Amitabh Bachchan corrected Sarkar writer when he used Urdu words for his character, finished his scenes in 9 days: ‘His knowledge and experience is unparalleled’

Writer Manish Gupta recounted working with Amitabh Bachchan in sarkar and revealed that the film was shot in just 55 days.

Ram Gopal Varma and Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of Sarkar. (Photo: Instagram/rgvzoomin)

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The writer of Ram Gopal Varma’s 2005 film Sarkar, Manish Gupta recently shared his experience of working with Amitabh Bachchan. Gupta praised Amitabh’s dedication and professionalism on set, echoing the sentiments of many others who have worked with the legendary actor. Gupta also revealed that Amitabh remains invested and concerned about his son Abhishek Bachchan’s career even at this age.

In an interview with Times of India, Gupta said that working with senior Bachchan was a remarkable experience and added that ‘he is the epitome of professionalism.’ He shared that while rehearsing for Sarkar, he used to correct Amitabh when he didn’t say the words written by him. However, Amitabh would ‘politely’ clarify that those words were not appropriate for Sarkar’s character, as they were from Urdu and instead used ‘conventional’ Hindi words.

Gupta also mentioned that they wrapped up all the scenes of Amitabh in Sarkar in just nine days since the actor does not interfere with the director’s work and follows all instructions. He further stated that the entire film was shot within a total of 55 days.

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Talking about Amitabh’s concern for his son Abhishek, the writer said that Big B loves Abhishek a lot and added that he is very concerned about his career even at this age.

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Recently Kay Kay Menon, who was also part of Sarkar, opened up about Amitabh and revealed how Big B suggested a camera placed behind him favouring him. In an interview with Lallantop, Kay Kay said, “I came back in my room, and was having lunch when the assistant came up and said Ramu is calling us back. I was surprised that he wanted to shoot again, as that’s not how he works. It was only when I asked him what went wrong did he tell me it was done on Amitabh ji’s suggestion.”

Helmed by Ram Gopal Varma, Sarkar starred Amitabh, Abhishek, Kay Kay Supriya Pathak, and Katrina Kaif among others.

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