Amitabh Bachchan was so punctual that he silently traumatized the film crew so much that they couldn’t sleep all night: Prahlad Kakkar recalls an anecdote | 2019 Bollywood News
Advertising guru Prahlad Kakkar recalled his time working with Amitabh Bachchan and the sheer fear he and his crew experienced.
Advertising guru Prahlad Kakkar recalls working on an ad film with Bollywood legends Govinda and Amitabh Bachchan, and his experience couldn’t be more different. was. He is famous for being late, Mr. Govinda once came to work two days late.Prahalad recalled his shock when he entered the set one morning and found Amitabh Bachchan quietly reading a newspaper while waiting for the crew to arrive.
In an exchange with Cyrus Brocha, Prahlad described this as the “most traumatic” experience and said that the next time he worked with the actor, none of them slept the night before. “Our most traumatic moment was with Mr. Bachchan. He has a habit of showing up five minutes early in full make-up. In every film unit in the world, he arrives five minutes early or You’ll never arrive on time.”
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He continued, “Imagine this studio, there’s one light, and Mr. Bachchan, with the light pouring down, does his make-up, sits in his chair, reads the newspaper, and announces our arrival.” Waiting. No one turned around except the boys, and he said to them, “Eh, light denji? “Mein akbar padahun”. And when they shined a light on him, he was sitting in a chair casually reading a newspaper. he said nothing. He didn’t need to. West. And the next time I shot with him, no one slept. ”
In the same interview, Prahalad recalled how Govinda assured him that he would be on time for the shoot even though he was in Srinagar and the sets were in Hyderabad. He eventually showed up, but 48 hours late. Amitabh’s punctuality But well known. Even Govinda was wary of this when he agreed to collaborate on the film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. He told Aaj Tak: “When he joined, it was scary because he was a veteran. It was also scaring people that he always turned up on time. ) said it was impossible… Mr. Bachchan said, “Call me and tell me what time you will come.” I don’t have any problems and if anyone has problems with your timing, it’s not my concern. ” After this conversation, I signed the film. ”
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Originally uploaded to: January 17, 2024 14:46 IST
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