Ashutosh Gowariker may have hit the headlines with films like Lagaan and Jodhaa Akbar, but there is one film of his which looms large in terms of cinematic excellence.

There is something about Ashutosh Gowariker’s latest offering that will haunt you once the lights are come on. Something that will pierce your heart and stay in your memory. And this is interesting because Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey is a bumpy ride as far as the narrative goes.

With each new film Abhishek Bachchan tries to take on a new character, one you have never seen from him before. In Ashutosh Gowariker's Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, Abhishek is Surjya Sen, a calm, simple school teacher who became one of India's greatest freedom fighters.

Kolkata had a date with Abhishek, Deepika and Ashutosh Gowarikar- Recently the city of joy—Kolkata had a wonderful date with Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Ashutosh Gowarikar as the trio had arrived the city to promote their upcoming film “Khelein Hum Jee Jaa Sey”.

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who essays the role of freedom fighter Surjya Sen in his next film, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey, based on the Chittagong Uprising, feels ashamed of having remained ignorant about the revolution. He said the film awakened patriotic feeling in him.