Robby Grewal, director of Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar, plans to cast Big B as Lord Krishna, but not in his mythical avatar but as a modern coach of a basketball team.
After an autobiographical take on his adolescence in Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar (MP3) director Robby Grewal wants to cast Amitabh Bachchan as Lord Krishna in a contemporary film.
Robby says, “It isn’t Lord Krishna in his mythical avatar but a modern coach of a basketball team who plays chess-like games with a group of youngsters and manipulates their lives into shapes that were never meant to be.”
The film tentatively entitled Isht will feature young faces along with the Big B. “Only Mr Bachchan can play God convincingly. I’ve already approached him. And if things go well, the film will soon be on,” says Robby Grewal who started his career with the gritty
Robby Grewal Sushmita Sen thriller Samay four years ago. “I agree MP3 is a long way off from Samay. MP3 is a film that I wanted to make first. It’s the story of my own teen years.”
What sets Robby’s love story apart is the tone. “First love is as special as a first film. I love Samay, and though MP3 contains scenes from my own life it was harder to make. I think Isht would be tougher to do than both the films,” says Robby.
Source: mumbaimirror