Shamitabh

Shamitabh (2015) is an Indian drama you can watch online on iFILM, written and directed by R. Balki. Dhanush plays Danis, a mute aspiring actor with remarkable screen presence and no voice. Amitabh Bachchan plays Akshay, a man with a rich baritone that has gone entirely to waste.

A procedure allows them to merge — Danis moves, Akshay's voice carries. Together they become a Bollywood star almost overnight. Akshara Haasan plays the journalist who notices the fault lines forming between the two men before anyone else does. The partnership that made them famous begins pulling them apart.

Balki built the film as an extended argument about what the voice actually is — instrument, identity, power. Bachchan plays the concept straight and makes it land. Stream Shamitabh online on iFILM.