Amitabh Bachchan shoots at City Station in old Lucknow for Shoojit Sircar’s next – Times of India

Amitabh Bachchan was spotted shooting at the City Station in old Lucknow for Shoojit Sircar’s The Umesh Chronicles. The film, directed by Sweden-based Pooja Kaul, reportedly has Bachchan playing a taxi driver in the film. The scene shot on Thursday had the actor driving a car at the station. Later, he was spotted interacting with Dr Monica Agnihotri, Divisional Railway Manager, North-East Railways, between the shoot at the location.

Shoojit Sircar at the shoot venue

This is Amitabh and Shoojit’s fifth film collaboration after Pink, Piku, Gulabo Sitabo and the unreleased Shoebite. Reportedly the actor has a cameo in the film which is about a young woman’s quest to find the ‘soul of her nation and how the encounters shape a person’s life’ as was quoted by Kaul in an earlier media interaction about the film. Amitabh Bachchan began shooting for the film in Lucknow a day after Holi.

Amitabh Bachchan shooting at City Station on Thursday

The film also stars the late Irrfan Khan’s son Babil and actor Zayn Khan. Amitabh Bachchan will shoot the film in Lucknow for about 15 days in areas of old Lucknow and Colvin Taluqedar College. The actor will also be shooting for Sooraj Barjatya’s Uunchai in the city, in between.