42 Years Of Kaala Patthar: Amitabh Bachchan Remembers His “First Job” In A Coal Company.
Kaala Patthar is loosely based on the Chasnala mine disaster, and Big B plays the role of a former naval captain working in a coal mine in the movie.
Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor’s 1979 film Kaala Patthar turns 42 this month. On Tuesday, on the 42nd anniversary of the film’s release on August 9, Amitabh Bachchan shared a set of image collages, including a film he directed at Yash Chopra And shared his experience as a civil servant in the movie. The coal division of a company in Kolkata. About 7-8 years before entering the entertainment industry. Kaala Patthar, produced and directed by the late filmmaker Yash Chopra, is roughly based on the Chasnala mine disaster. Big B plays the role of a former navy captain working in a coal mine in the film. “Kaala Patthar’s 42 years! Uh! It’s been a while,” the actor wrote in his caption, adding: “When I was working in the coal department of the Kolkata company, many of the events in the film came from My personal experience, my first job before entering the cinema… working in the coal mines of Danbad and Asansol.”
Big B previously revealed in an episode of his problem show Kaun Banega Crorepati 12 that he was employed by the coal department of a Bangladesh company in the 1960s. The actor entered Bollywood with the 1969 movie “Hindustan”.
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In 2018, Amitabh Bachchan shared a tweet and added that “Many of Kaala Patthar’s incidents are repetitions of my experience in the coal mine while working in Kolkata.”
Kaala Patthar also invited Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh, Sanjeev Kumar, Prem Chopra and Rakhee Gulzar. This is the fourth film by Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor and Yash Chopra after Deewaar (1975), Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and Trishul (1978).
After Saat Hindustani, Amitabh Bachchan starred in many hits such as Anand, Bawarchi, Zanjeer, Sholey, Bombay To Goa, Deewaar, Namak Haraam, Saudagar, Mili, Kabhi Kabhie, Don and Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, among many others.
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