First look at Dilli 6

The next film from Rang De Basanti’s Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Dilli 6 is a semi-autobiographical take on his younger days in Delhi, mainly set in the old lanes of Chandni Chowk.

What’s new is the casting of the film which has been more of a game of musical chairs. First, it was Abhishek Bachchan, then Hrithik Roshan, Akshay Kumar, Siddharth (of Rang De Basanti fame), Kunal Kapoor and even Ranbir Kapoor! Ironically, the lead role landed in the lap of AB’s baby, who had earlier turned it down. We bring you the views of the final hero of Dilli 6, Abhishek Bachchan, who explained as to why it all started in the first place. “Earlier, I did not have dates. Rakeysh came back some months later with a reworked script.


Thankfully, I could manage to juggle the scheds of Drona and Dilli 6.” Reportedly, the sets for the film constructed in Sambhar in Rajasthan gives a feel that the film has been shot in Chandni Chowk. Meanwhile, Sonam Kapoor too has been signed opposite Abhishek. Apart from the duo, the film also stars Waheeda Rehman, Om Puri, Atul Kulkarni and Divya Dutta. Music for has been composed by A R Rahman. A little history: Rakeysh was supposed to launch Abhishek with Samjhauta Express in 2000 but that somehow did not happen. Never mind, they are also doing Bhairavi, where the three Bachchans come together on screen for the first time. Aamir’s star value definitely helped Rang De Basanti do better at the box-office; will Abhishek do the same for Dilli 6? At least that is what Rakeysh must be expecting from junior Bachchan.

Courtesy: newindpress.com