HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | HAPPENINGS Ritesh Deshmukh to play Aladdin02nd Apr 2007 09.00 IST By Agencies Ritesh Deshmukh gets seriously exotic for Sujoy Ghosh's ‘Aladdin and the Mystery Of The Lamp’, with Bollywood mega superstar Amitabh Bachchan as his genie. The actor is somewhat shy talking about this project. 
"I don't know what plans Sujoy and (producer) Rohan Sippy have about my looks. It could be totally Arabian or it might be somewhat contemporary. But it's an exciting prospect any which way," said Ritesh. "It has always been a childhood fantasy to have my own genie to make my wishes come true. And what better wish fulfillment than Amitabh as a genie?" said Ritesh. What truly delighted Ritesh was the director's determination to sign the actor? "Sujoy told me I was his first and only choice to play Aladdin. That made me happy. It's not often than one gets a chance to be in a huge fantasy like this, and that too with Amitabh as your co-star," said Ritesh. Earlier, Ritesh shared screen space with the legendary actor for a segment of Ram Gopal Varma 's Darna Zaroori Hai . "But that was just a two-day shoot. And Amitabh scared the hell out of me playing that eerie character. I think Aladdin is the ultimate fun fantasy and the ideal vehicle to share with India's biggest superstar," said Ritesh. So excited is Ritesh about his preparation for Aladdin that he has decided to dodge all new offers for now. "I do have my friend Sajid Khan's Hey Baby. But that's it. I want to focus completely on Aladdin. It's exciting to be in a children's fantasy. Until lately Bollywood had completely ceased making films for younger audiences. Now we seem to have revived that old young feeling," said Ritesh. Related Ritesh Deshmukh Amitabh Bachchan Ram Gopal Varma Darna Zaroori Hai | ALSO READ scoop ~ Kareena Kapoor to sizzle in bikini again ~ Ashutosh Kaushik wins Bigg Boss 2 ~ Carmen Electra to shake leg with Akshay Kumar? ~ Kangana's catwalk impresses Hrithik ~ Shahrukh Khan outshines Hollywood stars in luxury ~ Bollywood's pretty babes in demand downsouth ~ Can 'Slumdog Millionaire' Dev Patel get an Oscar? ~ Yuvvraaj – Movie Review ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Mallika Sherawat wins an award in US ~ Big B, Bon Jovi and Roger Waters team up for a cause ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > Halloween, New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Yuvvraaj, Dostana, Dasvidaniya, Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi, Golmaal Returns, Fashion, EMI, Heroes, Roadside Romeo, Kidnap, Drona, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! , Sorry Bhai , Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi , Horn Ok Pleassss MUSIC Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi , Yuvvraaj celebs » wallpapers » the celeb A-Z who's in » Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Harman Baweja | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan | Imran Khan | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | John Abraham | Shahid Kapur | Kareena Kapoor | Vidya Balan | Priyanka Chopra | Rani Mukherjee | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Karisma Kapoor | Madhuri Dixit | Zeenat Aman | Payal Rohatgi | Sneha Ullal | Mahima Chaudhary | Meghna Naidu | Gayatri Joshi | Rakhi Sawant | Bhumika Chawla | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amrita Rao | Amrita Arora | Genelia D'Souza | Arjun Rampal | Amitabh Bachchan | Vivek Oberoi | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rimi Sen | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Sonam Kapoor | Neha Oberoi | Nisha Rawal | Manjari Fadnis | Kamal Haasan | Rajnikant | Asin | Sanjay Dutt | Shahid Kapoor | Sherlyn Chopra | Farhan Akhtar | Prachi Desai | Koel Purie | Shahana Goswami | Adah Sharma | Kangana Ranaut | Anushka Sharma | Mugdha Godse | Masumeh Makhija | Minissha Lamba | Vidya Malvade | Malaika Arora | Shweta Kumar | | more... | 
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