Jaideep Ahlawat opens up about his village ritual dedicated to Amitabh Bachchan: 'Whenever a baby was born in my village..'

Amitabh Bachchan may be a legend for millions, but for actor Jaideep Ahlawat, his films were a family tradition. In his village, every new beginning was marked by watching a Big B movie, a ritual so special that even Bachchan was surprised when Jaideep shared it on the 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' stage.

Jaideep’s heartwarming memory

While appearing on Kaun Banega Crorepati, Jaideep shared a delightful memory that instantly lit up the room. He said, “Growing up, whenever a baby was born in my village, the celebrations always included screening your films: 'Deewar', 'Zanjeer', and 'Don'. Because of this tradition, I must have seen each of those movies well over a hundred times."





Jaideep went on to share that another Bachchan classic had become the background score of his entire childhood, “Separately, the audio cassette of Sholay was an integral part of our festivities. Every major holiday — Holi, Diwali, and others —we would gather, and the entire village would listen keenly to the movie’s soundtrack and dialogue, playing the full cassette from start to finish."

Manoj Bajpayee recalls his first meeting with Big B

In the same upcoming KBC episode, Manoj and Sharib Hashmi join Jaideep Ahlawat to promote 'The Family Man 3'. Manoj recalled a moment that still stays with him, his first meeting with Amitabh Bachchan, 28 years ago, at the screening of Satya. He shared, A well-known film journalist tricked me into stepping out of the car and locked it from inside, forcing me to stay out and meet Amitabh Bachchan instead of hiding." That led to panic. “I ran straight into the washroom and locked myself inside," he said. When he stepped out, the last person he expected was waiting. “Abhishek told me he had seen him run in and had waited to say hello." Then came the moment that changed everything.

“And then, this tall, towering figure appeared right in front of me: Amitabh Bachchan himself. Time just stopped. I couldn’t hear anything. My mind went blank."

Manoj further continued, “Amitabh sir was holding my hand and was talking to me, and I had gone deaf; I could not process the whole scene. Overwhelmed, I mustered the courage to ask , ‘Sir… can I… may I hug you?’" Bachchan agreed. “Seeing all of this, Amitabh Sir warmly hugged me."






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