Shah Rukh Khan’s experimental production Paheli, which was directed by Amol Palekar, clocked 20 years today on June 24.
20 years of Paheli: Amitabh Bachchan on not charging any fee from Shah Rukh Khan for his cameo, “He is family, we are all very fond of Shah Rukh”
Amitabh Bachchan, who had an interesting cameo in Paheli, recalled not accepting any remuneration from Shah Rukh for the film. “Why should I charge any money from Shah Rukh? Even today if he asks me to work for him, I’d happily do it. Money won’t be discussed. He’s a friend. When he asked me to do a small role in Paheli, I immediately agreed. These are little gestures that one makes for friends. Paise to aate hi rehenge. Where does money come into it?”
Mr Bachchan recalled how Shah Rukh insisted on paying him after shooting. “After my three-day shooting of Paheli when I was leaving, Shah Rukh came to hug me with a bouquet and an envelope,” he said. “I didn’t pay any attention to it until I got into my car. I thought the envelope contained a letter of thanks. But when I opened it, to my surprise I found a cheque, which was totally unacceptable to me. I returned it.”
Mr Bachchan got sentimental about his association with Shah Rukh Khan. “He is family. Not only I, Jaya, Abhishek, Shweta, we are all very fond of Shah Rukh. Abhishek treats him like a big brother. I have done quite a few films with him. I can immediately recall Karan Johar’s Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Aditya Chopra’s Mohabbatein where we both had many interactive scenes. More recently we did R Balki’s ad film together. Always great fun,” said the legendary actor.
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