Image was shared by Deepika Padukone. (courtesy: varundvn)

It’s been eight years since Shoojit Sircar’s Piku charmed the viewers with its magic on the massive display screen. The movie starred Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan within the lead roles and opened in theatres on May 8, 2015. Celebrating eight years of Piku, the actress shared three pictures from the set of the movie and accompanied them with a touching be aware. The first picture reveals the trio posing behind a automotive product of cardboard, adopted by a nonetheless from the movie that includes them. In the third photograph, Deepika is seen posing alongside Irrfan and Amitabh Bachchan for a photoshoot. The caption mirrored how a lot Deepika Padukone has been lacking Irrfan Khan, who died of most cancers on April 29, 2020.

“It’s been 8 years since this gem of a movie released with these 2 very special people,” wrote Deepika Padukone and added: “And if I could relive this experience all over again, I’d do it in a heartbeat. Irrfan, I miss you! Amitabh Bachchan, Shoojit Sircar and Juhi Chaturvedi (scriptwriter of Piku), I love you. To everyone who made this film possible, thank you for your energy. #Piku.”

In the movie, Deepika Padukone performs the position of Bhaskor Banerjee’s (Amitabh Bachchan) daughter Piku. The duo is joined by Rana (Irrfan Khan) on their journey to their ancestral home in Kolkata from Delhi. 

Piku is the one movie through which Deepika Padukone worked alongside Irrfan Khan. She, nevertheless, had appeared in a particular tune in his 2009 movie Billu. 

For Piku, Amitabh Bachchan gained the National Award for Best Actor whereas Juhi Chaturvedi gained Best Original Screenplay and Dialogue trophies in 2016. Piku additionally starred Jisshu Sengupta, Rupsa Banerjee and Akshay Oberoi, amongst others. 

After Piku, Deepika Padukone shall be seen alongside Amitabh Bachchan within the Hindi adaptation of The Intern. They even have Nag Ashwin’s Project K lined up. The upcoming movie additionally stars Prabhas within the lead position.