It started with a simple question. Can we get an interview with Mr Amitabh Bachchan? Yes, HIM. The Shahenshah, he with that whiff-of-thunder baritone, he who rules all our hearts. Also he, who has been in Kolkata since November but not given a single interview. Finally, after a tense wait, came the reply. Mr Bachchan had agreed — to an email interview. He did not skirt a single question, did not object to anything. So here it is — Amitabh Bachchan like you’ve never heard him before. Excerpts:
It started with a simple question. Can we get an interview with Mr Amitabh Bachchan? Yes, HIM. The Shahenshah, he with that whiff-of-thunder baritone, he who rules all our hearts. Also he, who has been in Kolkata since November but not given a single interview. Finally, after a tense wait, came the reply. Mr Bachchan had agreed — to an email interview. He did not skirt a single question, did not object to anything. So here it is — Amitabh Bachchan like you’ve never heard him before. Excerpts: