Ash, Abhi and Amitabh - together again?
Amitabh Bachchan has done it all... from endorsing innumerable products to performing in international concerts with his family. The superstar of Indian cinema has also time and again paid tribute to his roots by acting in Bhojpuri films.
However, few industry cynics are of the opinion that Bachchan wants to (literally) cash in on his current successful phase as he fears that his star value and thus offers coming his way may start diminishing!
We raise the topic with Deepak Sawant, producer of the Bhojpuri films Ganga and Gangotri , who has been Amitabh’s make-up artist for the past 36 years and a loyalist of the Bachchans. The humble man who is addressed as ‘ dada ’ by Bachchan parivaar and even Aishwarya Rai retorts, “Amitabh Bachchan is not money-minded! I have been working with him for the past 36 years and he has never acted in films solely to earn money! A person of his calibre obliges to the request of his make-up artist and makes time out of his busy schedule just to be an integral part of a Bhojpuri film speaks highly of the man. I don’t want to say this but he hasn’t charged me a penny for Ganga or Gangotri ! He didn’t demand money, neither have we paid him but we have done whatever possible from our side to thank him.”
So is the superstar pricy and choosy while selecting films? “Bachchan saab demands a good script. That’s all that he expects. I assured him that if he doesn’t like the scripts of my films he can consider my project as trash and dump the script in the dustbin. But fortunately he liked it and agreed to do the films”, says Sawant with pride.
Is the case similar for Bachchan saab’s bahu as well we probe. “Ash is as humble and down to earth as Bachchan saab . In fact I am coming up with a Hindi film and will request Ash, Abhi and Amitabh all three to be a part of the film which I am sure they will consider.”
Famous Bhojpuri actor-singer Manoj Tiwari seconds Sawant’s opinion about the Bachchans and says, “When Ash came with Amitji and Abhishek for Gangotri press conference, Amitji asked her if she knew me and she smiled and said, “How can I not know him? He is the hero of your film and a talented singer.” The family is well mannered and sees to it that other actors are comfortable in their company, unlike the media reports about them being snooty.”
Amitabh Bachchan has done it all... from endorsing innumerable products to performing in international concerts with his family. The superstar of Indian cinema has also time and again paid tribute to his roots by acting in Bhojpuri films.However, few industry cynics are of the opinion that Bachchan wants to (literally) cash in on his current successful phase as he fears that his star value and thus offers coming his way may start diminishing!
We raise the topic with Deepak Sawant, producer of the Bhojpuri films Ganga and Gangotri , who has been Amitabh’s make-up artist for the past 36 years and a loyalist of the Bachchans. The humble man who is addressed as ‘ dada ’ by Bachchan parivaar and even Aishwarya Rai retorts, “Amitabh Bachchan is not money-minded! I have been working with him for the past 36 years and he has never acted in films solely to earn money! A person of his calibre obliges to the request of his make-up artist and makes time out of his busy schedule just to be an integral part of a Bhojpuri film speaks highly of the man. I don’t want to say this but he hasn’t charged me a penny for Ganga or Gangotri ! He didn’t demand money, neither have we paid him but we have done whatever possible from our side to thank him.”
So is the superstar pricy and choosy while selecting films? “Bachchan saab demands a good script. That’s all that he expects. I assured him that if he doesn’t like the scripts of my films he can consider my project as trash and dump the script in the dustbin. But fortunately he liked it and agreed to do the films”, says Sawant with pride.
Is the case similar for Bachchan saab’s bahu as well we probe. “Ash is as humble and down to earth as Bachchan saab . In fact I am coming up with a Hindi film and will request Ash, Abhi and Amitabh all three to be a part of the film which I am sure they will consider.”
Famous Bhojpuri actor-singer Manoj Tiwari seconds Sawant’s opinion about the Bachchans and says, “When Ash came with Amitji and Abhishek for Gangotri press conference, Amitji asked her if she knew me and she smiled and said, “How can I not know him? He is the hero of your film and a talented singer.” The family is well mannered and sees to it that other actors are comfortable in their company, unlike the media reports about them being snooty.”
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