Leonardo DiCaprio to Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese to Baz Luhrmann- here’s what Hollywood stars and filmmakers have said about Amitabh Bachchan. One of the greatest stars of Indian cinema, Amitabh Bachchan, is turning 81 on October 11, 2023.
On the special occasion of his 81st birthday, Amitabh Bachchan’s fans gathered outside his Mumbai residence Jalsa to wish him. Big B surprised everyone by stepping out to meet them at 12 am. Some of his fans were seen wearing t-shirts with his photo. Some even wore costumes of his films. Many danced and sang for him. At around 12:10 am, Amitabh Bachchan appeared from the front door of Jalsa for about a minute. He greeted his fans with folded hands. He also shook hands with some of them.
On Amitabh Bachchan’s 81st birthday, let us take a look at what Hollywood stars and filmmakers have had to say about working with the star.
Leonardo DiCaprio: Leonardo DiCaprio couldn’t help but shower praise upon his The Great Gatsby co-star, Amitabh Bachchan. In a 2013 interview with NDTV, Leonardo said, “He couldn’t be a more gentle, wonderful individual to work with. And astoundingly talented. To come and play Meyer Wolfsheim in this movie and embody that roughness and a mystery, everything that comes out of his mouth is filled with so much more and so much presence. And then you see the camera cut and he’s the perfect gentleman, just a joy to be around and a wonderful collaborator. He’s a magnificent actor and I was honoured to work with him.”
The star, who will be next seen in Killers of the Flowers Moon, further added, “The truth is I haven’t watched a lot of Indian films in my life but we did talk about them at great length and we always had interesting stories to tell about how we started off as actors and what it was like for him. I can’t say enough wonderful things about my experience working with him.”
Christopher Nolan: The Oppenheimmer director presented Amitabh, with the FIAF Award in 2021, given by the The International Federation of Film Archives. The director also spoke highly of the actor, and said, “I know how imperative it is that representatives of the film industry around the world come together to ensure that we preserve our film heritage. I want to congratulate Amitabh Bachchan on receiving the 2021 honour. He has played an essential role in putting the cause of film preservation on the map in India and the subcontinent.”
