Guess who just posted a formal application seeking to work with Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif? Well, it’s none other than the living legend Amitabh Bachchan himself. The veteran actor, who is very active on social media - posted a rather hilarious message on Twitter last night.
Amitabh Bachchan, whose staff keeps a record of reports on the industry that appears across the media, had an interesting news report that seems to have caught the actor’s eye. “Deepika, Kat Too Tall for Shahid, Aamir” - read the newspaper clipping, which was a report on how Shahid Kapoor and Aamir Khan had to be made look taller to match their lead heroines Deepika Padukone in Padmaavat and Katrina Kaif in Thugs of Hindostan respectively.
Senior Bachchan had this interesting application for a job with the leading ladies put up immediately:
The application specially mentions in bold that Bachchan’s height is 6’2” and that the heroines would never have a height problem. Incidentally, Bachchan has worked with both Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif in Piku and Boom before.
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