Will Bill Duke share screen space with Rajinikanth?

By Team MyNation  |  First Published Jun 14, 2019, 3:08 PM IST

Hollywood veteran actor Bill Duke, who was seen in movies like Predator, Action Jackson, The Big Bang, etc, wants to work with Tamil superstar Rajinikanth as his long lost American cousin

Yesterday, in a tweet addressed to director AR Murugadoss, actor Bill Duke stated that he wants to be part of Rajinikanth's upcoming movie Darbar. The actor, in his post, mentioned that though he cannot speak Tamil, he is willing to play the role of Rajini's long lost American cousin or even Nayanthara's uncle.    

I do not speak ...but I could be "long lost American Cousin" or "Uncle" you know they say I can act!!! & can edit me in!!! can compose a with stars from all over, what you think?

— Bill Duke (@RealBillDuke)

Bill Duke tweet read, "@ARMurugadoss I do not speak #Tamil...but I could be @rajinikanth "long lost American Cousin" or #Nayanthara "Uncle" you know they say I can act!!! @sreekar_prasad & @santoshsivan can edit me in!!! @anirudhofficial can compose a #HitSong with stars from all over, what you think?"

Sirrrrrr..? It’s really you.?😬 https://t.co/KPluK9vcWd

— A.R.Murugadoss (@ARMurugadoss)

After Murugadoss replied in surprise if it really was him, Duke immediately responded that he and his team are admirers of his work and that he would love to figure out a way to work together. 

Yes Sir...it is my team and I & & & are great admirers of your work...Iam now #76 years young...just filmed with
Would love to figure a way to work together

— Bill Duke (@RealBillDuke)

Darbar is bankrolled by Lyca Productions. The movie also stars Prateik Babbar, Yogi Babu, Anandaraj, Harish Uttaman, and Bose Venkat in important roles. 

The music is by Anirudh Ravichander and Santosh Sivan is the cinematographer. The film is slated to release during Pongal in 2020.

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