Vidhu Vinod Chopra Recalls First Meeting With Amitabh Bachchan: Wanted to Pee In His Vanity Van

Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra recently talked about his initial encounter with the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan. Chopra had reached out to Bachchan post a recommendation from Hrishikesh Mukherjee and his success with a National Award-winning film. While Bachchan was keen to collaborate, Chopra moved to another project, but later partnered with Bachchan on the film 바카라�Eklavya: The Royal Guard바카라�.

During a discussion at the Kellogg Management School, Chopra recalled that during his first meeting with Bachchan, he wanted to use the restroom in the actor바카라�s vanity van. 바카라�Making a film with him wasn바카라�t as important as peeing in his personal washroom,바카라� he joked, adding, 바카라�I went to meet him in a bus. At that time, the word around town was that Amitabh Bachchan has a toilet in his vanity van. I was very rude in that first meeting, I told him, 바카라�My name might not be very impressive, but my film is, can you see it?바카라� He saw that anger, and he agreed.바카라�

Chopra explained that the filmmaker finally had the opportunity to view his film, 바카라�Murder at Monkey Hill,바카라� before 5 pm as that was when their theater booking expired. He noted, 바카라�Now, Amitabh, Hrishi da and Rekha are all busy working, and I notice there바카라�s some argument happening. Around 4, I started to feel that he wouldn바카라�t get the time to watch my film. A little while later, I left. I was sitting outside, and I felt a hand on my shoulder. It was Amitabh Bachchan. He asked, 바카라�You have the booking till 5? Let바카라�s go바카라�. He asked if he could bring a friend along with him, and the friend was Rekha. He was angry because of the argument earlier, and we all got into the famous trailer,바카라� Chopra added. 

At that moment, the filmmaker decided to fulfill his quirky dreams, and recounted, 바카라�I asked, 바카라�Can I use the toilet?바카라� My biggest ambition in life was to pee in Amitabh Bachchan바카라�s trailer. Who knows if the film works out or not, but at least I got to pee in his trailer.바카라� After watching Chopra바카라�s film, Bachchan expressed interest in working together. However, when Chopra received an offer from the government that included Rs 5000 and a chauffeured car, he decided to postpone the project with Bachchan. He explained to Bachchan, 바카라�Amit, we바카라�ll need to put our project on hold because I바카라�ve received a better opportunity. I told him, 바카라�Amit, we바카라�ll have to delay our project because I have something better바카라�.바카라�

Bachchan and Chopra collaborated eventually on 바카라�Eklavya,바카라� and the film was picked as India바카라�s official submission for the Oscars.