Anu Aggarwal says Amitabh Bachchan apologised to her for arriving late on set after her poster caused traffic jam: ‘This face can stop a crowd’

Anu Aggarwal and Rahul Roy starred in Aashiqui.

She explained how the frenzy around her posters led to Amitabh Bachchan being late on set. She said, “I remember shooting for a magazine’s cover shoot with Amitabh Bachchan. I was on time but he was 20 minutes late. First thing he did was apologize to me. He said, ‘I am so sorry, mein kya karta your face was there throughout on the road which led to traffic jams.'”

Anu further explained, “So the big poster of just my face was put up everywhere and the tag line on it was, ‘This face can stop a crowd.’ So, my face was already known and before that I was a model.”

In the same interaction, Anu also revealed that despite Aashiqui being a massive hit at the time, the makers didn’t pay her the full amount of her fees. “I haven’t gotten the full fees for Aashiqui till today. I’ve only been paid 60% of the full fees. They still owe me the 40%. It’s okay, I earned a lot. I earned much more in modelling. I became a brand ambassador,” she said.

After being a blockbuster, Aashiqui catapulted into a cult classic. The film became known for its music, which went on to become the best-selling Bollywood soundtrack album of all time.