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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan with singers Shaan and Mika Singh during the music launch of film 'Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya' in Mumbai on Tuesday. Image Credit: PTI

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has begun preparations for Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s next production to be directed by Bejoy Nambiar.

Besides the 71-year-old actor, the film, which is a story about a chess player, also stars Farhan Akhtar. Bachchan says he is enjoying the pre-shooting sessions and thinks it is a great exercise for the entire cast of the movie.

“Our work on the next film with Vidhu Vinod Chopra has begun with class like readings and discussions, on [the] table. It is a wonderful exercise to be able to go through an entire script with the entire cast,” Bachchan posted on his blog.

“Yet have some reserve stored up for the final moment when we shall all be facing the camera, instead of a written and bound script, with that ominous looking producer Vinod, looking down upon us with fierce and hard workman like expressions,” he added.

Bachchan earlier worked with Chopra in the 2007 film Eklavya: The Royal Guard. This is the first collaboration between the actor and Nambiar, best known for helming Shaitan.