Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth will be seen sharing the screen after 33 years in Tamil action thriller ‘Vettaiyan’. Rajinikanth congratulated Amitabh Bachchan at the audio launch of ‘Vettaiyan’. He said that there was a time when Amitabh had debts worth millions of dollars. To repay this amount, he worked continuously for 18 hours. He even sold his house.
Rajinikanth spoke about Big B’s bad times
Rajinikanth said that Amitabh Bachchan had started his own company ‘Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL)’. But unfortunately ABCL failed and the actor suffered huge losses. The situation was such that he was drowning in debt. In such a situation, he had also sold his property in Mumbai, including his house in Juhu. Additionally, he continuously worked 18 hours a day.
Big B went to Yash Chopra in a monkey cap to ask him for work
Rajinikanth said, “One day, Amitabh Bachchan went to Yash Chopra’s house wearing a monkey cap, because he didn’t even have money to pay the driver’s salary. When Big B asked Yash for work, he immediately brought a check and gave it to him, but Amitji refused saying that he will only accept it if you give him work. This is how he got the film Mohabbatein. Shortly after, he also received the offer from KBC.
Despite health problems, he worked 18 hours
Rajinikanth added, “Amitabh Bachchan gradually started getting advertisements as well. They were doing all kinds of advertising at that time. Seeing this, people in the Bombay industry laughed. Despite numerous health problems, he worked 18 hours a day for three years and paid off all his debts one by one. Not only that, he also bought back the old house. I also bought a total of three houses on the same street. Amitabh Bachchan is like that. He is now 82 years old and still works 10 hours a day.
Amitabh Bachchan will be seen for the first time in a Telugu film
In ‘Vettaiyaan’, Amitabh Bachchan plays the character of a person named Satyadev. The film also stars Rana Daggubati and Fahadh Faasil. Let us tell you, ‘Vettaiyaan’ is Big B’s first Telugu film and Rajinikanth’s 170th film. This film will be released in theaters on October 10.
Big B-Rajinikanth worked together in 3 films
Big B and Rajinikanth were first seen together in the film Andha Kanoon, released in 1983. After that, they were both seen together in Arrest in 1985 and Hum in 1991. The film Hum was one of the films the most profitable of that year.