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Abhishek Bachchan made his Bollywood debut with Refugee in 2000 but here is something that we don’t know.
Abhishek Bachchan had revealed that originally he was supposed to make his Bollywood debut alongside Dilip Kumar.
Dilip Kumar passed away on Wednesday after a long illness and Abhishek Bachchan along with Amitabh Bachchan were present at the last rites of the actor.
Abhishek was to make his debut with Aakhri Mughal with Dilip Kumar playing the role of his father.
Abhishek shared a picture with the late actor and captioned it “My first film was to be Aakhri Mughal. Dilip Sahab was to play my father in the film. I clearly remember my father (Amitabh Bachchan) telling me that it took him over a decade to have the honor of sharing screen space with his idol. And here I was given that opportunity in my debut film. He told me to cherish this opportunity and to learn and observe as much as I could by watching the master at work. A film in which I get to work with my idol’s idol!! How lucky was I? Sadly the film never got made and I never had the honor of being able to say that I’ve been in a film with the great Dilip Kumar Ji.”
He further wrote, “Today, an entire era of cinema came to an end. Thankfully many generations will be able to watch and learn but most importantly enjoy and respect the immense talent of Dilip Sahab through his movies. We thank you for blessing us with your work, wisdom, talent, and love. Rest in peace. My deepest condolences to Saira Banu Ji and the family.“
