Amitabh Bachchan was ready to take zero fees for this film, based on hit Gujarati play, Priyanka Chopra escaped death during shoot, it is..

20 years ago, in 2005, Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar came together for Waqt- The Race Against Time, and the movie left the audience in tears. The comedy-drama film revolves around a father who is battling with deadly cancer, and tries to teach his reckless son about life and responsibilities in a hard way. The movie is directed by produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, and it also stars Priyanka Chopra, Shefali Shah, Boman Irani, and Rajpal Yadav in key roles.

Vipul revealed that during Aankhen, he pitched the idea to Amitabh and Akshay. When Vipul told them that he would venture into production with this film, they were ready to work in Waqt for free. "When I informed Amitji and Akshay about me turning producer with this film, both of them were willing to waive off their fees but me and my partner Mr Manmohan Shetty did not agree to it and paid them their remuneration." 

The movie Waqt is an official adaptation of the popular Gujarati play Awajo Vahala Phari Malishu" by Aatish Kapadia. Vipul also shared Amitabh and Akshay's reaction to the story. "While we were making Aankhen, I had discussed a play which was written and directed by Aatish Kapadia, with Amit sir (Bachchan) and Akshay (Kumar). They both loved the story, and we decided to make this film,” he said.

During the filming of the song 'Do Me A Favour Let's Play Holi', Priyanka stepped onto a live wire, and she got electrocuted. She was hospitalised for a day, and then resumed shooting after recovery. The 7-minute song took seven days of shooting. 

Waqt was released in cinemas on April 22, 2005. Made in the reported budget of Rs 16 crores, the film grossed Rs 42 crores worldwide. The film was the seventh highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2005.