Amitabh Bachchan to star in Abbas-Mustan’s next thriller

In a first for Abbas-Mustan, the filmmaking duo have convinced Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan to star in their next thriller.

Mumbai Mirror reports that the film will have an ensemble starcast and will be a dark murder mystery, with Bachchan in the lead.

A source close to the development told Mumbai Mirror, “Mr. Bachchan had several script narrations with Abbas-Mustan. He has really liked the premise and is figuring out his schedule to accommodate this film.” When contacted, Abbas confirmed the news saying, “It’s true, we met Mr. Bachchan and he found the script fantastic. Along with him, there will be four more actors – two male and two female leads. We’ll be casting them soon.”

When quizzed on Bachchan’s role, Mustan revealed, “It’s a positive character, he plays a man with several children. Then a murder draws him into an intriguing mystery.”