Mumbai: The 82-year-old Amitabh Bachchan, a superstar in his league, took to social media to share how he has become a ‘mere puppet’ for filmmakers in recent times.
The actor, well known as the Shahenshah of Bollywood, now gets instructions “to do and act in a certain manner as per the director’s direction.”
The veteran actor further shared that he remains indecisive most of the times when new projects come his way, thinking if old age would permit him to fulfil his commitments.
“Meetings and meetings and meetings abound for work to come .. and this makes it a test, a challenge .. what to take what to refute what to politely refuse ..The point is that the discussions eventually end up with the topic of the Film Industry, and its functioning and the State it is in ..None of which I am conversant with AT ALL,” Big B wrote on his blog.
“The concern has ever been, what is the work I am getting and will I or shall I be able to do justice to it .. what happens after that is a blur .. the Production, the Costs, the Marketing, the Exhibition .. et al. .. just an unknown non-understandable dark, blur …Selecting a project has ever been the decisions of the ‘other’ – the makers and the writers and all those concerned with the making of a film. I am a mere puppet, told to do and act in a certain manner as per the director’s direction .. and that is it,” he added.
“Whatever creative burst of innovation that comes .. is purely an on the spot react, nothing more .. no research no preparation no discussions, just be on set and follow the flow ..And as you age, it’s not just the hurdle of the lines one has to memorise; it’s the multiple age-related contingencies that need to be followed to be able to deliver and deliver content as asked. And then you come home and realise the several errors made and how to repair them .. a midnight call to the Director to be given another chance to improve or correct,” he concluded.
Amitabh is currently hosting the popular quiz show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) season 16.’
He was last seen on the silver screen in ‘Vettiyan’, alongside Rajinikanth, Fahadh Faasil, and Rana Daggubati.
