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3. Rishi Kapoor & Big B- Friends Or Enemies?
Rishi Kapoor used to believe that meaty roles were written for Big B, even in films with an ensemble cast. Apart from this, Rishi also had an opinion that Big B “has never given due credit” to his co-stars.
“To go back to Amitabh, I must confess, here is still a lingering issue I have with Amitabh Bachchan. A big disadvantage of working in an all-star movie in those days was that everybody only wanted to make action films, which automatically meant that the star who could carry off the action with the most flair would get the meatiest part.”
That’s how, with the exception of Kabhi Kabhie, which was a romantic film, none of the multi-starrers I featured in had an author-backed role for me. And it wasn’t just me. Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna faced it too.”
4. Confession Of Buying An Award
Rishi Kapoor has admitted that his relationship with Amitabh Bachchan did not start on a good note and that there was a cold war between them. Rishi’s Bobby and Big B’s Zanjeer released in the same year and Rishi received the best actor award for his role in the film. But, guess what? He actually “bought” it.
“I think that Amitabh was sulking because I had won the best actor award for Bobby. I am sure he felt the award was rightfully his for Zanjeer, which released the same year. I am ashamed to say it, but I actually ‘bought’ that award. I was so naïve. There was this PRO, Taraknath Gandhi, who said to me, ‘Sir, tees hazaar de do, toh aap ko main award dila doonga.’ I am not the manipulative sort but I admit that I gave him the money without thinking.”
