Amitabh Bachchan is one of the most respected and loved actors in Indian cinema. However, to the people of Jaisalmer, the actor proved to be nothing less than God. In a recent interview with Friday Talkies, the filmmaker, Apoorva Lakhia, shared an anecdote from the shoot of his film, Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost, which starred Abhishek Bachchan.
Apoorva Lakhia reveals how Amitabh Bachchan’s arrival ended a long dry spell in Jaisalmer
Apoorva Lakhia was shooting with Abhishek Bachchan in Jaisalmer for the film, Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost when Amitabh Bachchan visited the set with his family. The director recalled when they were shooting for the film, Jaisalmer was going through a long period of drought. Apoorva added that the team was shooting in the desert when they noticed a fleet of luxury cars. He was quoted saying:
“We were shooting Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost in Jaisalmer, and there was a drought there at the time. Amitabh Bachchan was coming there for New Year’s, with Jaya ji, Shweta, Amar Singh, and we were shooting somewhere in the desert. You could tell from afar that his fleet was coming because no one in Jaisalmer had seen that many luxury cars at once.”
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