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Amitabh Bachchan asked The Last Lear's producer Arindam Choudhuri to continue shooting even after a 12-hour bandh was called in Kolkata.

Amitabh Bachchan asked The Last Lear's producer Arindam Choudhuri to continue shooting even after a 12-hour bandh was called in Kolkata.Amitabh Bachchan asked The Last Lear's producer Arindam Choudhuri to continue shooting even after a 12-hour bandh was called in Kolkata.Amitabh Bachchan asked The Last Lear's producer Arindam Choudhuri to continue shooting even after a 12-hour bandh was called in Kolkata.Amitabh Bachchan asked The Last Lear's producer Arindam Choudhuri to continue shooting even after a 12-hour bandh was called in Kolkata.doweshowbellyad=0;

WORK COMES FIRST: Amitabh Bachchan asked The Last Lear's producer Arindam Choudhuri to continue shooting even after a 12-hour bandh was called in Kolkata (AP Photo)
Amitabh Bachchan is known for his professionalism. The actor is currently shooting in Kolkata, for Rituparno Ghosh's English film The Last Lear. When he heard that Trinamool leader Mamata Banerjee called for 12-hour bandh in Kolkata, he was worried about disruption in The Last Lear's shooting schedule. To salvage the situation, Bachchan promptly called producer Arindam Choudhuri and asked him if they could shoot with special permission in Kolkata.
"Mr Bachchan has been extremely cooperative and I was pleasantly surprised when he showed his concern about the film's shoot. We thought that he would welcome a day's rest and we could shoot the next day. But, Mr Bachchan insisted that we must finish the film on time," says producer Arindam Choudhuri.

Finally, director Rituparno Ghosh decided to shoot in Raichak, which is 2 hours away from Kolkata. Arindam adds, "We were scheduled to shoot in Raichak at the end of this month. But, we had to prepone the schedule to make up for the loss. Mr Bachchan was willing to travel all the way to Raichak along with Preity Zinta and rest of the film's cast. They had to leave early in the morning, and reach the location by 6 am because everything in Kolkata comes to a standstill when Mamata Banerjee calls for a bandh."
As soon as Amitabh reached Raichak, he was surrounded by his fans. "By the end of the day, we had a severe problem in controlling the crowd. They came with slogans and even poems written for Mr Bachchan. Everyone in Raichak is excited with Amitabh and Preity Zinta around," says Arindam.

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