Abhishek Bachchan To Lead Shah Rukh Khan’s Next Production ‘Bob Biswas’

Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment along with Sujoy Ghosh's Bound Script Production will produce a spin-off film starring Abhishek Bachchan. The actor will play the role of a contract killer, as he will be essaying the popular fictional character Bob Biswas from the 2012 Indian thriller film Kahaani.

Bob Biswas is a poker-faced contract killer. The character spawned dedicated social media pages, memes and is a favorite with Bollywood pop culture enthusiasts who associate him till date with his trademark line "Nomoshkar, ek minute".

Announcing the news, SRK took to social media on Monday and wrote: "Bob Biswas is coming to 'kill it!' Happy to associate with Bound Script Production to bring Bob Biswas."

#BobBiswas is coming to 'kill it!' Happy to associate with Bound Script Production to bring #BobBiswas, played by @juniorbachchan and directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh. @RedChilliesEnt @gaurikhan @sujoy_g @_GauravVerma https://t.co/uUgNPGJzws

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) November 25, 2019

Diya Annapurna Ghosh directorial will soon be on board as Abhishek Bachchan tweeted: “Excited to announce my next film!! Bob Biswas.

Can’t wait to get started. Working with many favourites. @iamsrk @gaurikhan @sujoy_g @_GauravVerma #DiyaAnnapurnaGhosh”

Excited to announce my next film!! Bob Biswas.Can’t wait to get started. Working with many favourites. @iamsrk @gaurikhan @sujoy_g @_GauravVerma #DiyaAnnapurnaGhosh https://t.co/ZvwD63iPGo

— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) November 25, 2019

The movie is slated to go on the floors in early 2020 and will release in the same year.