Big B was Kidnapped in Boston: A gang of 6 boys grabbed the briefcase, money and passport too

Big B was Kidnapped in Boston: A gang of 6 boys grabbed the briefcase, money and passport too.

Mon, 08 May 2023 09:59 AM (IST)
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Big B was Kidnapped in Boston: A gang of 6 boys grabbed the briefcase, money and passport too

In the 70s, Amitabh Bachchan was known for his action scenes in films. He has also got the status of Angry Man of Bollywood. Recently, news has come to the fore that once Big B went to Boston, where a gang of 6 boys kidnapped him. Later those goons snatched his briefcase which had money and his passport. There was no one to help him during this time.
Amitabh Bachchan gave an interview in 2001, which is once again in the headlines. He revealed in this interview that once he had gone to Boston. There one day a gang of 6 boys threw paint on him outside the hotel lobby. After this, those boys pretended to help Big B and kidnapped him on the pretext of cleaning his jacket. The latter snatched his briefcase and fled. His briefcase contained some documents, a passport and some money. At this moment he was feeling absolutely helpless as there was no one to help him.
When this incident happened, Big B was known as a superstar in India. He had tremendous popularity not only in India but also in the world.
In this interview, Big B had further told that his son Abhishek Bachchan had gone to Boston College to study so that he could come back to India and help Big B in the production house ABCL. During this time his family was also struggling with financial problems. The reason was that the films made in ABCL were constantly flopping, due to which Big B was in debt of 90 crores and went bankrupt. He also had to mortgage his bungalow Pratiksha for the company's funds. People used to come outside his house to ask for a loan, used to threaten him.
Yash Chopra helped him to overcome this bad situation. He worked with Big B in the film Mohabbatein, from which he made a comeback in films. After this appeared in the TV show KBC. He got Rs 15 crore for 85 episodes of this show.
Even in the early days of his career, Amitabh Bachchan had to struggle a lot. Jaya worked with Amitabh Bachchan in the 1973 film Anamika. After this, both appeared in the film Zanjeer. It was said that 12 films Big B had flopped before Zanjeer, after which no actress wanted to work with him. Then Jaya decided to work with him. On this, Amitabh Bachchan told him that if the film was a hit, he would take him to London for a tour.
Amitabh Bachchan was seen in the recently released film Height. These days Big B is busy shooting for the film Section 84 and Project K. Earlier, Amitabh had written in his blog that Section 84 is a very demanding role.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer