Bollywood and beyond have all been mourning the loss of legendary actor Vinod Khanna who passed away last week. In the aftermath of his death, Amitabh Bachchan took to the Internet to express his grief.
Bollywood and beyond have all been mourning the loss of legendary actor Vinod Khanna who passed away last week. In the aftermath of his death, Amitabh Bachchan took to the Internet to express his grief. The actor published a blog post remembering Khanna, an actor who he worked with in several films, such as Amar Akbar Anthony, Parvarish, and Muqaddar Ka Sikander, to name a few.
In the letter, Bachchan recounts all the instances where he met and interacted with the late actor. “I first saw him entering the Ajanta Arts office in Bandra, of Sunil Dutt, where I was making my way to seek a job. A most good looking handsome young man, a body in elegant frame, a swagger in his walk and a gentle smile as he looked towards me. It was 1969,” he wrote.
Bachchan remembered how gracious and generous Khanna was even though he was a big star while Bachchan was still struggling. He also writes about how Khanna had selfless concern for those around him.
But then, senior Bachchan also remembers an unfortunate incident that took place on set once where he had to fling a glass on Khanna’s face which ended up injuring him in real life. “That guilt ridden incident when I had to fling a glass in a scene towards him and it accidentally hitting his chin, cutting him open right through to his teeth. The remorse regret and guilt within me to date for that unforgiving accident. Rushing him to his doctor, late at night, getting stitched up, driving with him to his house to settle him in and to just keep apologising for this horrific accidental slip.”
Towards the end, Bachchan articulates much of what everyone has been feeling since Khanna passed away. “No one walked the way he did. No one had the presence he had in a crowded room. No one could lighten up the surroundings he was in. There is no one like him.”
