Are Rekha, Amitabh acting together again?
Noreen Aslam

BOMBAY—Is Bollywood repeating history, especially in the case of its living reel pair, at least? One of the greatest love pairs in the history of Indian cinema might come together again after a gap of 26 years. Yesteryears’ heartthrob and evergreen actor Rekha with who else but the actor who gave so many hits with her to Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan, will be sharing screen again in Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘Alladin’. You may recall that both the super actors have not worked together in any film since their Yash Chopra’s ‘Silsila’ in 1981. The million-dollar question, however, is about their characters in the forthcoming movie. It is learnt that Amitabh Bachchan would play the role of the genie in the film, which stars Riteish Deshmukh in the title role and Jacqueline D’Souza would play Jasmine, Alladin’s love interest. What about Rekha’s role? Yes, she would play an important role, too. Don’t get disappointed, as she would have several scenes with her yesteryears’ hero. The shooting of the film might resume in March and overseas. Then, another question is: why director Sujoy Ghosh isn’t confirming it? Is it because it’s too early for him to announce? Maybe he doesn’t want to take risk of losing his cast. After all, he had to replace his heroine Ayesha Takia by Jacqueline. But, why does he call Rekha’s participation as a rumor? There should be something more than meets the eye.
Eros International has announced the launch of Sujoy Ghosh’s modern day ‘Aladin’, the evergreen Arabian Nights story in a big Bollywood format, which has recently gone on floors. With ‘Aladin’, Eros also makes a foray into visual effects with their recently launched Eye Qube Studios handling the same for the film.
Eros International in association with Sujoy Ghosh’s production company Boundscript is producing the hi-end special effects film, which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Riteish Deshmukh and will introduce Jackie Fernandez opposite Riteish. “We are extremely excited about producing Aladin which promises to be a visual extravaganza and will take visual effects in Indian cinema to new heights. We will be leveraging our strength into new areas by using the most talented expertise in the special effects arena through Eye Qube, our recently launched visual effects company”. Sunil Lulla, President, Eros International, India, proudly said “We have chosen the toughest audience for our audiences.