Bachchan surprises co-stars with talents

Amitabh Bachchan surprised his Teen Patti (Three Cards) co-stars with his range of talents.

The actor, 67, is not only the most famous Bollywood star of all time but is also an accomplished tennis player, violinist and pianist.

"Mr Bachchan is good in so many things. We were in awe. When we were shooting, we used to play games and we saw how perfect he is in tennis," Teen Patti director Leena Yadav told IANS.

"I got an expert to train him [in the violin] and kept telling him that the expert wants to show him how to hold the violin. But Mr Bachchan insisted on doing it during the shot. When he came to the floor, the expert was standing to show him but he took the violin, placed it rightly and started playing perfectly. He played the piano also. He surprised us in many ways."

Teen Patti, which will be released on Friday, also stars Sir Ben Kingsley, Irrfan Khan, Boman Irani, R Madhavan, Sushmita Sen and Ajay Devgan.