Mumbai, Dec 12 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan tore a ligament in his wrist while shooting a song and dance sequence for Sujoy Ghosh's film "Alladin". But the show goes on."It's nothing," he brushes off what any other actor would have taken as a cue for a shooting break. "I was shooting a dance. While doing a movement something gave way in my hand. But it's in control. No big deal."

But director Sujoy Ghosh has another story to tell about the incident earlier this week. "Sir is in considerable pain. But he insists on continuing. Anyone else would have curled up and called off the shoot. But that's what makes him special.

"When the injury occurred Thursday he didn't allow us to know what happened. Throughout the day he hid his pain and continued dancing. Only at the end of the day did we get to know what had happened."

The Big B is hoping he'll be all right in a week.

"Yes, it's true I've continued shooting. Can't allow losses on the job, as far as possible. It's okay. Such things happen in life. A ligament in my wrist is torn. The treatment is on. I should be all right in a week."

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Irrfan laughs all the way to first comedy

Irrfan Khan is a little tired of playing serious characters and happily moves to his first comedy named "Dubai Returned".

Says the actor: "The film directed by Aditya Bhattacharya is ready for release. It's my first comedy. The audience will never expect to see me in this avatar. It's my first attempt at doing something satirical, and I'm very happy with it."

He says he had been looking at doing something light for a while now.

"In fact, I'd love to do a David Dhawan comedy. Unfortunately, I'm always cast as a malfunctional character," Khan told IANS.

"I brought in a tinge of humour at the end even in my role in The Killer. When I'm looking for the heroine I sing 'Zara saamne to aao chaliye'. I was actually supposed to sing the Emran hit 'Jhalak dikhlaja'. But we found that to be too gimmicky."