Bollywood Kissa: Legendary actor of Indian cinema Amitabh Bachchan, popular among his millions of fans with names like ‘Superstar of the Century’, ‘Angry Young Man’, ‘Emperor of Bollywood’ and ‘Big B’, continues to shine even today. Big B is continuously working even at the age of 81.
He is also active in the film world and in his TV show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. Big B is a big inspiration for many people. Many artists of the country run their households by mimicking him and adopting his style. At the same time, a famous Bollywood and TV actor was also accused of copying Big B. After this, the career of this actor was on the path of ruin.
Mukesh Khanna was accused of copying Big B
Mukesh Khanna was a very popular actor at one time. He made a big name for himself with his roles as Bhishma Pitamah in ‘Mahabharata’ and excellent TV shows like ‘Shaktimaan’. He also appeared in many films. However, he was once accused of imitating Amitabh Bachchan. This was revealed by Mukesh himself during one of his interviews.
Big B had said those four words for Mukesh!
Mukesh Khanna told in an interview to ‘On the Talks’ that, ‘Once Amitabh Bachchan was watching a movie in the theatre with his friends and one of his advertisements started playing on the screen. After seeing this ad film, Amitabh said, ‘Sala…copying.’
Mukesh Khanna further said that, ‘Someone else had told him this, so it is possible that he might not have said so… but I am a little egoistic. It was a matter of self-respect. I asked, are you telling the truth? He said yes.’
Was Mukesh’s career ruined because of Big B?
The actor said, ‘Later this thing came out in the media that Mukesh Khanna copies Amitabh Bachchan. Which started affecting my film career. One after the other, his 4 films flopped and my career started going downhill.’ However, Mukesh clarified on the matter of copying Big B and said, ‘He does not copy anyone. He works as he is.’
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