Rumy Jafry talks about Amitabh Bachchan

Big B plays the pivotal role of a lawyer in Rumy Jafrys mystery thriller Having played a lawyer in the 2016-film Pink Amitabh will be seen in Chehre in a different look Ahead of the 27th-August theatrical release we speak with Rumy about his experiences while making the filmExcerpts from the interviewQ How excited are you for the theatrical releaseWe need to credit our producer We made this film intending it for theatres so it obviously feels happy because I believe watching any film in the theatre feels like a different high Lets pray that theatres do not die Many know me as someone whos for many years done commercial cinema and comedy But Chehre is a thriller which was like reinventing me and I am all set to change myself with this genre In a thriller the sound and projection is the attraction Ive worked so hard for this film and readied the script and designed its sound lighting etcQ How was your experience directing Big B I wish to keep working as a director with Amitji for the rest of my life And my experience working with him is unbelievable His way of working is wonderful in spite of being such a big star he has so much discipline instilled within him His involvement and dedication is incredible Ive been lucky to have got to work with him I have already done four films with Bachchan Saab including God Tussi Great Ho in 2008 Additionally Ive written two films for him and now have directed himIn Chehre he plays the role of an advocate so we worked around a new look we could introduce in him We collected all his photos of his earlier films and put them on the wall So then we decided to make a different bearded look and design his hat differently In short audiences can expect to see him in a totally different avatar in Chehre When you look at the poster itd seem like his eyes are penetrating directly into your heartQ What was Amitabhs reaction to his looksTo tell you the truth he seems happy with the role and the script For the first time in his life he wrote and sang a song picturised on him Also we have both bonded well for many years because of Amitjis literature background I also belong to a literary background So whenever we get together we talk about literature And whenever I come across a good shayari I send it to himQ What about the climax of the film You have reported that Amitabh Bachchan completed the climax scene in one shot in all of 14 minutes Please elaborateAmitji was so involved on the sets when I was penning and rewriting the climax It was being handwritten by me and then it had to be typed He had no patience to wait even until it got printed He went into the assistants room and asked them how much time they will take to complete itUpon getting the climax dialogues he was very excited No sooner he got the dialogues for the scene in his hands than he learned the entire piece He completed the huge piece within just 14 minutes non-stop with no rehearsals It was a hair-raising experience for everyone on the sets with everyone clapping non-stop because it was such an emotional and energising speech When I okayed the scene he then requested us for another take for safety sake He then went on to give us one more bonus shot