‘You fool…’ when Amitabh Bachchan ‘suddenly started shouting’ on the sets, recalls director R Balki

Amitabh Bachchan, who is called the stalwart of the Hindi film industry, is known for his punctuality, discipline, dedication and other qualities. These qualities have transformed this veteran star into the self-made icon that he is today. Interestingly, despite his ‘angry young man’ persona, the veteran superstar is also known to be calm and composed.

Imagine the surprise when Amitabh Bachchan started ‘screaming’ on a film set. In an interview with Film Companion, filmmaker R Balki recalled the time when he saw Big B shouting on the sets of an undisclosed film and everyone was taken aback by his unusual behaviour. R Balki has worked with the actor in films like Cheeni Kum, Paa and Shamitabh.

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Balki clarified in the interview that Amitabh Bachchan ‘never shouts’ and is ‘the calmest person’. The director recalled that everyone was ‘shocked’ to see senior Bachchan explode as they had never seen him shout. ”I said, ‘One second, there’s something wrong here’, so I went to his van. I asked, ‘Is everything okay? Is the food ok? Why are you shouting?’ “He looked at me, didn’t respond, and went back to his stoic face,” Balki recalled.

”He said again, ‘Call that man!’ I said, ‘Amit ji, what is the problem? What happened this morning?’ He looks at me and says, ‘You fool, I’m in character.’ Balki revealed the whole story. On the professional front, Amitabh Bachchan is gearing up for another season of his popular reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati.

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