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Star of the Millennium Amitabh Bachchan is indeed the most celebrated actor in the country with a huge fandom across several countries. 78 years old Big B is one among the most influential actors of the Indian cinema with fans spanning across generations. His exemplary acting skills has inspired many in the industry including several top actors.
Bachchan, who made his acting debut in 1969 with Saat Hindustani, has so far completed five decades in the film industry. Even after celebrating his golden jubilee the actor still is actively enchanting movie lovers with his spectacular acting. His fifty years of acting career includes several flops, however, several blockbusters overlapped the box office failures and led him to achieve superstardom.
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With over 200 movies in his acting career, several movies are landmarks for Big B and movie lovers still cherish the benchmark flicks. Of the 200 movies, Sharaabi is one that became a milestone for the actor being pronounced as bankable at the box office. Sharaabi, directed by Prakash Mehra also starred Jaya Prada in the lead along with Pran and Om Prakash.
Apart from the story plot of the movie and certain punch line dialogues, songs including Manzilein Apni Jaga, De De Pyar De, and Inteha Ho Gayi Intezar Ki went on to become cult numbers for movie buffs.
A few months back, veteran actress Jaya Prada on the sets of Indian Idol 12 recalled an amusing incident involving her and Amitabh Bachchan from the movie Sharaabi.
As a special guest at the singing reality show on April 24, Jaya recalled how his co-star, who took advantage of all situations, came up with a lightning idea while shooting for De De Pyar De song. Amitabh Bachchan hid his burnt hand during the shoot of the song and he made this in his style.
"This song needed a lot of acting. However, owing to some previous shooting sequences, Amit Ji got his hand burnt due to firecrackers," said Jaya on the show.
"Amitabh Ji, who is such a legend, knows how to take advantage of all situations. He came up with an idea. He decided to keep the hand wrapped in bandage in his pocket and used the other hand for performing the sequence," she added.
Well, such a rare story will certainly inspire fans of the legendary actor and several newcomers as well as present generation actors towards dedication for work and turning a crisis into an opportunity.
