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Gurfateh Pirzada excited to be working with Big B in Brahmastra

Actor Gurfateh Pirzada, who can be currently seen in Dharma Productions’ Netflix film Guilty (2020), next stars in the much-awaited fantasy drama Brahmastra, directed by Ayan Mukerji for Karan Johar.

Though Brahmastra features Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan in crucial roles, Pirzada has an important role to play too. The actor shares his most screen time with megastar Amitabh Bachchan in the film, and he is thrilled about working with the thespian so early in his career.


Sharing his experience of working with Big B, the young actor tells a publication, “Amitabh sir used to reveal stories about his life. When he had some free time, he would pick up songs from his films and would go to recording studious to sing them. He made me hear the songs that have not released yet. I was excited that at his age and at this level, he still works so hard. Why do we get tired so fast? It is after working with Mr Amitabh Bachchan that I have decided to work as hard as him.”

Pirzada adds that his humility enables everyone to be comfortable while working with him. “Amitabh sir takes note of everything while you are doing a scene with him. I remember in one scene while I had to give my cue, I looked at him, got intimidated, and had forgotten the cue. Amitabh sir, immediately said, ‘Hey, what are you doing? Give the cue quickly’. The next moment I was comfortable and gave him the right cue. Such humility enables everyone to be comfortable while working with him,” he says.

After facing several delays, Brahmastra was set to release on December 4. But the makers may decide to postpone its release yet again in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Directed by Aneil Karia and in cinemas 6 February 2025
  • Cast includes Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Sheeba Chadha and Art Malik

Riz Ahmed has entered Hamlet in a way British cinema has not quite seen. The new Hamlet trailer has been released by Universal, giving the first proper look at Aneil Karia’s modern take on Shakespeare and placing the story inside a British South Asian business empire. It is due in cinemas on 6 February, and the footage shows a tense, controlled Ahmed moving through grief, suspicion and family power.

The film teams Ahmed and Karia again after The Long Goodbye, which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. That success informs this production. This is the first time a major UK studio release has grounded Hamlet within a South Asian household for a wide audience.

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