Vikramaditya Motwane made his directorial debut with Udaan (2010). But not many know that he wanted to make a film called Bombay Talkies with Amitabh Bachchan as his debut directorial, at the age of 25. It’s about a great filmmaker making his return to the sets after years. And what all had changed about Hindi cinema, including stardom, in the interim. Bachchan was going to play this aged director — think of him as Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who was alive then, he says. 

Motwane found it impossible to cast a lead actor for this film, which is why it never got made. Until then, Motwane had extensively assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Which, firstly, explains the access to Bachchan.