Sujoy Ghosh shares anecdote about Amitabh Bachchan's nervousness on sets, says 'he was murmuring'

Director Sujoy Ghosh recently shared a candid insight into an unexpected moment involving actor Amitabh Bachchan. Ghosh disclosed that Bachchan, a veteran in the industry, exhibited nervousness on the first day of a film shoot. According to Ghosh, Bachchan was overheard murmuring to himself, seemingly unaware that his microphone was on. Additionally, Ghosh reflected on the challenges faced during the creation of the Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani, labelling it as his most significant risk in filmmaking. He mentioned the uphill battle of securing financial backing for the project, emphasising that no one was willing to invest in the venture initially.

Sujoy Ghosh shares that Amitabh Bachchan felt nernous during a film shoot

During Netflix’s The Director’s Roundtable, Sujoy Ghosh shared how first day of shooting can be a little overwhelming. He said, “First days of shoot are the most scariest days and you have no clue what your doing and we used to shi*t bricks right. One day we were shooting and it was the first day of the film and sir was on set and he was giving his first shot and his mic was on. And Amitji was murmuring to himself, ‘Yar yeh pehla din hai, kitna saal hogaya abhi bhi mujhe itna nervous lagta hai (It’s the first day, and even after so many years, I still feel so nervous).’ So we realised we are not the only one.”

Sujoy and Amitabh Bachchan have collaborated on films like Aladin, Badla, and Te3n.

Sujoy Ghosh talks about facing challenges during Kahaani's shoot

When asked about taking risks, Sujoy Ghosh shared that Kahaani was a challenging film for him. 

He said, "I think the biggest thing for me was Kahaani. Everybody kind off dissuaded me at that time. ‘Pregnant woman running away in Calcutta? What were you thinking?’ And I think that probably was the biggest step of my career, especially coming out of two mega flops and embarking to such an extent that nobody believed in the film. Nobody gave me money to make the film. But that was good. That’s the biggest risk I ever took." Meanwhile, Ghosh recently collaborated with stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Vijay Varma for the film Jaane Jaan.