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After doing “Cheeni Kum”, a contemporary take on relationships, Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu are teaming up again for period film “The Legend Of Kunal”.
The film, to be directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi and produced by Amitabh’s company AB Corp Ltd, has the Big B playing emperor Ashoka and Tabu his wife Tishyarakshitra.
This would be the first film Tabu is signing after R. Balki’s “Cheeni Kum” last year.
“Tabu had not a moment’s hesitation in saying yes to the role of emperor Ashoka’s powerful wife Tishyarakshitra, so powerful she swayed the entire Mauryan empire with her politics and aura. We needed an actress with the strength of conviction,” Dwivedi, who has earlier made period film “Pinjar”, told IANS.

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Amitabh Bachchan was discharged from Lilavati hospital, Mumbai, yesterday on the auspicious occasion of Karvachauth. He was admitted on his birthday after he complained of severe abdominal pain. His son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan were there to take him back home.
Bollywood Buzz caught the superstar as he left the hospital.

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Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is in a stable condition in a Mumbai hospital after being admitted with acute abdominal pains.

Officials said he was responding to treatment and had a “restful night” after being admitted to hospital on Saturday, his 66th birthday.

Earlier in the day, fans crowded outside Bachchan’s home with flowers and banners to mark his birthday.

Known as the “big B”, Bachchan has starred in over 150 films in 30 years.

“The medication has worked on him and doctors are pleased with his recovery,” hospital spokesman Mohan Rahan said, adding he could be out in a few days.

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