Throwback: Do you know that Amitabh Bachchan was once addressed as Salman Khan? Here’s why
Amitabh Bachchan is by far, one of the most famous actors the globe, he has entertained audiences for nearly 50 years now. His last outing was Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD, which has gone on to become the fourth biggest film of Indian Cinema. But would one believe that the megastar was once addressed as Salman Khan and it was an Indian who called him that!
In a video that is now doing the rounds on the internet, Big B was in conversation with Shah Rukh Khan during the promotions of their film Badla.There, he shared that when he was shooting in Glasgow for the film, he was supposed to walk from one end of the road to another. Suddenly, a car passed by him and an Indian was sitting in it. As he passed by the superstar he said ‘hey Salman Khan how you doin’, which had both SRK and Bachchan senior in splits.
Even at the age of 81, Bachchan senior’s date diary is jam backed with films. He will next be seen in Vettiyan, where he will share screen space with none other than Rajinikanth, post which he will be seen in the film Section 84 directed by Ribhu Dasgupta, which also stars Nimrat Kaur and Abhishek Banerjee.
In a video that is now doing the rounds on the internet, Big B was in conversation with Shah Rukh Khan during the promotions of their film Badla.There, he shared that when he was shooting in Glasgow for the film, he was supposed to walk from one end of the road to another. Suddenly, a car passed by him and an Indian was sitting in it. As he passed by the superstar he said ‘hey Salman Khan how you doin’, which had both SRK and Bachchan senior in splits.
Even at the age of 81, Bachchan senior’s date diary is jam backed with films. He will next be seen in Vettiyan, where he will share screen space with none other than Rajinikanth, post which he will be seen in the film Section 84 directed by Ribhu Dasgupta, which also stars Nimrat Kaur and Abhishek Banerjee.
