Amitabh Bachchan to play a 30-year old in remake of Aakhri Raasta

For a versatile actor like Amitabh Bachchan, he can get into any kind of role; the one glaring example being how he played a 12-year old boy in R Balki’s evergreen film Paa with effortless ease. Now with the remake of the 1986 film Aakhri Raasta, the megastar will essay the role of a 30-year old man. While in the original, the seasoned actor had to wear layers of makeup to play the father's character; in this remake he will do the reverse by taking the help of prosthetics and makeup to look much younger; though he will maintain his current real-life image when playing the father's role. In Aakhri Raasta, Bachchan played a dual role that of a son and a father. He was ably supported by Sridevi and Jayaprada. Incidentally, Aakhri Raasta was a remake of the 1984 Tamil film Oru Kaidhiyin Diary that starred Kamal Haasan in a double role. The remake is to be directed by Anthony D'Souza who had earlier helmed Blue and Boss.