Amitabh Bachchan remembers being referred to as ‘unnt’ when he wished to star in movies in 1969, shares throwback pic atop a camel

Actor Amitabh Bachchan took a visit down reminiscence lane as he shared a throwback image from his second movie Reshma Aur Shera. Taking to Instagram on Monday, Amitabh posted a black and white photograph wherein he was seen sitting on high of a camel. Dressed in a white kurta, and matching dhoti, Amitabh made a pose as he appeared on the digicam. He additionally had a shawl round his neck. (Also Read | When Waheeda Rehman fainted throughout Reshma Aur Shera bali scene, Amitabh Bachchan ‘felt privileged, took care of her’)

Several folks and tents had been seen behind him within the image. Amitabh captioned the publish, “When I came to join films in 1969 all of them used to call me unnt! .. so I thought I would justify that and mounted one (laughing emojis). This is from my 2nd film Reshma aur Shera .. location Pochina, miles into the desert beyond Jaisalmer ..Now fortunately they don’t call me that … the titled epithet has been usurped by several others…” Unnt means camel.

Reacting to the publish, a fan wrote, “You have reached the sky in terms of name and fame sir. Ab na unnt matters na hi height (Now neither camel matters nor height). Legend, pride and shahenshah of India.” “What a handsome man,” mentioned an individual. “Yes, my uncle would use similar phrases to describe you, and I used to fight with him. Those were the days, different generation of hero worship,” commented an Instagram person.

Reshma Aur Shera (1971) is produced and directed by Sunil Dutt. Apart from Amitabh, the movie additionally stars Sunil, Waheeda Rehman, Vinod Khanna, Raakhee, Ranjeet, and Amrish Puri. Reshma Aur Shera was chosen as India’s entry for the Best Foreign Language Film on the forty fourth Academy Awards however was not accepted as a nominee. The movie received three awards on the National Film Awards.

In an interview with Filmfare in 2018, Amitabh had mentioned, “When I got an opportunity to work with Waheeda in Reshma Aur Shera (1971) early in my career, I could not believe my luck. To me, she has always symbolised the ideal Indian woman and in her personal demeanour, I found qualities that were similar to my beliefs. A quiet, modest and reserved individual, she was a picture of grace during the shooting of the film. The unit spent a great deal of time in the deserts of Rajasthan camped in tents at Pochina, a village some distance from Jaisalmer.”

Amitabh was lately seen within the household entertainer movie Uunchai together with Anupam Kher, Parineeti Chopra, Boman Irani. The movie additionally starred Danny Denzongpa, Neena Gupta and Sarika. Helmed by Sooraj Barjatya, the movie acquired constructive responses from the viewers.

Amitabh might be subsequent seen within the remake of The Intern together with Deepika Padukone. He can also be part of Project Ok alongside Deepika and Prabhas.

Source web site: www.hindustantimes.com

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