Jimmy Shergill reminisces about his first encounter with Amitabh Bachchan, describing how he was captivated by his Mohabbatein co-star’s wit.
Jimmy Shergill was recently seen in Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond. The actor, who is popularly known for his role in Mohabbatein, recently shared his first meeting with co-star Amitabh Bachchan.
In a recent interview, Jimmy reminsiced the moment at Yash Chopra’s house when he had an injured hand and Big B remarked that he’s quite the method actor while referring to a scene from Mohabbatein.
Jimmy Shergill on how Amitabh Bachchan left him speechless during their first meeting
In a conversation with Sushant Sinha, Jimmy Shergill shared his first meeting with Amitabh Bachchan during Mohabbatein.
He mentioned, “I was the last person who was locked in for Mohabbatein. These guys were training for six months, Uday (Uday Chopra), Jugal (Jugal Hansraj) and all the three girls. They were not able to finalize that one boy and maybe the role was written in my destiny. When the role came to me, I was six months behind these people. And then for the next three months the training went on.”
He continued by sharing that a ‘havan’ was organized at Yash Chopra’s house once everything was finalised. Recalling an incident where he had fallen and injured his hand with 55 stitches, Jimmy expressed his concerns about not being able to continue training.
“Adi (filmmaker Aditya Chopra) introduced me to Amitabh Bachchan and said ‘he is playing Karan.’ He looked at me and said ‘you are doing amazing method acting. Abhi se haath katwane lag gaye.’ For a second I couldn’t understand what was happening,” Shergill shared.
He mentioned how Big B was referring to the scenes in the film where his character Karan would often hurt his hand to get it bandaged by Preeti’s character. Praising Amitabh Bachchan’s sense of humor, he said, “it came without even thinking for a flash of a second.”
Meanwhile, Mohabbatein also starred Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in key roles.
More about Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond
Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond starred Jimmy Shergill and Lara Dutta and showcases a story post the deadly Pulwama attacks, where Kashyap and his team must race against time to bring back their captured pilot while also battling Pakistan’s lies in global media.
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