Amitabh said that there was a sword hanging over his head all the time and that he spent many sleepless nights. He had no films. His house and a small property in New Delhi were attached. He felt like everything was going wrong together.
Big B also admitted that it was without a doubt one of the darkest moments in his 44-year-old professional career. It made him sit and think, and look for options and different scenarios.
The answer came to him one day and he walked to Yash Chopra who stayed behind his house. He implored him to give him work. That is how he got Mohabbatein.
Amitabh revealed he could never forget how creditors used to land at his door, be abusive, threaten and demand, and worse still when they came for ‘kudkee’ at Prateeksha, his residence. These were difficult times for Bachchan, not just financially, but emotionally too. After all, here was the presiding deity of Indian cinema, virtually bankrupt.
