This still from R Balki's upcoming Shamitabh is the 'closure' of the film. “I cannot talk much about the characters but I can assure you that Amitabh (Bachchan) is in top form," asserts the director. When prodded about Big B's get-up--white wig, beard and mustache, blue jeans and white shirt--Balki said, “Doesn't he look good? And the look fits the character perfectly."

Shamitabh, which also features Dhanush opposite Kamal Haasan's debutante daughter Akshara, is 90 per cent complete with only a few days of shoot pending