Farhan Akhtar reacts to calling Amitabh Bachchan 'nausikhiya' while shooting 2004 film Lakshya: "It possibly would have hurt him"

Farhan Akhtar and Amitabh Bachchan will collaborate for new film

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan recently recalled how Farhan Akhtar made him feel like a “nausikhiya” while filming Lakshya. Farhan has now responded on the same, saying he never meant to "teach" Amitabh Bachchan acting. He also admitted that he later realised he might have hurt him.

During his recent appearance on Aap Ki Adalat, Farhan denied ever attempting to "teach" Amitabh Bachchan how to act in Lakshya. He also clarified that, as a young, inexperienced director, he was attempting to acquaint himself with the discipline that comes with Army life on the first day of shooting in an Army cantonment.

Talking about his interaction with Amitabh Bachchan on set, Farhan said, “So it was his first day, and he was taking time to get it done in terms of performance. And from my end I was only thinking there is so much pressure upon me, so if I just go and talk to him in a room about if he is facing any difficulty, or I can help in understanding, so that from there onwards, we are efficient on set.”

Farhan recalled that everything there was so time-sensitive that he was not allowed to go over the time limit set by the authorities. He further noted that it made him anxious about finishing the shoot without any lag or delay, so that he wouldn't have to ask for permission once more.

He added, “It is very much possible that this enthusiasm of mine, might have not gone well with him, that a young director is telling him if there is any problem, let’s talk about it. It could possibly would have hurt him. So I understood this later that he might have felt bad and I did apologise to him for that. And as I said my intention wasn’t that, it was simply that whatever we were doing, if we could just speed it up.”

Farhan made his Bollywood directing debut with Lakshya. Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta played pivotal roles in the 2004 war drama. Based on the Kargil conflict, the war drama was initially a box office failure, which later developed a cult following.

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Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan are all set to collaborate once again for the upcoming war drama. Farhan plays Major Shaitan Singh in the Razneesh Ghai-directed movie. The film also features Raashii Khanna, Vivian Bhatena, and Ankit Siwach.

120 Bahadur is set to hit the theatres on November 21.