Abhishek Bachchan’s Bob Biswas to premiere on Zee5 on Dec 3

Actor Abhishek Bachchan-starrer crime-drama Bob Biswas is set to premiere on streaming service ZEE5 on December 3, the makers announced on Thursday. Directed by Diya Annapurna Ghosh, Bob Biswas is produced by Gauri Khan, Sujoy Ghosh, and Gaurav Verma.

Bob Biswas, set against the backdrop of a love story, showcases the dual life led by the titular contract killer, played by Bachchan. The film which was shot in Kolkata stars Chitrangda Singh and Abhishek Bachchan in lead roles. The makers will release the trailer of Bob Biswas Today, November 19 at 12 PM.

Taking to Twitter handle, Abhishek Bachchan has wrote, “Aur Bob Babu aapko bhagwan se mila bhi sakte hain. Watch #BobBiswas trailer tomorrow at 12 PM (sic).”

Bob Biswas was the character in Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani, which was released on March 9, 2012. In the film, directed by Sujoy Ghosh, Bob is a contract killer. He lives a dual life of an under-performing insurance agent and a contract killer. Saswata Chatterjee played the role of Bob Biswas in the film. The character of Bob Biswas wasn’t fleshed out in Kahaani, but Saswata’s performance left such a huge impact on the audience that the makers decided to give the character his very own film.