Abhishek, Aishwarya and Vivek to star in Tansen!

Call it a casting coup or a thunder of sorts but
Bollywood director Satish Kaushik and Rajshri Productions have made the
impossible possible. The latest buzz has it that ‘Tansen’, touted to be one of
the costliest Hindi films to be ever made, will star Abhishek, Aishwarya, Anil
Kapoor and none other than Vivek Oberoi. ‘Tansen’ is said to be based on the
life of the famous Mughal court singer by the same name and will see Abhishek
playing the lead role. The much talked about film is set to be shot in Bangkok
first and then at other international locations such as Australia and New
Zealand.

The shooting of the flick is reported to be
beginning from next month itself.Incidentally, the last film based on
musician-singer prodigy Tansen dates back to pre independence era in 1943, when
KL Saigal played the role of Tansen and eternalised it with his impressive
screen presence and vocals in Jayanti Desai directed film. In today’s scenario,
the only singer who acts is Himesh Reshammiya and news has it that Kaushik did
consider Himesh for the project but Barjatyas, who are known as sticklers to
custom, shot down the idea. With this, the mantle fell on the shoulders of
junior Bachchan – Abhishek.

Explaining Abhishek as the final choice for Tansen, Satish said, “He has the
look and intensity. He also has the dialogue delivery of his father. And we do
need a Tansen who thinks in Hindi and talks the language fluently.”