Friday, June 5, 2026
ADVT 
Bollywood

Gurinder Chadha Thanks Big B For 'Desi Rascals' Cameo

Darpan News Desk IANS, 31 Jan, 2015 08:57 PM
  • Gurinder Chadha Thanks Big B For 'Desi Rascals' Cameo
Gurinder Chadha, the co-producer of "Desi Rascals", has thanked Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan for "playing along" a cameo in the TV show.
 
"@SrBachchan legend makes a special appearance on @DesiRascals that was quite a surprise eh...thank you sir for playing along," tweeted the British film 
 
director of Sikh origin, who is currently in India to scout locations for her next film.
 
The Big B is said to have shot for the cameo when he was in London to promote his forthcoming film "Shamitabh". His special appearance on the real-life 
 
drama series was aired on Sky Living Friday night.
 
Talking about it, the 72-year-old had himself tweeted Friday: " Tonight I make a special guest appearance on @Desi Rascals, 8pm on @SkyLivingHD 
 
#DesiRascals" ...quite a unique concept."
 
The show, from Chadha of "Bend it Like Beckham" and "Bride & Prejudice" fame, chronicles the lives of a multi-generational cast within the British-Asian 
 
community.
 
"'Desi Rascals' tells the stories of a modern, dynamic and aspirational group of characters across a range of ages as they navigate their social, professional 
 
and family lives in a fast changing community," reads a description of the show on Sky Living's official website.
 
Meanwhile, Chadha is busy with the recce of locations for her movie on partition. On a visit to Delhi, she even met Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this 
 
week.

MORE Bollywood ARTICLES

It's the way I am, says controversial filmmaker RGV

It's the way I am, says controversial filmmaker RGV
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who was embroiled in controversy for his objectionable tweets on Lord Ganesh recently, believes in freedom of expression....

It's the way I am, says controversial filmmaker RGV

Priyanka Chopra polishing her bartending skills

Priyanka Chopra polishing her bartending skills
 Actress Priyanka Chopra is excited about her younger brother Siddharth’s new venture in the hospitality industry and is trying her best to support it....

Priyanka Chopra polishing her bartending skills

Divya Khosla's next to go on floors in February

Divya Khosla's next to go on floors in February
Actress-turned-director Divya Khosla Kumar's directorial debut "Yaariyan" may have failed to impress the critics, but she is all set to wield the megaphone for the second film....

Divya Khosla's next to go on floors in February

'Raja Natwarlal' crawls at box office

'Raja Natwarlal' crawls at box office
Despite favourable reviews, Emraan Hashmi-starrer “Raja Natwarlal” has failed to excite the moviegoers and it has impacted its box office collection....

'Raja Natwarlal' crawls at box office

Big B's fever leads to shoot cancellation

Big B's fever leads to shoot cancellation
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is down with fever and says that he had to cancel the shooting due to health reasons....

Big B's fever leads to shoot cancellation

Dia remembers her ‘Kabaddi’ days

Dia remembers her ‘Kabaddi’ days
“My mom would always know when I walked into the house after school that I had played #kabaddi! Mud in the hair, scraped knee a give away,” she tweeted Sunday....

Dia remembers her ‘Kabaddi’ days