Updated On: 29 December, 2020 08:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR
Marking their first collaboration, filmmaker Sooraj Barjtya's Rajshri Productions and megastar Amitabh Bachchan likely to create family drama that sees the actor as family patriarch.

Amitabh Bachchan
Half a century after the industry's megastar collaborated with one of the biggest production houses to create the classic that was Saudagar, the two powerhouses are set to join forces again. mid-day has it that Amitabh Bachchan will commence 2021 by collaborating with Sooraj Barjtya's Rajshri Productions for an out-and-out family drama.
A trade source tells mid-day, "The film will roll in the first quarter of 2021, and mark the first collaboration of Bachchan and Barjatya, as actor and director. Bachchan had loved the script when it was narrated to him earlier this year. He plays the family patriarch." The actor, who is currently filming the 12th season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, will shoot for Ajay Devgn's directorial in January, and follow it up with Barjaya's offering, the source says.