The director of the film Rituparno Ghosh has however denied the allegation and maintains that Big B was supposed to look like Rabindranath Tagore. The controversy surfaced when Ali started receiving phone calls from foreigners who thought Bachchan's look in the film was styled on him.
Ali's director son Shaad Ali also affirmed that the look of Big B's character in the film was based on him. “It is absolutely wrong to associate someone like this. I am a very private person and I don't want to attract any attention,” Ali said. Ghosh however