Director Robby Grewal wants to cast
Amitabh Bachchan as Lord Krishna in a contemporary film after an autobiographical take on his adolescence in "Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar" (MP3).
"It isn't Lord Krishna in his mythical avatar but a modern coach of a basketball team who plays chess-like games with a group of youngsters and manipulates their lives into shapes that were never meant to be," Robby Grewal told to the sources.
"Only Mr. Bachchan can play a god convincingly. I've already approached him. And if things go well, the film will soon be on," the director added.
Like his "MP3", the film, tentatively entitled "Isht", will also feature young faces apart from the Big B.
Robby Grewal started his career with the spunky Sushmita Sen thriller "Samay" four years ago.
"I agree 'MP3' is a long way off from 'Samay'. MP3 is a film that I wanted to make first. It's the story of my own teen years. Many of the incidents from my protagonist Ruslaan Mumtaz's life, including the way he meets the girl, are from my own life in the Delhi Army School. For that matter, all the hero's friends are based on guys I knew personally in school."
"I'm not saying that first love is the height of passion or that it decides all future relationships for the protagonist. First love is as special as a first film. I love 'Samay', and though 'MP3' contains scenes from my own life, it was harder to make.
Robby Grewal said: "I think 'Isht' would be tougher than both the films."
