Today, if you read the life story of a brave man like a book, you will find that he is not just called “Hanshah”. Films are still being written for the 81-year-old actor today. Even today he can be seen in films in leading roles rather than supporting roles. He achieved so much but there came a time in his life when name, fame, money, everything started slipping out of his hands like sand.
But they didn’t break. He had one thing in mind: the journey is more important than the destination. And these roads can be sometimes flat and sometimes bumpy. He just kept doing his job and moving on. This story is not about any film hero but about veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan who played the role of hero in films.
The days of Amitabh’s struggle were full of ups and downs. He had to go through many years and many failures to get his first successful film Zanjeer. But when he received recognition for his work, he became a hit machine. During the Emergency, Amitabh managed to portray the growing anger of the common man. This period gave him the title “Angry Young Man”. His hit list and acting skills made him the greatest actor of the 70s and 80s. But the days are not always the same. There came a time when he had neither fame nor money. The story of the real Amitabh begins here.
In the 90s, Amitabh founded the company Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited (ABCL). The company started incurring losses and the difficulties of this business resulted in debts of Rs 90 Crore. When the company was founded in 1995, it recorded growth in the first year, but gradually the company began to suffer losses. Eventually the situation reached such a level that he no longer even had money to give to the company’s employees. This was the same time when Amitabh only produced films like Mrityudaata and Lal Badshah. The audience now rejected him. For action, the audience had options like Sunny Deol, Sunil Shetty and Akshay Kumar. In this way, Amitabh was considered an acting and business failure.
The Indian Express quoted an interview with Veer Sanghvi and wrote that Amitabh had said that apart from debts, he also had 55 court cases against him. He had said, “My house and property have been confiscated.” I had to pay 90 Crores. Those from whom I took money came to my door every day and it was very shameful and humiliating.
Amitabh had said, “People who were initially excited to join me and my company. He suddenly became rude to me. Amitabh had also said that he could not sleep at night.
Amitabh faced such bad times but he didn’t give up. He continued to work nonstop. Amitabh had told India Today Unforgettable on stage in 2016 that he himself went to Yash Chopra and asked for work. It was only after this that Amitabh’s changed form was seen in the 2000 film Mohabbatein. The film became a huge success and after that more and more film offers came to Amitabh. During this time Amitabh was also offered ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. And what happened next is before you.
Imagine if Amitabh had accepted his defeat, would you have been able to watch great films like Piku, Pink, Wazir and Baghban? Maybe, but would such amazing acting talent have been seen? No, because Amitabh is not among them. But he continued to work even in such bad times. He gave back every single rupee to everyone and today his name is on the list of good actors not only of India but of world cinema. It is important to pay attention to this story because you too may have already gone through such a bad phase. Or maybe right now, as you read this story, you are struggling with something bad. But no matter how bad it is, you can deal with it. Remember this and keep walking on the roads, whether they are flat or bumpy. The only important thing is that we have to move. Everything goes well and everything will be fine for you too.