Amitabh Bachchan fondly recalls shooting a special music video for the promotion of Shaad Ali’s Bunty Aur Babli, which celebrates its 20th anniversary.
20 Years of Bunty Aur Babli: Amitabh Bachchan recalls his rap video days: “I’m neither God nor dude – I’m Amitabh Bachchan”
“It was the visuals for the rap track ‘B & B’ from Bunty Aur Babli — very catchy, very young,” Mr. Bachchan remembers. “The trend of placing a music video or an item song with the opening or end titles began at Yash Raj Films with Dhoom. I really enjoyed filming it.”
The rap number was choreographed by Shiamak Davar, who wasn’t physically present during the shoot. “Though Shiamak was out of the country, he gave such minute instructions by proxy that we had no problem following the dance steps. I remember Shah Rukh (Khan) saw it five times! I also did a qawwali, Kajra Re, with Abhishek and Aishwarya. We never imagined it would become such a rage.”
Mr. Bachchan is no stranger to music videos. In the 1980s, during a temporary break from films, he shot a music video based on his hit song Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein with Tamil-Telugu-Malayalam actress Shobana.
“These were minor diversions, meant to generate fun. Frankly, I think I’m too old to be doing dance numbers,” he laughs. “That’s a perception created by the Bunty Aur Babli music video where they made me do a rap song. But I’m neither God nor dude. I’m Amitabh Bachchan.”
He continues, “I was so surprised by the response to the music video. It was a fantastic gambit that paid off. It was Aditya Chopra’s brainchild. He walked in one morning and suggested I do it for the film’s promotion. It was really scary and tough — but somehow, I got through it,” he sighs.
Speaking about Bunty Aur Babli director Shaad Ali, Mr. Bachchan says, “He’s a very loving and compassionate human being. That shows in his work. His film is so different in attitude and sensibility. Look at his work and you’ll see he has drawn his aesthetic values from his childhood in UP. There’s a great deal of culture and artistry coming from both his parents.”
He adds, “There was a lot of deliberate kitsch in Bunty Aur Babli, but nothing jarring. Our cinema has been busy exploring the ambitions of metro-centric characters. How nice it was to dive into the dreams of small-towners — so colourfully and romantically! The visuals in Bunty Aur Babli were so fresh and appealing. Shaad paid tribute to the cinema of the 1960s and 70s.”
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