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After Anushka Sharma, Abhishek Bachchan to play singer in 'All is Well'

Now, Abhi’s Abhimaan

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Abhishek Bachchan plays a singer in his next film, the long-awaited Umesh Shukla-helmed All Is Well. The character is modelled on Abhishek’s father’s character in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Abhimaan.

Forty-two years ago, the Big B had played a professional singer in that film. And then, eight years later, Big B again played a singer in Rakesh Kumar’s Yaarana.This is the first time, since then, that an actor from the Bachchan clan has played a professional singer.

Says Umesh, “Yes, it does seem providential that Abhishek plays a singer in my film. It gave me a chance to lip-sync songs in the film.”All Is Well went through a series of hiccups after Smriti Irani exited from the project. Now the film’s shooting is complete and the director is readying the film for release on August 21.

He is happy with the success of Shoojit Sircar’s Piku, which is a family drama like AIW. “But,” warns Umesh, “AIW is far more dramatic. Piku is done in a tone that’s absolutely normal and life-like. It’s good to see a family film getting a wide audience.”

Actors who have played singers
Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan in Abhimaan (1973)
Aamir Khan and Manisha Koirala Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995)
Manisha Koirala in Khamoshi (1996)
Shabana Azmi and Aruna Irani in Saaz (1997)
Salman Khan in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)
Lucky Ali in Sur (2002)
Salman Khan in Yuvvraaj (2008)
Farhan Akhtar in Rock On!! (2008)
Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn in London Dreams (2009)
Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor in Aashiqui 2 (2013)
Anushka Sharma in Bombay Velvet (2015)

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