By Subhash K Jha

Having forgotten the fiasco that was God, Tussi Great Ho the Big B, Amitabh Bachchan is all set to team up with writer-director Rumi Jaffrey again. This time Rumi will direct the Big B in a contemporary thriller of the kind the iconic star-actor has never attempted before.

Says Rumi, `I've burnt my fingers once already with God, Tussi Great Ho.I don't know what went wrong with that. It had everything going for it.

It had a potent mix of Bachchan Saab, Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra. (Producer) Sajid Nadiadwala told me he would've gone through the roof with a cast like that. Unfortunately my producer was stuck with another film and my film just became a victim of so many circumstances beyond my control.`

This time Rumi wants to make sure that his collaboration with the Big B doesn't go wrong.

Says the writer-turned-director, `It's very kind of Bachchan Saab to even entertain another offer from me after what happened in our earlier film. I guess somewhere he has faith in me.`


Interestingly Rumi insisted that the Big B read his script. `I told him I won't narrate the script. It's an idea that comes alive only in reading it.I've written a thriller for him which only he can do justice to. Also, I had to make sure it was something he had never attempted before. At this juncture of his career Bachchan Saab needs new challenges.`

Barring one other established actor all the actors in Rumi's Bachchan vehicle would be fresh actors.

`Look at English Vinglish. Other than Sridevi everyone from her husband to sister to friends were played by fresh actors. This added so much to the film, ` says Rumi enthusiastically.