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Amitabh Bachchan DNA
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If actors Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn and Anil Kapoor can dothe dangerous stuff, the veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan is no mood to be left behind. He has made it clear to director Raj Kumar Santoshi and producerFeroz Nadiadwala that he will handle all the heart-in-the-mouth derringdo in thesoon-to-start action flick Powerall by himself.
At the age of 68, Amitabh is goingback to action and in abig way forRaj’s film. A full-on action flick, Big B will dohis most dangerous stunts since Coolie and Andha Kanoon. During Coolie, the superstar suffered a near-fatal accident while shooting a stunt sequence. Since thenthe Bachchan parivar hasmadethehead ofthe family promise that he wouldstay away from performing stunts.
None of Big B’s post-Coolie films hasfound him indulging inlife-threatening sequences. In recent times, Milan Luthria’s Deewaar Let’s BringOur Heroes Home found him crawling thrugh an asphyxiatingtunnel. The sequence tooka toll on his frail health. Andhis family has prohibited him from action sequences since then.
Now forhisfirst full-fledged action film sinceZanjeer, Coolie, Andha Kanoon, Hum Deewaar and Khakee (where Raj Santoshihad made the actor do a full-body flying-blow on themega-star’sadversary) Big B will bedoing a series of daredevil stunts.
Says the concerned producer Feroz Nadiadwala, “Yes, Amitji will bedoing some verydangerousstunts. That’s the requirement of the script. And he won’t consider any cheating in the action scenes.”
Feroz adds, “I ama big Amitabh fan. If I can’t stop himfrom doing thestunts I will ensurethere’sample precaution on location.”
As for Amitabh matching steps with Sanjay and Ajay, Feroz says, “He shares a great comfort level with them who’ll make sure he doesn’t hurt himself.”
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