Abhishek Bachchan to act in Shah Rukh Khan’s new production “Bob Biswas”

Abhishek Bachchan is all set to star in a new film, titled Bob Biswas. The film will be produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment

Making the announcement, the official handle of Red Chillies Entertainment posted

Nomoshkar! 🙏🏻👓 Thrilled to announce our upcoming film, #BobBiswas in association with Bound Script Production; starring @juniorbachchan and directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh. @gaurikhan @iamsrk @sujoy_g @_GauravVerma pic.twitter.com/CoQLlfE55X

— Red Chillies Entertainment (@RedChilliesEnt) November 25, 2019

The film will be directed by Sujoy Ghosh’s daughter Diya Annapurna Ghosh. Shah Rukh too tweeted about it

#BobBiswas is coming to 'kill it!'
Happy to associate with Bound Script Production to bring #BobBiswas, played by @juniorbachchan and directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh. @RedChilliesEnt @gaurikhan @sujoy_g @_GauravVerma https://t.co/uUgNPGJzws

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) November 25, 2019

Gaurav Verma, chief operating officer, Red Chillies Entertainment, said, “Bob Biswas is easily amongst the most iconic movie characters in recent memory. With Abhishek as Bob and Diya helming the film as director, we are excited to give further shape to such an extraordinary character.”

Bob Biswas will be Red Chillies Entertainment’s next big film after Badla, which was directed by Sujoy. Produced by Gauri Khan, Sujoy Ghosh and Gaurav Verma, the film is a Bound Script production presented by Red Chillies Entertainment. It is expected to start shooting early next year.