‘Honoured to be at the Thala’

MUMBAI: Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan and the iconic star of Tamil cinema Rajinikanth have reunited for the upcoming film ‘Vettaiyan’. The shooting of the film is underway in Mumbai.

On Saturday, Big B took to his Instagram and shared a picture with Rajini, expressing his joy of working with him again.

In the photo, shared by Big B, both actors can be seen dressed in sleek and stylish suits as they share a warm hug.

Big B wrote a heartfelt note in the caption where he wrote, “I am honored and privileged to be with the Thala the Great Rajni again. He hasn’t changed at all, the same simple, humble, down-to-earth friend despite his stratospheric greatness (sic).

‘Vettaiyan’, which marks the reunion of the two biggest stars of Indian cinema after 33 years, has been tentatively titled ‘Thalaivar 170’. Big B and Thalaivar last worked together in the Hindi film ‘Hum’, directed by Mukul Anand, which released in 1991. ‘Hum’ was a huge craze in the nineties and a great success.

The film also starred Govinda, Anupam Kher, Kimi Katkar, Deepa Sahi, Shilpa Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa and Kader Khan in pivotal roles. It is also remembered for the song ‘Jumma Chumma De De’.