Is this the Reason why Amitabh Bachchan Rejected 2.0 ?
While, Super Star, Rajinikanth who had the magic of grabbing all the eyes on him, for his every upcoming movie, is not able to do with Robo 2, as the public are specially eyeing on the villain role, more than the main hero role.
“Shankar had come to me and he wanted me to play the villain (in “Robot”)”.
Meanwhile, Rajinikanth is now busy with the shoot of Kabali which is going on at a rapid race and is expected to hit the theaters in summer.
Amithab Bachchan says that, director Shanker approached him, to do the villain role in Robo 2, earlier.
Amitabh said that Rajini phoned him in person and asked not to accept the offer as people will not accept him as a villain. “I play the same role”. “I play the same role”, he said. The 73-year-old star clarified the gossips which are raised in last few weeks that he would be a part of “Dhoom 4”. “I said, “Okay”, Mr Bachchan said in an interview in Mumbai.
The movie was an of Shah Gujarati perform “Andhalo Pato”.
There were reports that Big B was also approached for the sequel ‘Robot 2 (2.0)’, but the actor dismissed it, saying he was not offered the role.
Aankhen tracks the story of Vijay Singh Rajput played by Big B, a hard-working but temperamental man, who has spent all his life working for one bank and fetching them global recognition.