By - Amit kumaR Agarwal
Lovers of cinema & audiences, will do themselves a huge favor by watching the legendary icon, Amitabh Bachchan in action at this Indian Film Festival in Alberta, Canada; an actor that legendary film-maker, Manmohan Desai, described as Hailey's Comet!
The writer himself found, doors tightly shut at Cannes Film Festival; open, as soon as security sees the first name of the writer, 'Amit'.
French new-wave cinema was heralded by Francois Truffaut. He was bowled over by the range of this Indian actor, Amitabh Bachchan. Truffaut came to sign him and was aghast that the actor didn't have dates till 1982; prompting him to call Bachchan 'One Man Industry'. The headline was picked by a leading Indian news-magazine in 1980.
Films have roles specially written for Amitabh Bachchan, even at this age, to boost the commercial prospects of the film.
When Baz Luhrmann was famously asked during the press-conference of The Great Gatsby at the Cannes Film Festival, 2013 - why he chose an Indian, Amitabh Bachchan, to play a jew, when there are so many cekebrated Jewish actors available; Luhrmann didn't even bat an eyelid, as he replied "I needed a magnetic persona, so strong that Leonardo DiCaprio would follow".
Today, Amitabh Bachchan is the highest paid actor in his age-category (80+) - after a lull in the mid-90's he bounced right back to the top. The writer feels, his open-approach to always be a student and his bullish approach to work, are the reasons for his perpetual superstardom!