At 60 plus, superstar Amitabh Bachchan is at a position where no one can question his stature. However, a few years ago, there was a phase when he seemed to have lost his footing in the industry. While audiences lost faith in the icon, even he seemed to doubt his prowess. During the music launch of Mrityudaata in 1997, he had said, “I think it’s a fallacy that all my films are solely mine. The directors, producers and writers have a big part to play, especially the writers.”
We have often heard that towards the end of every tunnel is a ray of hope. This especially holds true for the Big B. Despite the many setbacks he has faced, he has filmmakers queuing up to cast him in their projects. Scriptwriters are writing scripts specifically for Amitabh. There’s Bhoothnath, Cheeni Kum and Nishabd as proof. However, there was a phase when the legend had nothing but duds to look forward to. In 1999, four of his films — Suryavansham, Lal Badshah, Hindustan Ki Kasam and Kohram — turned turtle at the box office. That’s when critics and audiences alike felt that ‘the end’ of Shahenshah’s career was near.
The downward journey of his production house, ABCL, just added to the mudslinging. He’d then said to the media, “You want to talk about the fading of an icon. But you never said I was an icon. You say the superstar has fallen. But you have never called me a superstar ever.” Then came Mohabbatein, Kaun Banega Crorepati? and Aks and the equation changed. He is finally in a position where no amount of criticism can deter him from looking forward. And nobody is complaining!
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