Shoojit Sircar’s first collaboration with Abhishek Bachchan, I Want To Talk, hits the big screens today. Amid Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai’s divorce rumors and reports of his alleged affair with Nimrat Kaur, there is more talk about the film, especially the vulnerability it showcases. Many people don’t know that for I Want To Talk, Abhishek Bachchan was not Shoojit Sircar’s first choice, it was Irrfan Khan. However, after his tragic death, the role was given to Abhishek Bachchan who, if reports are to be believed, was successful.

In an exclusive chat with News18 Showsha, Shoojit Sircar revealed that he shared with Abhishek Bachchan that Irrfan was his first choice for the film. “Actually, I told Abhishek that you were actually playing a character that was supposed to be played by Irrfan. He didn’t take it as pressure. He told me that he would give his all and he did. did,” Shoojit said.

Shoojit Sircar then praised Abhishek Bachchan’s commitment and also shared that his eyes resemble those of his mother Jaya Bachchan, a fact he discovered after the film aired. “Abhishek talks a lot. And when he is silent, his eyes speak like Jaya di’s and you will understand it if you see her in Dhanyee Meye, Guddi and Koshish with Sanjeev Kumar. She has a lot of beauty and warmth in her. J I was a fan of Jaya Di When we started shooting and I looked at the camera, I thought Abhishek had a lot in him. The same way, when you go back and watch the films of. Jaya di, you will find Abhishek,” he said.

For the unversed, I Want To Talk is the real-life story of one of Shoojit’s friends, Arjun Sen, who battled multi-organ cancer and came out victorious on the other side.

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