“I Had to Look Tired”: Amitabh Bachchan Shares an Anecdote from ‘Deewar’ in a Candid Chat on Kaun Banega Crorepati

This Friday, get ready for an exciting and unforgettable episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 16 on Sony Entertainment Television! Hosted by the legendary Amitabh Bachchan, the show will see IPS officer Manoj Kumar and the incredibly talented Vikrant Massey grace the episode to promote their award-winning movie ’12th Fail’.

During the episode, IPS Manoj Kumar revealed that he was thoroughly impressed by Vikrant Massey’s dedication to portraying his story in the film, 12th Fail. “When I met Vikrant, I found him to be very cheerful and he said something to me that touched my heart. He mentioned that my story has deeply moved him and he would put in all his efforts to ensure that the story reaches the audience.” Manoj further revealed that to breathe life into this character, Vikrant had to look tanned for which he would have to apply colour make-up. But, instead of putting on colour and make-up, he insisted on wanting to keep a natural tan. “For 20-22 days, Vikrant stayed under the sun in Chambal, applying oil and sitting out in the heat to get the tan.”

Mr Bachchan said that a lot of actors make mighty efforts to bring out the character essence. They end up gaining or losing weight to look the part. Recalling an incident from his own journey, Mr Bachchan revealed, “I remember a scene from my film Deewar, where I had to fight with goons and after the fight, I have to open the door and get out of the den. Now the action scene was shot somewhere else and the godown scene was elsewhere. The last part of the scene was shot a few days later at the Mumbai docks. When we got back to that scene I wanted to make it look authentic. Because the scene required me to fight the goons, I had to look tired in the climax scene. So, before they rolled the shoot, I got ready and told them to wait. I ran around the area 10 times, just to appear tired and make it believable. An actor fully immerses themselves into their character.”

This Friday, tune in to Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 16 at 9 PM on Sony Entertainment Television for an episode brimming with knowledge, inspiration, and admiration.