India, May 22 -- Working with children has always been fun for actor and filmmaker Amole Gupte, fondly known as Froggie Uncle off-camera. But on the set of Raja Shivaji, he developed a special bond unlike any other with Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh's sons Riaan (11) and Rahyl (9), who made their debut with their father's Marathi period drama this month. "With Rahyl and Riaan, our special bond was a cute shock for me after so many years. A special bond over jilbi (Marathi for jalebi) and samosa," shares Amole.

Describing the star kids, the filmmaker tells us, "They are so cultured, the two boys. They know the entire Ganpati Aarti, the shlokas and various God's mantras. So, there is a certain amount of rootedness in Genelia and Ri...