R Balki reveals HOW Amitabh Bachchan turned music composer for ‘Chup’

New Delhi: Bollywood’s megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all set to compose a score for R Balki’s romantic psycho thriller ‘Chup’.

Big B has donned many hats over the years and has also lent his voice to some iconic songs too. But this is the first time that the 'Shahenshah' of Bollywood has composed a score.

“It all happened very impromptu. I had asked Amitji to see the movie (Chup). After seeing it, he called me over and he played me a tune on his piano and said that’s what the movie and the characters made him feel. He was very touched. I was ecstatic. I asked him if I could use the tune and he immediately gifted it to the movie. Today ‘Chup’ is the first film that has got Amitji's official composition as the score for the credits,” Balki said in a statement on Sunday.

With the star cast including Sunny Deol, Dulquer Salmaan, and Pooja Bhatt, the movie is directed by R Balki and Produced by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Anil Naidu, Dr Jayantilal Gada (PEN Studios) and Gauri Shinde. The original story is by R Balki, the screenplay and dialogues have been co-written by R Balki, critic-turned-writer Raja Sen and Rishi Virmani.

It is scheduled to release on September 23. (UNI)