Shamitabh

Shamitabh Movie Trailer 2015

Crew

Directed by     R. Balki
Produced by     Sunil Lulla, R. Balki, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, R. K. Damani, Amitabh  Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sunil Manchanda, Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Dhanush
 
Written by     R. Balki
Music by     IlaiyaraajaCinematography     P. C. Sreeram
Edited by     Hemanti Sarkar

Production company
Hope Productions
Amitabh Bachchan Corporation
Wunderbar Films
Balaji Motion Pictures
 
Distributed by     Eros International, MAD Entertainment Ltd
Country     India
Language     Hindi
Budget     INR40.00 crore (US$6.3 million)

Cast

    Amitabh Bachchan
    Dhanush
    Akshara Haasan
    Rekha
    Abhinaya
    Rukmini Vijayakumar
    Rajeev Ravindranathan
    Vandita Shrivastava

Cameo Appearances

    Rohit Shetty
    Karan Johar
    Mahesh Bhatt
    Anurag Basu
    Rakesh Omprakash Mehra
    Rajkumar Hirani
    Gauri Shinde
    Javed Akhtar
    Boney Kapoor
    Ekta Kapoor


Filming

Principal photography commenced on February 2014 in Igatpuri. Amitabh Bachchan began shooting for his portions in the film in April 2014. Shamitabh became the first Bollywood film to be shot in the Finnish Laplands and in Helsinki. The crew shot some scenes at the Seven Hills Hospital, the same place where Amitabh Bachchan underwent two abdominal surgeries and saw the birth of Aaradhya, his granddaughter. Some scenes were also shot in London. The team took a break in mid-July 2014 to celebrate Dhanush's birthday and the success of his 25th film, Velaiyilla Pattathari (2014). In mid-August 2014, Amitabh Bachchan stated that he had completed his portions for the film, whilst also confirming that 90% percent of the film's shooting had been completed. Dhanush reportedly did a few dastardly stunts in the film. The film's cinematographer P. C. Sreeram was fascinated by Akshara's acting capability and lack of nervousness while shooting with Dhanush and Amitabh Bachchan and lauded her as a "woman of substance". Akshara did her own choreography for her dance.

During the shooting of the film in Finland, a Snow Storm hit the area where shooting was going on for a dance sequence in the film and had to immediately walk back towards a safer environment. Hence, they walked for about 10 kilometers with their heavy equipment. Choreographers Bosco-Caesar decided to continue with it and shot the song the next day since a delay would have caused permission trouble