Abhishek to play a conman in "Special Chabbis"

After entertaining us as handsome crook in Bunty aur Bubbly and Bluffmaster,the actor is all set to play a conman Mohan Singh in Neeraj Pandey's Special Chabbis.Sources reveal that the actor was chosen because he too,like the original conman hails from Uttar Pradesh and is of the same age.

"I can’t deny that Abhishek is on board but I want to get some other key members of the cast in place before I make a formal announcement. "The film requires 26 actors and I want to make sure all of them are just right for their part." the director told the media.

The film Special Chabbis is based on the notorious jewellery store heist of the year 1987 where Mohan Singh recruited 26 men to play Income tax Officers who took millions of pounds worth of jewellery from a Mumbai Store.

Abhishek Bachchan is currently busy shooting for the movie "Paa" directed by R Balki and with post production process of Mani Ratnam's Ravana.