Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Amitabh Bachchan to play the role of Bangladesh founder

Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, will play the role of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh. The film will be directed by Shyam Benegal, a veteran director who has won India's National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi five times.

Abhishek Bachchan will also a part of the film. He will play the role of a young Mujibur.

Film producer Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury said, "After getting the consent of Amitabh, I am now a relieved man. To project a person of the magnitude of Sheikh Mujib, I could not imagine no one other than him." (Agencies)

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