By Manissha Despaande, Bollywood Trade News Network

His last film HOME DELIVERY fell short of box-office expectations but that hasn't deterred Sujoy Ghosh from realizing his dream of working with the Big B. In an interesting development, producer Rohan Sippy has signed Sujoy Ghosh to direct a film, which will have Bachchan playing the central character. Sippy admits to being totally excited with Sujoy's script, which made him take a quick decision on the project. "Sujoy approached me with the script and I found it very impressive. That was one of the main criteria that led me to go ahead and confirm the project on a priority basis. Mr. Bachchan has already confirmed his presence in the film and we are currently finalizing the rest of the cast," Sippy confirms.

He adds that Sujoy will have all the creative freedom to pursue the project exactly the way he has perceived it. If anything, the response to his last film was not an influencing factor in his decision. "It is entirely Sujoy's baby and he is free to explore it exactly the way he wants to. I judge the quality of an individual by his creative intensity more than anything else. I don't go by simplistic assessments of what worked and what did not work at the box-office," he reveals.

Two years ago, Sujoy had expressed a keen desire to work with the Big B in a film titled BORIVALI. In fact, Bachchan had even given his nod for the project, which was to co-star Naseeruddin Shah in the parallel lead, but the idea of making the film was subsequently postponed. Is Sippy's film an extension of BORIVALI? "No way. It is a totally new script and an absolutely brilliant one at that. Actually, it is a family film, which people of all genres can identify with," Rohan Sippy reveals.

The film is scheduled to go on the floors once the cast is finalized. Will it also star the junior Bachchan, considering that any film that Rohan Sippy makes is incomplete without Abhishek in it? "It may star Abhishek but right now it is too premature to comment on the cast of the film," he maintains.