When Asrani got annoyed with Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Gulzar for asking him about Jaya Bachchan: ‘Maine apne mann mein bola..’ – The Indian Express
When Asrani got annoyed with Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Gulzar for asking him about Jaya Bachchan: ‘Maine apne mann mein bola..’ – The Indian Express
Veteran actor Asrani recently recalled how much he had to struggle to get his debut role in Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s 1971 film Guddi.
Recently, during his appearance on The Kapil Sharma Show along with Shakti Kapoor and Tiku Talsania, Asrani shared how filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee ignored him for four years but he kept visiting his bungalow in the hope of getting a break in Bollywood..
Asrani told the host of the show, Kapil Sharma, “Acting course karne ke baad 5 saal lag gaye.
(It took me five years after finishing my acting course to get my first film Guddi.
But things changed the day Hrishikesh Mukherjee visited Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune along with Gulzar and a few Bengali assistants.
Asrani narrated, “When they came, I thought, ‘ab toh role milaa’ (now I will get a role) but they asked me, ‘Jaya Bhaduri (now Bachchan) kaun hai?
Meri maa hai..” (I was disappointed with their question and in my frustration, I wanted to tell them Jaya Bhaduri is my mother).
I told her Hrishikesh Mukherjee is looking for you.
But an enthusiastic Asrani asked Hrishikesh’s assistant if there is some role for him in the movie.
When he refused to reveal anything, it was Gulzar who told him about a small role of an aspiring actor in the film.
But, don’t tell Hrishi Da that I told you.”.
When the film director was leaving from the campus of FTII, Asrani once again approached him and said, “‘Hrishi Da, chaar saal ho gaye hain..’ he said, ‘haan pata hai..’ He then asked me if Jaya can dance, I told him, yes she can, even I can.
He told me he will write a letter if there will be a role.”.
Finally, Hrishikesh Mukherjee sent a letter to Asrani and he got the role of an aspiring actor in Guddi.
The film became a hit and Jaya Bhaduri (Bachchan) became a star.
“Jaya Bhaduri became a superstar and I got eight films after it,” Asrani shared during the episode..
After Guddi, Hrishikesh Mukherjee took Asrani in many of his films..
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