Strong friendship, lived together, yet Amitabh Bachchan did not want to work with Shatrughan Sinha, fearing this

Mumbai. Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha were searching for a place in Bollywood in the 70s. Both were good friends even during the days of struggle. Not only this, Amitabh Bachchan also stayed at Shatrughan Sinha’s house for many days.

Watching movies together and going for walks was their daily routine. Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha have worked together in many Bollywood films like Kaala Pathar, Naseeb, Shaan and Dostana.

When there was a crack in their friendship

But there came a time when this thread of friendship got knotted. Amitabh Bachchan started keeping distance from his close friend Shatrughan Sinha and refused to do films together. Shatrughan Sinha has mentioned this in his biography ‘Anything But Khamosh’. Shatrughan Sinha writes, ‘We used to go to the hotel together after shooting. Meanwhile, Amitabh Bachchan would stay away from me silently and sit in his car. Amitabh did not even ask me to walk. I found all this strange because there was no concrete reason for this kind of behavior. Shatrughan Sinha has mentioned these events in his biography. Shatrughan Sinha has mentioned this in his book and also explained the reason.

Amitabh Bachchan was intimidated by Shatrughan Sinha’s stardom

In fact, Amitabh Bachchan was intimidated by his friend Shatrughan Sinha’s stardom. Shatrughan Sinha’s replacement of Amitabh Bachchan in Kaala Pathar was highly praised. And in other films too, Shatrughan Sinha’s strong personality overshadowed Amitabh Bachchan. This is why Amitabh Bachchan distanced himself from Shatrughan Sinha. Not only this, when Amitabh Bachchan was offered films with Shatrughan Sinha, he categorically refused.

Shatrughan Sinha mentioned this incident in his book.

Shatrughan Sinha writes in his book, ‘My performance was highly appreciated. Due to which Amitabh Bachchan had to face a problem. This caused a rift in our friendship. However, later when Amitabh Bachchan met with an accident on the sets of Coolie, Shatrughan Sinha came to see him along with his wife. Later their friendship was restored. The friendship between Shatrughan Sinha and Amitabh Bachchan continues in the same style even today. Amitabh Bachchan also attended his friend Shatrughan Sinha’s book launch event and narrated many stories from his youth.

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