Vidhu Vinod Chopra is without doubt one of the most celebrated filmmakers in our nation. Nonetheless, do you know that he as soon as made his mom not-so-happy by gifting celebrity Amitabh Bachchan a 4 crore-worth automobile? Not solely this, however his mom additionally went on to slap him and name him a idiot after this gesture. Earlier than it appeared like a grave incident, it was all completed in jest because the director’s mom had fairly underestimated the worth of the automobile.
Speaking in regards to the incident, in response to Bollywood Shaadi, Vidhu Vinod Chopra had gifted a lavish Rolls Royce Phantom automobile value 4 crore to Amitabh Bachchan for not abandoning his 2007 movie, Eklayva. It so occurred that Chopra requested the megastar to pay for his personal journey and lodging whereas capturing for the movie. This was as a result of the director was not capable of afford the journey and lodging for all of the forged members. He revealed in an interplay with a publication how he wouldn’t have been capable of pay for Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt’s lodging if he had paid for Large B’s keep. The funds of the movie would even have been adversely affected.
Vidhu Vinod Chopra mentioned, “I made him pay for his room, pay for his flight. Aur phir jab bhagwan ne paise diye toh humney unka bohot dhyaan rakha.” Later, when he needed to repay this gesture of Amitabh Bachchan by gifting him the luxurious automobile, Vidhu Vinod Chopra additionally took his mom with him. The twelfth Fail director hilariously added that his mom thought that the automobile’s value was round 11 lakhs. The filmmaker added, “I’ll always remember this incident. I took my mom with me after I was gifting the automobile to Amitabh. She handed him the keys. She got here again, sat in my automobile, which was a blue Maruti van. She referred to as Large B ‘Lamboo.’ I didn’t have a driver on the time, so I used to be driving. She instructed me, ‘Tu Lamboo nu gaadi dedi?’ I mentioned, ‘Haan.’ She replied, ‘Tu khud kyun nahi leta gaadi? I instructed her I might purchase a automobile; when it was time. She responded, saying, ’11 lakh ki toh hogi.’ And I laughed as a result of she didn’t know that it was Rs 4.5 crore. I instructed her the fee, and she or he slapped me, calling me ‘bewakoof.’ I’ll always remember that, as a result of what’s cash if it will probably’t provide you with pleasure.”
In the meantime, speaking about Eklavya, the movie additionally starred Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Vidya Balan, and Sharmila Tagore within the lead roles. The Vidhu Vinod Chopra directorial film turned out to be a field workplace flop. Nonetheless, it was chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars for that 12 months within the Greatest International Movie class.
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