Amitabh Bachchan has been in films since the 1960s. But his career took a downturn in the 1990s, when he tried his hand at filmmaking. Meanwhile, his films did not do well at the box office. Due to which his fans were angry.
Once when he was going somewhere with his parents some people started telling him that he is a bad actor and should quit acting. After listening to the people, Big B also decided to leave Mumbai. But then he made a comeback with KBC show and movie 'Mohabbatein'.
Big B said- People used to talk bad about acting In a 1999 conversation with Veer Sanghvi, Amitabh Bachchan said that once he was traveling in a car with his parents. After that, passers-by started criticizing his performance. This was a very bad experience for them.
About this he said, 'People were on the road. They used to stick their heads inside the car window. He used to criticize my performance.
Big B was about to leave the film industry Amitabh Bachchan was a struggling actor at this time. He was also told to leave Mumbai if he didn't get a big hit. People thought they were wasting their time. Big B said about this – when I was stopped on the road and asked to go out of town. After seeing this attitude of people, I made up my mind to leave the film industry.
Luck changed due to 'KBC' and the film 'Mohabbate' A few years after this interview, Amitabh Bachchan's entire life changed when he appeared in 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'. He continues to host this game show till date. Apart from KBC, Yash Chopra directed film 'Mohabbatein' also helped Big regain his lost stardom.
90 crore loan and then tried to make a comeback with 'Mohabbatein' Amitabh started the production house Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL) at the height of his career. Films like 'Tere Mere Sapne', 'Mrityudata' continued to flop. Big events like the Miss World Beauty Pageant (1996) also put Amitabh in debt.
Suffering constant losses, Amitabh Rs. 90 crore in debt. The company was on the verge of ruin and Amitabh went bankrupt. He also mortgaged his bungalow Pratiksha for company funds. The Bombay High Court gave him a strict order that he could not sell his bungalow and flat until he paid off the Canara Bank loan.
In an interview given in 2013, Big B said that loan collectors were standing at his door every day. Threats were given. There was neither money nor means to repay the loan. Amitabh spent hours thinking of a way to get through this bad phase. One day he came to the decision that he is an actor and he is an expert at it. Amitabh went straight to Yash Chopra and said – Give me work.
As an Amitabh hero, 'Mrityudata', 'Sooryavansham', 'Lal Badshah', 'Hindustan Ki Kasam' were flops. At that time, Yash was going to make the film 'Mohabbatein'. Both chance and hero were against. Yashji gave him the character of Narayan Shankar. A debt-ridden Amitabh also agreed to play the character. The film released and became the highest grossing film of the year. Amitabh, who has been receiving praise for his brilliant performance, started his second innings with 'Mohabbatein'.
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