Amitabh Bachchan calmed a nervous Rekha, told her 'it's just acting' during...: 'I hugged Amitji toh...'

Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha's tale is as old as time. The two worked in many blockbuster films, including the megahit Silsila in 1981, also starring Amitabh Bachchan's wife Jaya Bachchan. The film is considered a cult classic but the making of it was no less than a challenge. In a 1994 interview, Rekha once opened up about the intense 'I hate you' scene from the film where she had to deliver an emotional scene in front of 15000 people. When Yash Chopra refused to give her time to prepare, Amitabh Bachchan then helped Rekha get through the scene. 

In her interview, Rekha said, "It was such an intense scene and there were 15,000 people on the location at five in the morning. I had major lines to speak, crying et al. I asked Yashji (Chopra, Director) for time, but he said no. Then Amitji related an incident. He said, James Dean in a film called Giant faced a similar dilemma. He just turned around and did Number 1 (urinated) in front of the crowd. That made him feel on top of the world. James Dean thought to himself, ‘Isse bura kya ho sakta hai?’ and gave a perfect shot."

Rekha recalled that Amitabh Bachchan calming her down worked like a charm and helped her give the perfect shot. "I said to Amitji, ‘Excuse me, that really makes me feel better.’ He said, ‘I don’t mean it literally, but you know what I mean, come on. This is acting'."

After the scene was completed, Rekha hugged Amitabh Bachchan which made the audience go "Ooooh". "Start, camera, action sunte hi sab chup ho gaye. End mein when I hugged Amitji, toh sab bole, ‘Ooooh’. I had a hard time trying to control my expression," Rekha said. 

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