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Amitabh Bachchan Is Diljit Dosanjh's New 'Admirer,' Soorma Actor 'Couldn't Have Asked For More'

Darpan News Desk IANS, 27 Jun, 2018 12:19 PM
  • Amitabh Bachchan Is Diljit Dosanjh's New 'Admirer,' Soorma Actor 'Couldn't Have Asked For More'
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has wished luck to the entire team of the forthcoming film "Soorma" and says that he is an admirer of actor Diljit Dosanjh, who he described as a "bright talent".
 
 
Big B on Tuesday night wished the film's director Shaad Ali and actress Taapsee Pannu, whom he referred as a "colleague". 
 
 
"To 'Soorma', my best wishes to the director and friend Shaad; to my colleague Taapsee, to a bright talent and admirer of Diljit," he wrote. 
 
 
"Soorma" is a biographical film based on the life of hockey player Sandeep Singh, directed by Shaad Ali. It also stars Angad Bedi, who plays the character of Bikramjeet Singh, the elder brother of Sandeep essayed by Diljit.
 
 
The film is produced by Sony Pictures Networks India and The CS Films. It is scheduled to release on July 13, 2018. 
 
 
Big B is currently shooting in Glasgow for filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh's next "Badla", which also stars Taapsee. This will be the second time that the two will share screen space again after "Pink". 
 

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