‘102 Not Out’: Amitabh Bachchan requests theater owners to not cut song at end credits
Taking to Twitter, the megastar requested theaters screening the film to not cut the ‘Badumbaaa’ song which plays at the end credits. Here’s exactly what he wrote, “Lot of cine goers missing the song at the end of the film. Theatre owners please do not cut it.”
‘Badumbaaa’ is a special track sung by Amitabh along with Rishi Kapoor, which owing to the film’s tight screenplay had to be placed at the end of the flick.
Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor attend Amitabh Bachchan's '102 Not Out' special screening
On Tuesday night, Abhishek Bachchan with wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and his maternal grandmother were spotted at a screening in the city. They were accompanied by Ash's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' co-star and good friend Ranbir Kapoor. The stars were clicked at their candid best while leaving the theatre.
Helmed by Umesh Shukla, '102 Not Out' depicts a father-son relationship where Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of a 102-year-old man and Rishi Kapoor, his son.
Meanwhile, Abhishek is awaiting the release of his next 'Manmarziyaan', while Aishwarya is working on 'Fanne Khan' and Ranbir on 'Brahmastra'.
Here's why Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor shot barefoot for '102 Not Out'
Amitabh Bachchan's upcoming film '102 Not Out' has created a lot of buzz among the audience prior to its release. The light-hearted trailer of the movie was well received by everyone. It is a known fact that Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor play Gujarati's in the film but did you know that the two veteran actors had to shoot barefoot for the indoor scenes in the film.
Considering that Gujaratis, don't wear footwear at home, director Umesh Shukla made sure that both the actors don't wear slippers in the indoor scenes so that their characters come across as real as possible. When asked about getting the two actors to go barefoot for the indoor portions, the director said that Gujaratis don't have a habit of wearing any footwear inside the house hence, he wanted Big B and Rishi Kapoor also to not wear shoes during the shoot. He further added that he was in two minds whether to ask the two actors or not. But when he discussed it with them, the two instantly agreed to the same.
Directed by Umesh Shukla, '102 Not Out' is based on a popular Gujarati play by the same name. Amitabh will be seen playing a 102-year-old father to a 75-year-old character played by Rishi Kapoor in the film. '102 Not Out' also features Jimit Trivedi, and the film is set to hit the screens on May 4.
'102 Not Out': Interesting facts about the movie
'102 Not Out' poster: Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor make for the coolest dad-son duo
'102 Not Out' brings the legends of Indian cinema Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor, as father and son for the very first time, 27 years after their last film together.
The poster bears the tagline- "Baap COOL beta OLD SCHOOL!"
Billed as the most unusual father and son love story, '102 Not Out' is based on playwright Saumya Joshi’s well known Gujarati play by the same name and has been adapted into a feature by him.
'102 Not Out' is produced by SPE Films India, Treetop Entertainment and Shukla’s Benchmark Pictures. The film releases worldwide on May 4, 2018.
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