Mumbai: Director-producer Bejoy Nambiar, who is set to direct Amitabh Bachchan in his next thriller, finds the megastar "ridiculously humble" for his stature. (Also read: Bejoy Nambiar: Pizza Not Frame-By-Frame Remake of Tamil Version )
Bejoy, who last directed David and has produced the upcoming supernatural thriller Pizza, will direct the untitled movie, produced and written by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film also stars Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari.
"For the kind of person he is, he is overtly and ridiculously humble. He makes you feel comfortable. In fact, the first thing he did when we met was that he cracked a joke. I was completely taken aback. He does not let stardom come in between," Bejoy told PTI in an interview in Mumbai.
The director, who will start the film in September this year, said he is still waiting for the "fanboy" in him to get out and look at Mr Bachchan as an actor.
"I am in awe of him. I need to spend more time with him. I am waiting to overcome my 'fanboyness'," he said.
Pizza, a remake of the hit Tamil film of the same name, marks the direction debut of Akshay Akkineni and stars Akshay Oberoi and Parvathy Omanakuttan in the lead roles.
Bejoy, who last directed David and has produced the upcoming supernatural thriller Pizza, will direct the untitled movie, produced and written by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film also stars Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari.
The director, who will start the film in September this year, said he is still waiting for the "fanboy" in him to get out and look at Mr Bachchan as an actor.
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Pizza, a remake of the hit Tamil film of the same name, marks the direction debut of Akshay Akkineni and stars Akshay Oberoi and Parvathy Omanakuttan in the lead roles.
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