The last time Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor were seen together was Mammohan Desai’s ‘Coolie’ (1983). 28 years later, Big B and Rishi will once again share the screen space for Sudhir Mishra’s ‘Mehrunnisa’. And apparently, producer Nikhil Advani has roped in the actors’ sons Abishek Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor for a cameo appearance in Mishra’s magnum opus. A source revealed, “It is a script that Sudhir Mishra started writing in 1996.
However, it failed to take off that time. Nikhil Advani was Sudhir’s assistant back then. After all these years, Nikhil approached Sudhir and asked him to rework the script.” Elucidating the storyline, the source said, “The film starts off with two old men played by Amitabh and Rishi reminiscing about their past. Here is where Abhishek and Ranbir come in. They play their respective fathers’ younger selves.
Nikhil wanted to take this film on the floors this year. But both Ranbir and Abhishek are busy with other projects now. The film will go on floors only next year now.” Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor have earlier worked in super hit films like ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Kabhie Kabhie’ and ‘Naseeb’.
