That Amitabh Bachchan leaves his co-stars in awe is well-known but Teen Patti director Leena Yadav says the megastar not only spells magic in front of the camera but surprised everyone with his expertise in tennis, violin and piano as well.
"Mr Bachchan is good in so many things. We were in awe. When we were shooting, we used to play games and we saw how perfect he is in tennis," Yadav said.
She said there was a scene in the film where Bachchan's character had to play violin. "I got an expert to train him and kept telling him that the expert wants to show him how to hold the violin. But Mr Bachchan insisted on doing it during the shot. When he came to the floor, the expert was standing to show him but he took the violin, placed it rightly and started playing perfectly. He played the piano also. He surprised us in many ways."
Releasing in the UAE today, Teen Patti features Bachchan as a mathematician trying to evolve a thesis on probability by relating it to the Indian card game. The film also stars Hollywood legend Sir Ben Kingsley.
