Amitabh Bachchan became the leading action hero of the country after he appeared in films such as Deewaar, Kaala Pathhar, and Sholay, in the 1970s. The actor, who gained fame as the 'angry young man' of Bollywood, is known for punching goons on screen, but things didn't pan out as they do in movies when he was confronted by some real-life goons. Back in the 1990s, Amitabh Bachchan was mugged in Boston and the people who attacked him left him 'helpless'. The actor, in a 2001 chat with Filmfare, spoke about the incident, and said that a gang of guys had splashed paint on him in the lobby of a hotel in Boston. The men then pretended to help him and acted like they were cleaning his jacket but then, they snatched his briefcase and ran away. The briefcase contained Bachchan's documents, including his passport and some money. In that moment, he felt "utterly helpless." He shared, "Some five six years ago, I was mugged in the lobby of a hotel in Boston. A gang of six guys splashed paint on the back of my jacket, pretended to clean it and snatched my briefcase which had everything - my passport, money, letters from my parents, postcards from my kids. I felt helpless, utterly helpless in the middle of nowhere." Amitabh Bachchan was one of the biggest stars in India when this incident took place. His son, Abhishek Bachchan, went to college Boston for a few years until he returned to India to help his father with his business AB Corp. "My family was going through a difficult financial time. And I just felt as a son, although I might not have been qualified at that point of time, that I needed to be with my father. Even for moral support. He’s a big guy on moral support. He likes to know his family's around," Abhishek shared on The Ranveer Show podcast. Amitabh Bachchan was going through a difficult phase in the 1990s, when his business hit a rough patch and his acting career took a tumble.
