Sunday
afternoon.
Thrilled
and
excited
beyond
limit,
Amitabh
Bachchan
paddled
around
the
sets
even
after
the
shot
was
canned
in
front
of
thousands
of
fans
who
thronged
the
streets
of
Kolkata
to
catch
a
glimpse
of
their
‘jamai
babu'.
A
member
of
the
crew
confirmed
the
news,
"Yesterday,
they
shot
near
the
Nonapukur
tram
depot.
Chief
Minister
Mamata
Banerjee
has
assured
the
unit
complete
cooperation
and
over
100
cops
were
deployed
to
ensure
that
there
were
no
security
issues
despite
the
large
crowds."
Kolkata
has
huge
emotional
connect
for
Amitabh
Bachchan,
as
he
got
landed
his
very
first
job
in
this
city,
and
also
because
the
city
gave
him,
a
life
partner
in
actor
Jaya
Bachchan.
Bachchan
is
shooting
in
city
after
a
long
gap
of
8
years.
He
was
spotted
in
the
city
last
time
while
shooting
Rituparno
Ghosh's
The
Last
Lear
in
2006.
The
Kolkata
schedule
will
continue
till
the
third
week
of
November.
Piku
is
a
roller
coaster
ride
of
a
crazy
father-daughter
relationship
essayed
by
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
Deepika
Padukone
with
Irrfan
Khan
top
lining
the
cast,
in
a
pivotal
author
backed
role.
Piku
also
marks
coming
together
of
Shoojit
Sircar,
Ronnie
Lahiri
and
Juhi
Chaturvedi,
the
team
that
had
scripted
Vicky
Donor.
Produced
by
MSM
Motion
Pictures
(a
division
of
Sony
Entertainment
Network)
,
in
association
with
Saraswati
Entertainment
Creations
Limited
and
Rising
Sun
Films,
Piku
will
release
worldwide
on
April
30,
2015.