Published 11:50 IST, May 27th 2020
Amitabh Bachchan shares photo of young Abhishek, Shweta from sets of 'Amar Akbar Anthony'
Amitabh Bachchan shared a throwback picture with his children Abhishek & Shweta on 43rd anniversary of 'Amar Akbar Anthony'. Take a look at his post.
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is quite active on different social media platforms. Recently, the actor took to Instagram and shared a throwback photo of himself with his children. Bachchan’s black and white photo is from the sets of his popular movie, Amar Akbar Anthony. Read on to know more about the story:
Amitabh Bachchan celebrated 43rd anniversary of Amar Akbar Anthony
Amitabh Bachchan celebrated 43 years of Manmohan Desai’s Amar Akbar Anthony on May 27, 2020. He posted a vintage photo with his children Abhishek Bachchan and Shweta Bachchan Nanda on the sets of his film. The actor was shooting Amar Akbar Anthony’s song My Name is Anthony Gonsalves.
In the caption alongside his social media post, Amitabh Bachchan recalled the day. He wrote, “ SHWETA and Abhishek visit me on the set of Amar Akbar Anthony .. shooting the song ‘My name is Anthony Gonsalves’ .. at Holiday Inn Ball Room .. this pic on the beachfront...43 YEARS of AAA, today .. !!!
When Man ji came to narrate the idea to me .. and told me the Title .. I thought he had lost it .. at a time in the ’70s when film titles revolved around Behen Bhabhi and Beti, this one was so out of place .. BUT...It is reported that it did a business of 7.25 cr at that time .. inflation adjusted it crosses collections of Bahubali 2 .. say the sayers who do calculations 😟😟 But the fact is it did massive business .. did 25 weeks in 25 theatres in Mumbai alone .. or so they say...
Doesn’t happen now ... gone are those days !!”
Amitabh Bachchan also shared a post on the official Twitter handle on the occasion of Amar Akbar Anthony’s 43rd anniversary. He took to the microblogging platform and posted three pictures including BTS photos with the co-stars and a poster revealing that the movie was smashing hit. In his tweet, the actor wrote, “43 YEARS .. !!! .. 'Amar Akbar Anthony' is estimated to have made Rs 7.25 crore in those days. Inflation-adjusted, it crosses the collections of Bahubali 2—The Conclusion today!”
On the 40th anniversary of Amar Akbar Anthony in 2017, Amitabh Bachchan shared a similar post on twitter with Abhishek Bachchan and Shweta Bachchan Nanda. However, it did not include a description of the events on the sets of the film. Take a look at his old tweet.
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Amar Akbar Anthony is an action comedy family movie. Helmed by Manmohan Desai, it stars Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh, alongside Amitabh Bachchan in the lead roles. The 1977 movie revolves around three brothers, who get separated in childhood. Three different families, who follow different faiths including Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity, adopt them. Amar Akbar Anthony follows the life of the three children after they grow up. The comedy flick was well-received by the audience. Moreover, it went on to become the highest-grossing Indian film of the year.
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Updated 11:51 IST, May 27th 2020