Believe it or not! Riteish Deshmukh plays a school boy in Sujoy Ghosh's Aladin. He was required to carry a school bag and was initially hesitant.
Believe it or not! Riteish Deshmukh plays a school boy in Sujoy Ghosh's Aladin. He was required to carry a school bag and was initially hesitant.
The actor suggested a sling bag, which is popular with the youth today. However, Director Sujoy insisted on Riteish carrying a typical school bag as it would be a perfect fit with his reclusive character in the film. 
Riteish disagreed, but later decided to try it out on Sujoy's persuasion. He was given a worn-out brown leather bag by Art director Sabu Cyril to try on.u00a0 After giving a few takes with the bag, he discovered, to his own surprise that the bag indeed added that authentic touch to his character in the film and gladly agreed to carry it.
Says Riteish, "Sujoy is a brilliant director and knows exactly what he wants. He was very sure about his portrayal of Aladin and though I was initially hesitant, I realised that the bag completely matched the character'su00a0 personality."u00a0
u00a0And how was the school-going experience? He laughs "Carrying that typical two-shoulder school bag initially felt weird, but it was fun too. It was like reliving my school days after all these years!"
Aladin is a contemporary look at the classic fairy tale where Riteish plays the title role.u00a0 The movie is produced by Sunil Lulla and Sujoy Ghosh and is due to release in October.
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