Even as Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan celebrated his 77th birthday in Mumbai on Friday, most of his fans might not be aware that he is not a stranger to Ollywood.
The living legend of the Hindi film industry had acted in an Odia film titled “Mukta”, which could be termed as his ‘incomplete’ project in the 1970s.
Bachchan along with his contemporary stars Shatrughan Sinha, Rekha and Jayashree T had signed for “Mukta” to have guest appearances.
Out of a 10-day shooting schedule, the superstar spent seven days for the movie in Kolkata. However, all his efforts for the flick went in vain as the film, which also stars Sarat Pujari, Babi, Dukhiram, Netrananda, Biren Routray, Bijay Mohanty and Asim Basu, could not be released.
Sources said that Big B was flooded with offers with his ‘angry young man’ image after release of Bollywood blockbuster “Zanjeer” in 1973. As his schedule was tight following the biggest success, he had no time for Odia film “Mukta” to complete remaining shots.
“Mukta”, directed by the AK Films Unit, was based on “Oliver Twist” authored by British novelist Charles Dickens.