Amitabh Bachchan would be on set at 5 am even when his shoot would start hours later, recalls Mohabbatein co-actor: ‘He wasn’t the main character but…’

Preeti Jhangiani shared that despite whatever was happening in Amitabh Bachchan’s personal life, there was always immense respect for him on set. “There was always a certain respect for Amitabh on set. It was never like… He is not playing the main character, and Shah Rukh is the main guy… That wasn’t the thing on set. Shah Rukh was extremely respectful of Amitabh ji on set,” she said. Preeti then added that Amitabh would land on the set at 5 am every day, even when his scenes were supposed to be shot later so he could prepare. “Amit ji would be on the set at 5 am. Even when he did not have any scenes, he would come at 5 and wait in his trailer so he could prepare himself for the shot,” she shared.

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Recalling their time during the shoot, Preeti shared that while Amitabh’s character in the film was that of a strict disciplinarian, he was “exactly the opposite” on set. “He would always say, ‘Don’t make me sit with the oldies, I will sit with the young crowd.’ He was always very jovial, very cool, relaxed, friendly, easy and approachable. But we would get a little nervous around him anyway,” she shared.

Preeti Jhangiani recalled a particular day when Amitabh Bachchan offered her his shawl since she was shivering on set and though she kept refusing it for a while, she ultimately accepted it after Yash Chopra remarked, “If Amitabh offered me a shawl, I would have taken it and run away.” Preeti shared she took it but returned it soon after.