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Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek at KHJJS premiere: Actor Abhishek Bachchan, along with his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and director Ashutosh Gowarikar, attended a special screening of his recently-released film 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey' (KHJJS) here on Sunday evening.

Prior to the screening, the cast interacted with winners of ITC Fiama Di Wills Facebook contest organized to promote the film.

Speaking to the media, Gowarikar said, "I am very much pleased to see the response here. My film is completely based on Manini Chatterjee's book 'Do or Die'.

"As to my imagination, Abhishek resembled the persona of Master Da (Surjyo Sen). We don't have any footage or pictures of Master Da. So I imagined his body language and matched it with Abhishek. And the outcome is in front of you all. In short, the core of this film is the young generation who took revolution to the zenith".

Junior Bachchan sounded very excited on his new on-screen avatar of a freedom fighter.

"Surjyo Sen is a natural hero. But such a great name has almost been forgotten. Sixty-four people showed resistance to the British rule, of which 55 were merely boys," said Abhishek.

"Master Da is an iconic figure and each and every one should know his fight to independence. So to me, Ashutosh Sir has completely done justice by making a film on such a legend. Now the whole of India, rather the whole world will come in terms to what he did for India's independence," he added.

The film is based on Chittagong Uprising of 1930.

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek at Dr Batra's event!: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and hubby Abhishek Bachchan were the chief guests at Dr Batra's Positive Health Awards, where they felicitated individuals who have overcome serious disease or disability to lead positive, purposeful lives.

Hosted by Dr Mukesh Batra and Rajiv Bajaj, the event saw guests like Dolly Thakore, Raell Padamsee, Rashmi Uday Singh and Ananya Bannerjee in attendance.

Ash and Abhishek said they appreciated the idea behind the event and were seen speaking warmly with the people they honoured.

Amitabh Bachchan and Abhi totally bowled over after watching 'Guzaarish': Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest film Guzaarish has left Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan totally bowled over.

The film starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles did not have any lavish premiere, but a special screening at Yash Raj Studios for friends and colleagues from the film industry.

Abhishek, who was shooting in Goa, flew to Mumbai especially for the screening. But clearly one man who was most impressed by the film was Big B.

“It’s a work of art. It’s poetry in motion. A sensitive subject handled the way only Sanjay Leela Bhansali could.

He is truly a great maker. A man with incredible visual sense and sense of cinema. Beautifully etched characters, sincerely performed and all of them executing it in the most dignified and sincere manner,” Big B wrote on his blog.


“What can one say at moments like these. One is dumbfounded and almost speechless,” the superstar added.

Even sonny Abhishek was spellbound after watching the film.

“Was completely worth it!! GUZARISH is truly magical! Sanjay is pure genius. Everything about the film, according to me, was pitch perfect. It's spellbinding,” Abhishek tweeted after watching the film.

The screening was attended by Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani, among others. Everybody was full of praises for the movie after watching it.

Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan will share screen together again!: After the success of Paa, Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan will share screen time together again.

Ad filmmaker Abban Deohans has signed them for a film tentatively titled Hum Rahey Naa Hum. The movie is about modern-day relationships. Abban's husband, famed cinematographer Kiran Deohans, is an executive producer on Abhishek starrer film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey. Abban met Abhisek on the sets of this film while they were shooting their film in Goa in January. She narrated the script to him and he loved it.

Abban knows Vidya since her modelling days. Abban adds, "I have shot many ads with Vidya, but not with Abhishek. So recently while I was shooting an ad with her, I narrated this script to her and that's how she came on board."

Vidya and Abhishek were always Abban's first choice. She said, "Vidya is a very good actress with a rare vulnerability, while Abhishek has a persona that can pull off modern and western roles."

The Italian Job Remake: filming with Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor: Abbas Mustan's remake of the Hollywood crime thriller The Italian Job started filming in Goa today, November 8.

The film headlines Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol and Sonam Kapoor.

Sonam and Abhishek shared their excitement with their Twitter fans:

"In goa starting a new film.. Excited and nervous all over again.." Sonam tweeted yesterday evening.

"It's a new dawn, it's a new day and it's a new film!!! 1st day of shoot. Ok, I think I'll go faint now!! Nervous" Abhishek tweeted early morning today.

The film's unit was welcomed with stormy weather in the tourist hotspot, but the team was hard at work with the lead pair filming a dance sequence.

"Dancing with atjuniorbachchan both of us are trying to make our long limbs shake gracefully." Sonam tweeted in the afternoon.

The film additionally features Neil Nitin Mukesh, Omi Vaidya and Bipasha Basu.

It's an official adaptation of the 2003 heist film, The Italian Job, headlining Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron.

Abhishek Bachchan will play Mark Wahlberg's role and Sonam Kapoor - Charlize Theron's; Omi Vaidya will step into Seth Green's shoes and Bobby Deol into Jason Statham's; Neil plays the villain Steve's role, essayed in the original by Edward Norton.

The Studio 18 bank rolled film will be next shot in Russia and New Zealand.