Monday Motivation: Today, if you read the story of a brave man’s life like a book, you will come to know that he is not called only ‘Hanshah’. Even today films are written for this 81 year old actor. Even today, he is seen in lead roles and not side roles in films. He has achieved so much, but there came a period in his life when name, fame, money, everything started slipping from his hands like sand.
But they did not break. He had kept one thing in his mind that the path is more important than the destination. And those roads can sometimes be flat and sometimes bumpy. He just kept doing his work and kept going and going. This story is not about any film hero, but about veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan, who played the role of hero in films.
The era when the name coin used to exist
The days of Amitabh’s struggle were full of ups and downs. He had to go through many years and many flops to reach his first hit film ‘Zanjeer’. But when he started being recognized for his work, he became a hit machine. During the Emergency, Amitabh was successful in portraying the anger growing within the common man. That period gave him the title of Angry Young Man. His list of hits and acting prowess made him the biggest actor of the 70s and 80s. But days are not always the same. There came a time when he had neither stardom nor money. The story of real Amitabh starts from here.
Then came that time when there was no coin left in the pocket.
In the 90s, Amitabh started the company Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL). The company started incurring losses and the struggles of this business imposed a debt of Rs 90 crore on them. When the company was started in the year 1995, it showed growth in the first year, but gradually the company started incurring losses. At last the situation came to such a level that he did not even have money left to give to the people working in the company. This was the same period when Amitabh had only films like Mrityudaata and Lal Badshah. The audience was now rejecting him. For action, the audience had options like Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty and Akshay Kumar. In this way, Amitabh was considered a failure in both acting and business.
Amitabh not only had debts but also court cases
The Indian Express, quoting an interview with Veer Sanghvi, has written that Amitabh had told that along with debts, he also had 55 court cases against him. He had told, “My house and property were seized. I had to pay 90 crores. Those from whom I had taken money used to come to my door every day and this was very shameful and humiliating.
Amitabh had said, “People who were initially excited to join me and my company. He suddenly became rude to me. Amitabh had also said that he could not sleep at night.
Didn’t give up, didn’t give up, what happened next is in front of you
Amitabh was struggling with such bad times, yet he did not give up. He kept working continuously. Amitabh had told on the stage of India Today Unforgettable in 2016 that he himself had gone to Yash Chopra and asked for work. Only after this, Amitabh’s changed form was seen in the 2000 film Mohabbatein. The film became a big hit and after this, film offers started coming to Amitabh. ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ was also offered to Amitabh during this time. And what happened next is in front of you.
Why is it important to pay attention to this story of Amitabh?
Imagine, if Amitabh had accepted defeat, would you have got to see amazing films like Piku, Pink, Wazir and Baghban? Maybe it would have been possible, but would such an amazing acting talent have been seen? No, because Amitabh is not there among them. But, he continued working even in such bad times. He returned every single rupee to everyone and today his name is taken in the list of good actors not only of India but of world cinema. This story is important to pay attention to because such a bad phase may have come before you too. Or perhaps at this very moment, when you are reading this story, you are struggling with something bad. But no matter how bad it is, it can be dealt with. Just remember this and keep walking on the roads, whether they are flat or bumpy. The only important thing is that we have to move. Everything goes right and everything will be right with you too.