It was Friday, October the 10th - the legendary actress Rekha’s birthday. No, were not sure if Amitabh Bachchan was invited to her birthday bash, but we do know he was eager to leave the Kaun Banega Crorepati sets. However, he only packed up after 11 pm. The schedule that normally wraps up before 6 pm with two episodes in the can took five hours more for the same. The 72-year-old was arrested by work all evening, before his birthday was lavishly brought in.
Reason: The second episode to be shot was with the team of Happy New Year (HNY). It is a promotional capsule, which also stars ABs baby, Abhishek. He was primarily the reason the senior superstar stayed back and put up with the delay.
A production hand informs, “Mr Bachchan is a one-take artiste. Anyone who has seen the shoot knows he wraps up episodes in record time with barely a few retakes. He waited for five-six hours because it was a star studded episode with the HNY cast. Mr Bachchan is a professional, and so he didnt throw a fit despite the delays in completing the shoot.”