Jaya Bachchan On Amitabh Bachchan Zanzeer: In the recent documentary ‘Angry Young Men’, the story of Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan’s friendship and then their separation has been told. In this documentary, many celebs have been interviewed which has led to many revelations. In this series, Jaya Bachchan has also made a shocking revelation. She told that she initially did not want to work with Amitabh Bachchan in the blockbuster film ‘Zanjeer’. Let’s know what reason Jaya Bachchan gave for this.
,Chain’ had changed Amitabh’s fortunes
Amitabh Bachchan is the superstar of the century. He has given many hit films in his career. However, there was a time when Amitabh’s films were continuously flopping at the box office. In such a situation, it was Salim-Javed who saw his potential and recommended him for the role of Inspector Vijay in ‘Zanjeer’. After its release, ‘Zanjeer’ proved to be a film that changed the direction of Amitabh’s career. Although ‘Zanjeer’ was initially offered to Dev Anand, he turned it down, expressing concern over the lack of songs. He believed that this film would not be able to draw the audience to the theaters. However, Amitabh Bachchan’s star shone after this film.
Why Jaya Bachchan did not want to do ‘Zanjeer’
In the documentary, Jaya Bachchan revealed that she initially did not want to do ‘Zanjeer’. She said, “I never wanted to be a part of male-centric cinema. Zanjeer was a male-centric film. Prakash Mehra had offered ‘Zanjeer’ to many other female actors as well but all of them refused. She said, Prakash Mehra then told me ‘You cannot say no. We need you.'” Jaya Bachchan also revealed that she did the film because she would get a chance to spend time with her co-actor Amitabh Bachchan. Jaya said “So, I thought at least we would get a chance to spend some time together.”
Let us tell you that Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan got married in June 1973, a month after the release of Zanjeer. This film proved to be a blockbuster at the box office.