Big B, Naseeruddin Said No to Role Muzaffar Ali Cast Himself in

Director Muzaffar Ali is all set to make his acting debut in Jaanisaar, which has also been directed by him. However, he has revealed that he wanted to cast Amitabh Bachchan and Naseeruddin Shah for the role, which he eventually did himself. "According to the demand of the script, we required a person who somewhat resembled me. We were thinking about Naseeruddin and Amitabh, but both of them didn't have the time. That's according to us, but according to them, we would have perhaps got their time only after two years," he said. The Umrao Jaan director said that his son Shaad prompted him to do the film. "My son told me that I should do the role. I told him that if you'll be around, then I'll do it and eventually I did it," he said. Jaanisaar is a period drama, which features Creature 3D actor Imran Abbas and designer Pernia Qureshi, who will make her Bollywood debut with this film.