Abhishek Bachchan to kickstart Bob Biswas in Kolkata

MUMBAI: Junior Bachchan is known for the intense characters he plays on screen. His roles in movies like Sarkar, Yuva, and Guru were much appreciated and loved by the audience.

Abhishek Bachchan is all set to reprise the role of Bob Biswas, the iconic character from Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘Kahaani’ in its upcoming spin-off. While the film has been in the buzz ever since it was announced, the makers today gave us a sneak peek into his much-awaited look.

Taking to his Instagram handle, Abhishek shared a picture with his fans where he is seen hiding behind the clapboard. The change in his hair-do and his spectacled look is clearly visible in the picture.

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He captioned the post as, ‘Lights.Camera.  Nomoshkar!  Shoot day one. #BobBiswas here we go!! @chitrangda @_diyagram @iamsrk Produced by @gaurikhan #SujoyGhosh @_gauravverma @RedChilliesEnt #BoundScript’.

Earlier today, the actor had shared another post on his social media handles where he posted a picture where Bob Biswas’ spectacle and a mobile phone are kept. He captioned it as, ‘'Nomoshkar! . #BobBiswas #day1.

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The character of Bob Biswas, which featured in Vidya Balan's 2012 hit flick 'Kahaani', was originally essayed by Saswata Chatterjee. The character of Bob became quite popular for his trademark dialogue 'Nomoshkar, Ek minute'.

The film will be produced by none other than Shah Rukh Khan. The film has been written by Sujoy Ghosh and will be helmed by debut director Diya Ghosh. It also stars Chitrangada Singh in a pivotal role.