Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday took to Instagram to reveal a bit of trivia about his film Deewar, particularly his ‘look’. Amitabh wore a shirt that was knotted at rock bottom , and revealed that the choice was one made out necessarily .
Sharing an image of himself, in Deewar, Amitabh Bachchan wrote during a post shared on Instagram, “Those were the times my friend .. and therefore the knotted shirt .. it’s a story .. first day of shoot .. shot ready .. camera close to roll .. and therefore the discovery that the shirt has been made too long – beyond the knees .. director couldn’t await another shirt or a replaced actor .. so tied it up during a knot and…”
Deewar, directed by Yash Chopra, also starred Shashi Kapoor. Released in 1975, it cemented Amitabh’s ‘angry young man’ image in popular culture. Amitabh during a recent post got nostalgic as he shot for his upcoming film Mayday, at an equivalent location that a scene in Deewar had been filmed decades earlier. He wrote during a post, “Deewar 1975 .. Mayday 2021 .. looking back in time .. an equivalent corridor .. an equivalent location .. numerous film shoots here of several films of mine .. but today .. this came up.”
In 2017, recalling his experience performing on the film, Amitabh had told Hindustan Times in an interview, “Amidst other quite stories, this one was a breath of fresh air. it had been a singular topic with strong characters. I don’t know if people clap today once they hear great dialogues (laughs), but every line was impactful. To be a touch immodest, you discover many reflections of moments of Deewaar [in other movies].”