46 years ago, Emraan Hashmi's grandmother played his 'Chehre' co-star Big B's mother!
Amitabh Bachchan and Emraan Hashmi.
Looks like Emraan Hashmi has discovered an age-old connect with his `Chehre` co-star Amitabh Bachchan.
The 40-year-old took to Twitter on Sunday to reveal that 46 years ago, his grandmother essayed the role of Big B`s mother in `Zanjeer`.
Hashmi and Bachchan shot the first scene of their upcoming film on Saturday, and during the course of their conversation, the `Cheat India` star realised that `Zanjeer` completed 46 years yesterday.
"An uncanny coincidence : yesterday was my first scene with Mr Bachchan and in the course of our conversation just realised that yesterday was also 46 years of Zanjeer a film in which my grandmom played a small role as his mother" he tweeted.
A few moments later, Bachchan shared a picture from the sets of `Chehre`, and wrote, "T 3161 - Another meter down .. started new film with Rumi Jafry .. "CHEHRE" .. a long standing commitment, now fructifying .."
In the image, Big B can be seen dressed in a black outfit looking into a phone.
To complement the look, the superstar has sported a pair of sunglasses and a black beanie.
Amitabh and Emraan are coming together for the first time in Rumi Jaffrey`s mystery thriller.
`Chehre` is being produced by Anand Pandit Motion Pictures and Saraswati Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
The film is scheduled to hit the screens on February 21, 2020.
Big B will be next seen in Ayan Mukerji`s `Brahmastra` alongside Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor.
On the other hand, Emraan has been roped in for the Hindi remake of Malayalam supernatural thriller `Ezra`.