Amitabh Bachchan told Dhanush and Akshara Haasan to 'just chill' on the sets of 'Shamitabh'

Mumbai: Dhanush and Akshara Haasan shared a karmic connection with the Amitabh Bachchan during the shooting of R Balki’s ‘Shamitabh’. The two Tamil actor’s’ ‘Rajnikanth’ and ‘Kamal Haasan’ connection immediately struck a bond with the Big B who told the two youngsters to ‘chill’ in his presence.

Initially the two youngsters were awestruck and speechless. But in no time they were bonding like buddies

“As usual,” says a source from the sets. “This is the way Amitabh likes it with his co-stars. Sadly a lot of them do not respond to the Big B’s request for camaraderie because of their inherent fear of acting too familiar with the legend.”

But Big B is adept at breaking down generation-driven walls. Recently when he was shooting a song with Yo Yo Honey Singh, he effortlessly put the reverent rapper on ease. The two ended up getting along like buddies.

The same is true of Dhanush and Akshara who knew one another very well from before and were collectively in awe of Mr. Bachchan.

But that changed in no time.

Says Balki, “Amitji is the most chilled-out guy on any set. He hates it when his co-actors act nervous just because they are much younger. He is like a buddy with his own son Abhishek and he likes the same kind of camaraderie with his junior co-stars. In my film it was very important for all the three principal actors too be very comfortable with one another.”

It was the Big B who took the initiative of bringing Dhanush and Akshara out of awe into the ambit of camaraderie. Soon the three of them were sharing music and cinema anecdotes. Says Balki, “When you see the film you’ll realize how deep the bonding is among Amitji, Dhanush and Akshara.”

The super-icon has in fact never shared such an easygoing rapport with his young co-stars before. “Initially Dhanush and Akshara treated the Big B as Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan’s contemporary. But that soon changed. We became like one family,” says Balki.