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Ritesh Deshmukh will be starring as Aladdin in Sujoy Ghosh’s ‘Aladdin and the Mystery Of The Lamp’ with Amitabh as his faithful genie companion. Ritesh is very excited to play the part of Aladdin and even more so have Amitabh as his genie, here’s what he had to say:

I don’t know what plans Sujoy and (producer) Rohan Sippy have about my looks. It could be totally Arabian or it might be somewhat contemporary. But it’s an exciting prospect any which way.

It has always been a childhood fantasy to have my own genie to make my wishes come true. And what better wish fulfillment than Amitabh as a genie?

But that was just a two-day shoot. And Amitabh scared the hell out of me playing that eerie character. I think Aladdin is the ultimate fun fantasy and the ideal vehicle to share with India’s biggest superstar.

It’s good to see some enthusiasm among actors rather than ego wars. Ritesh seems very sincere and excited to make the children’s film, here’s the last thing he had to say concerning just that:

It’s exciting to be in a children’s fantasy. Until lately Bollywood had completely ceased making films for younger audiences. Now we seem to have revived that old young feeling.

Source: Apunkachoice.com