Amitabh Bachchan is called the superstar of the century. He has worked with many directors and actors of Bollywood. Today we are telling you about one such film of Amitabh Bachchan for which he did not take any fees. This film was released in the year 2005. This film of Amitabh was directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Rani Mukerji was seen with Amitabh in the film.
Why did Amitabh Bachchan not take any fees for the film?
Do you recognize the name of the film? If not, let us tell you. The name of this film is none other than Black. Amitabh Bachchan played the role of a teacher. Reports claim that Amitabh Bachchan did not take any fees for the film.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film Devdas was released in the year 2002. The film proved to be a huge hit and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s name was included in the list of top directors. Big Bollywood actors wanted to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali, but Bhansali wanted to work with Amitabh. When Sanjay went to narrate the script of Black to Amitabh, Amitabh was shooting for his film Khaki. After knowing the script of Black, Amitabh not only said yes to the film, but he also did not take any fee for the film. According to media reports, Amitabh Bachchan said that after watching all the films of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, he wanted to work with him and this is his fee.
Rani Mukerji had also refused to do the film
When Sanjay Leela Bhansali approached Rani Mukherjee for this film, she refused to do the film. She felt that the role was very difficult and she would not be able to do it. However, later Rani Mukherjee said yes to the film. When Sanjay Leela Bhansali decided to make the film, some people said that the film would flop and no one would come to see it. However, when the film was released, it received a lot of love and the film earned well.
The film was made in 21.5 crores
For this film, Amitabh Bachchan received the National Award for Best Actor for the fourth time. On the other hand, if we talk about the budget of the film, then this film was made in Rs 21.5 crores. Talking about the earnings of the film, this film earned about 66.6 crores. People still like this film of Sanjay Leela Bhansali very much. In this film, Rani Mukherjee played the role of a blind girl.
