Amitabh Bachchan turns 50: Did you know that Big B was paid 5,000 rupees for his first film, Saat Hindustani?

Often referred to as the greatest actor of Indian cinema and superstar, Amitabh Bachchan is commonly referred to as the Bollywood Shahenshah in pop culture. Although he does not like this term and that he prefers the Hindi film industry, we will treat it that way here. It is a known fact that his first film, Saat Hindustani, of KA Abbas by Amitabh Bachchan. But did you know that Amitabh Bachchan was not the first choice for the role that he played?

Well, actor / filmmaker Tinnu Anand was the first choice for the role. In fact, it is he who gave the picture of Amitabh Bachchan to KA Abbas. Speaking of which, Tinnu Anand had told Rediff that he personally knew KA Abbas and that he had offered him one of the main tracks of Saat Hindustani. He also hired the friend of Tinnu's friend, Neena Singh. Tinnu said that Neena had asked her to point out her friend who "lived in Calcutta and called Kolkata at the time" and was working at Bird and Co. "

He added that After looking at the photo that "showed very tall man standing in front of the Victoria Memorial," KA Abbas said that he (Amitabh) was to travel to Mumbai for an audition at his own expense and that he could be forced to wait because they did not know when the audition would take place. Moreover, it will not be paid for that. "That's how Amitabh Bachchan landed at Mumbai, "recalled Tinnu Anand.

He then stated that it was he who had driven Amitabh Bachchan to KA Abbas' office, he revealed that Amitabh was only paying 5,000 rupees for his film. "In the evening, I was entrusted with the dirty work of offering Amitabh 5,000 rupees for the entire film, that it took a year or five to the realization st. Bunty (Ajitabh) and Amitabh Amitabh reluctantly agreed because he was desperate to act. He got the role of the poet's friend in Saat Hindustani . "

Tinnu himself played the role of the poet, but later to be able to attend the legendary Satyajit Ray, he left the film" and Amitabh got the role of the poet that I had to play. It was a very powerful role! "

Talking about Amitabh's role and the impact he left on the audience with his first role himself, said Tinnu," He did a huge impression on people in a sequence where his foot is sliced ​​with a razor and he has to cross the border between Goa and India. "[19659004] As the film collapsed at the box office, Amitabh Bachchan went on his first National Film Award for a promising newcomer.