Big B, SRK make a movie date with history

Hand-in-hand: Bollywood's first couple Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan attend the Ishan Bosy Pyne Memorial screening of Chittagong, a film about the 1930 armoury raid directed by Dr Bedabrata Pain.

Oct 04, 2012 10:51 IST
  • Hand-in-hand: Bollywood's first couple Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan attend the Ishan Bosy Pyne Memorial screening of <i>Chittagong</i>, a film about the 1930 armoury raid directed by Dr Bedabrata Pain.
    Hand-in-hand: Bollywood's first couple Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan attend the Ishan Bosy Pyne Memorial screening of Chittagong, a film about the 1930 armoury raid directed by Dr Bedabrata Pain.
    • Advertisement
  • Shah Rukh Khan with NDTV's Prannoy Roy, director Bedabrata Pain and actress Vega Tamotia who plays the famous revolutionary Pritilata Waddedar in the film.<br><br> <i>Chittagong</i>, which releases on October 12, is based on the famous Chittagong Uprising of 1930. The movie tries to make the point that ordinary people can score a victory too.
    Shah Rukh Khan with NDTV's Prannoy Roy, director Bedabrata Pain and actress Vega Tamotia who plays the famous revolutionary Pritilata Waddedar in the film.

    Chittagong, which releases on October 12, is based on the famous Chittagong Uprising of 1930. The movie tries to make the point that ordinary people can score a victory too.
  • Shah Rukh Khan with Dr Bedabrata Pain and Vega Tamotia.<br><br> SRK later tweeted: What a delightfully intense film Chittagong. All the best Bedo..Anurag Kashyap...Manoj..Vega..Nawazuddin..Shonali. Thanx for the experience.
    Shah Rukh Khan with Dr Bedabrata Pain and Vega Tamotia.

    SRK later tweeted: What a delightfully intense film Chittagong. All the best Bedo..Anurag Kashyap...Manoj..Vega..Nawazuddin..Shonali. Thanx for the experience.
  • NDTV's Prannoy Roy with Shah Rukh Khan Dr Bedabrata Pain, his filmmaker wife Shonali Bose and Anurag Kashyap.
    NDTV's Prannoy Roy with Shah Rukh Khan Dr Bedabrata Pain, his filmmaker wife Shonali Bose and Anurag Kashyap.
    • Advertisement
  • Anurag Kashyap and Shah Rukh Khan seem to have hit it off pretty well.
    Anurag Kashyap and Shah Rukh Khan seem to have hit it off pretty well.
  • What's making them laugh? SRK with <i>Gangs Of Wasseypur</i> director Anurag Kashyap and Vega Tamotia.
    What's making them laugh? SRK with Gangs Of Wasseypur director Anurag Kashyap and Vega Tamotia.
  • SRK and Prannoy Roy share a moment.
    SRK and Prannoy Roy share a moment.
    • Advertisement
  • SRK obliges a young fan.
    SRK obliges a young fan.
  • Prannoy Roy with the Bachchans, Dr Debabrata Pain and Oscar winning sound engineer Resul Pookutty.
    Prannoy Roy with the Bachchans, Dr Debabrata Pain and Oscar winning sound engineer Resul Pookutty.
  • Big B in animated discussion with Resul Pookutty.
    Big B in animated discussion with Resul Pookutty.
    • Advertisement
  • Ace directors- Anurag Kashyap, Vishal Bharadwaj and Shonali Bose.
    Ace directors- Anurag Kashyap, Vishal Bharadwaj and Shonali Bose.
  • Striking ladies: Konkona Sen and Huma Qureshi.
    Striking ladies: Konkona Sen and Huma Qureshi.
  • Brothers-in arms: Anurag and Abhinav Kashyap. The younger Kashyap made his directing debut with Salman Khan blockbuster <i>Dabangg</i>.
    Brothers-in arms: Anurag and Abhinav Kashyap. The younger Kashyap made his directing debut with Salman Khan blockbuster Dabangg.
  • Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor with his wife Elahe Hiptoola
    Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor with his wife Elahe Hiptoola
  • <i>Gangs of Wasseypur</i> actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui who plays the revolutionary Nirmal Sen in <i>Chittagong</i>.<br><br> Singer and <i>Jhalak Dikhla Ja</i> Season 4 winner Meiyang Chang also attended the screening.
    Gangs of Wasseypur actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui who plays the revolutionary Nirmal Sen in Chittagong.

    Singer and Jhalak Dikhla Ja Season 4 winner Meiyang Chang also attended the screening.
  • Prannoy Roy with actress Shabana Azmi.
    Prannoy Roy with actress Shabana Azmi.
  • <i>Dabangg</i> director Abhinav Kashyap meets his Chedi Singh, Sonu Sood.
    Dabangg director Abhinav Kashyap meets his Chedi Singh, Sonu Sood.
  • Anil Kapoor and Sudhir Mishra strike the right chord.
    Anil Kapoor and Sudhir Mishra strike the right chord.
  • Three musketeers: Anil Kapoor with Anurag Kashyap and Resul Pookutty.
    Three musketeers: Anil Kapoor with Anurag Kashyap and Resul Pookutty.
  • <i>Indian Idol</i> winner Abhijeet Sawant with Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa who have composed the music for <i>Chittagong</i>
    Indian Idol winner Abhijeet Sawant with Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa who have composed the music for Chittagong
  • Leading fashion designer Masaba Gupta with actress Zoa Morani.
    Leading fashion designer Masaba Gupta with actress Zoa Morani.