Amitabh Bachchan, The great Mathematician, in ‘Teen patti’

In `Teen Patti` Amitabh Bachchan looks in Cheap cloth, ill-fitted trousers, checked cotton shirts and an old watch from Mumbai`s Chor Bazaar. Ameira Punvani was the designer for the movie where he plays a reclusive mathematician.

“The megastar gave her enough freedom to experiment with his look. There was no compromise on the detailing.”says Ameira Punvani.

In an interview Punvani said “I was given the liberty to go to the biggest shops, but I instead decided to go to small markets to buy stuff. For Mr.Bachchan I created a look that had trousers, which were a mix of polyester, cheap material, around Rs.200 per metre along with checked cotton shirts”.

“That was something a college professor would wear ; so we zeroed in on that. Also, I didn`t make the fit of the trousers very contemporary. I gave it a double pleated American-cut style – it makes the trousers look a little baggy,” she added.

This film is set to release Feb 26, directed by Leena Yadav which shows Amitabh as a mathematician trying to evolve a thesis on probability by relating it to the Indian card game of `Teen patti`.

“We paid a lot of attention on detailing. So much so that I had to get a watch for Mr.Bachchan to complete his look. He wears the best of watches, but I went to Mumbai`s Chor Bazaar and got a very old watch from there that was not even automatic. After getting it, I was sceptical about Mr.Bachchan`s reaction. I didn`t know whether he would wear that watch or not. But he was completely fine with the idea,” said Punvani.

“Mr.Bachchan is such a marvellous person. He is such a huge personality and has an aura around him that you get scared when you first meet him. But he makes you so comfortable.He gave me a free hand and had no problems trying the costumes. He always used to give me time despite being so busy and patiently tried out everything. He is extremely professional. “The first thing that I noticed was that all of them were very simple and they were not really bothered about their outward appearance. So for Mr.Bachchan`s look I decided to go for authentic materials to make the character look close to reality,” she said.

Punvani’s next project is “Badmaash Company” for Yash Raj Films.