Amitabh Bachchan on challenges he faced while shooting Black: Had to communicate with Rani...

Amitabh Bachchan opened up about the challenges he faced while portraying his role in the movie Black. He also lauded filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali for how he made it all happen using his exemplary directorial skills. It happened as the Kaun Banega Crorepati host welcomed Lalit Kumar, from Forbesganj, Bihar to the hot seat. The contestant praised the actor for his performance in the movie when a question regarding the same popped up. 

Amitabh Bachchan lauds Sanjay Leela Bhansali

This is when Amitabh revealed how the writer of the film is the greatest star. “People say I'm being modest but I'm telling you this. The writer of the film is the greatest star. What they write... We merely enact what is in the script. The credit goes to Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was an incredible experience for me,” he explained. 

He further added, “People say I'm being modest but I'm telling you this. The writer of the film is the greatest star. What they write... We merely enact what is in the script. The credit goes to Sanjay Leela Bhansali. It was an incredible experience for me. You see, there was a challenge in this. I'm not sure whether you noticed it or not. I had to communicate with Rani Mukherjee through my actions, by signs and gestures. But how do I tell the audience what I'm trying to gesture?”

“So, I had to say the dialogues plus make gestures too. I had to do both. It was Sanjay Leela Bhansali who thought it all out. So, the credit goes to him,” the actor explained. 

Ranbir trained on Black's sets?

Amitabh also talked about how Ranbir trained the girl who was playing Rani. “Do you know who trained her on the set? Ranbir Kapoor. He wasn't an actor back then. He was an assistant to Sanjay Leela Bhansali. He and Anil Kapoor's daughter Sonam Kapoor, who is a star now, were both Bhansali's assistants. It was his job to train the girl for the role. He trained her,” he said. 

The film Black narrates the story of Michelle (played by Rani) who is a deaf-and-blind woman. Amitabh plays the role of Debraj, who is Michelle's teacher. 

(With inputs from IANS)