Sanjay Gupta’s film Kaante completed 22 years since release and on this occasion he spoke about how ace actor Amitabh Bachchan who have refused to use abuse words in the film. During a conversation, interview, Sanjay also mentioned that there was some inadvertent issue while shooting the film in Los Angeles, Amitabh was brisk enough to say that he didn’t ‘want any money’, however the movie must continue. The filmmaker added that other actors Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Lucky Ali, and Mahesh Manjrekar also refused to accept the amount.
Kaante was released in 2002, and the film also features Namrata Singh Gujral, Rati Agnihotri, Rohit Roy, Isha Koppikar and Malaika Arora.
While speaking to Indian Express, Sanjay said, “Once, Mr Bachchan took me aside and said, ‘Sanjay I won’t abuse, that’s one thing I’ve never done, so I won’t do it. If someone else is abusing, then I’ve no problem’. I was fine with it and thought it was extremely gracious of him. Phir bhi unke muh se nikal he gaya dialogue (Yet he said the dialogue), ‘Agar mujhe pata hota tum sab itne bade c* ho toh main kabhi ha bolta he nahi’ (laughs). But he was very, very nice and supportive.”
Sanjay also added, “A very lesser-known fact is that all five of them, barring Kumar Gaurav, let go of their remuneration. On the fourth day of our shoot in Los Angeles, we had to shut down because the union guys came—and we were trying to go the non-union way. Suddenly the budgets escalated, and we didn’t know what to do. It was Mr Bachchan who came forward and said, ‘I don’t want any money, but let’s make the film happen.’ Then Sanjay and Suniel said no, and theirs was the big amount. Mahesh and Lucky’s amount was lesser.”
Amitabh will be next seen in Project K with Deepika Padukone and Prabhas. He will be also featured in The Intern Hindi remake with Deepika.
