Abhishek Bachchan was last seen as one of the male leads in the 2016 movie, Housefull 3. along with Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Jackie Shroff. Even though the movie was a decent hit and Abhishek was not too bad in it, he stay away from film sets for more than two years. Now finally he has signed a movie - Manmarziyaan - which is directed by Anurag Kashyap and produced by Aanand L Rai. Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal also play the leads in the movie.
Abhishek Bachchan, who is reportedly going bald for the movie, has begun shooting for Manmarziyaan. He shared this news on Twitter, reminding his fans of his two-year break and requesting them to wish him good luck and blessings.
It’s been just over 2 yrs since I faced a film camera… A new journey, a new film begins today. Need your good wishes and blessings. #Manmarziyaan #TakeTwo
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) March 2, 2018
His end of break tweet has been welcomed by fans, as well as fellow celebs like Karan Johar, Rishi Kapoor, Suriya Sivakumar, Jimmy Shergill etc. See their tweets below,
Welcome back AB! We have missed seeing you and need to see much more of you at the movies!!!! Love you!!!! https://t.co/e12TAGP4BQ
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) March 2, 2018
You are a talented actor & deserve roles that match your intensity. Don’t shortchange yourself. We’re all cheering for you... https://t.co/gDNR62whdG
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) March 2, 2018
Wish you all the very best for #TakeTwo , @juniorbachchan!
Nothing more exciting than new beginnings. Following you with my own #TakeTwo very soon https://t.co/8d0z142btK
— Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) March 2, 2018
Do more FILMS!
Play more CHARACTERS!!
Welcome BACK!!! https://t.co/cUkubh3KDZ
— Ashutosh Gowariker (@AshGowariker) March 2, 2018
A little rejuvenation is always a good thing! You're gonna kill it, @juniorbachchan ! Break a leg! https://t.co/yxBfkJTovm
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) March 3, 2018
Best wishes AB https://t.co/tJkxuMHY2e
— Jimmy sheirgill (@jimmysheirgill) March 2, 2018
All the very best brother!! Break a leg ..! https://t.co/ppLbw2uu78
— Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) March 2, 2018
All the best bro. You are,have been and always will be A ROCKSTAR. Full power to you. Can’t wait for #Manmarziyan GOD BLESS YOU BRO. https://t.co/lBa2k1KAXB
— Neil Nitin Mukesh (@NeilNMukesh) March 2, 2018
Best wishes @juniorbachchan https://t.co/gx2HzDeUTr
— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) March 2, 2018
All the best @juniorbachchan ... u will rock it... https://t.co/iyh7iRZoqS
— Shashank khaitan (@ShashankKhaitan) March 2, 2018
let the snowball roll... https://t.co/h5sXJWbhyV
— sujoy ghosh (@sujoy_g) March 2, 2018
Sincerest best wishes to an actor waiting to explode. My best to another son of mine. Love you and always an admirer! God Bless!
— Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) March 2, 2018
congratulations and welcome back. Cannot wait to see it AB
— Preity zinta (@realpreityzinta) March 2, 2018
Earlier, Dulquer Salmaan was supposed to do the role that Abhishek Bachchan was roped in Manmarziyan, but he backed out of the project. Abhishek Bachchan himself was supposed to be play one of the leads in JP Dutta's upcoming war drama, Paltan. But a day prior to the shoot of the film, Abhishek bowed out of the movie. There were speculations that he was not happy with the length of his role, but no official reason was given. He was replaced by Harshvardhan Rane.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 03, 2018 07:51 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).