Zeenat Aman shares director unknowingly scolded her as Amitabh Bachchan turned up late for shoot

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan celebrated his 81st birthday on October 11 and many celebrities wished him on his special day. Co-actor and friend Zeenat Aman missed wishing Big B and chose to share a story related to him.

About Zeenat's post

On October 12, Zeenat took to Instagram and shared an incident which is etched in her mind like this afternoon's meal. Zeenat wrote, “The story of the only time that I remember Mr. Bachchan being late to set.”

She added that she won’t mention the name of the movie or the director and then narrated the incident: “We had a morning shift that day, and I hitched a ride to set with the film’s producer. As always, I had my script in hand and rehearsed my lines, we drove to the studio. Upon my arrival I went directly to my makeup room and informed the crew to send me a message once Mr. Bachchan was ready for the shot. Our 'roll time' came and went, but there was no sign of Mr. Bachchan. 30 minutes passed. Then 45. An entire hour went by before there was a knock on the door. An AD informed me the Mr. Bachchan had arrived. And that he’d run straight from his car to the set!”

Zeenat recalled when she entered the set, the director 'let loose a torrent of abuse'. She wrote, "He was absolutely catatonic, and under the impression that it was I who had held up production.” She added, “I couldn’t get a word in edgeways, and tears of indignation rushed to my eyes.” Zeenat went on to share “I accepted Mr. Bachchan’s apology of course but I was still stinging from the unwarranted dressing down I had received.”

Zeenat and Big B's movies

Zeenat and Amitabh have worked together in several films, such as Laawaris (1981), Dostana (1980), Mahaan (1983) and Pukar (1983).