Amitabh Bachchan reveals the only two actors he considers his idols

Amitabh Bachchan has revealed the only two actors that he considers his idols.

Fans often hero-worship stars but have you ever heard of a star hero worshipping someone? That's exactly what Amitabh Bachchan did once for the legendary actor Waheeda Rehman, whom he considers his idol. The actor was speaking on the set of the Sony TV show Superstar Singer, with Waheeda Rehman and Asha Parekh.

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan during the launch of Mission Paani campaign at JW Marriott, Juhu. (Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)

"The first time I got an opportunity to work with her (was) in the movie Reshma Aur Shera. During the shoot, there was a sequence where Sunil Dutt and Waheeda ji had to sit bare feet in the desert, where it was impossible to stand in the sand with our shoes, because of the high temperature. I was so worried about how Waheeda ji was managing to shoot in such an extreme conditions, and too without footwear. So, as soon as the director announced a break, without wasting time, I took Waheeda ji's juttis and ran towards her. I can't even express how special the moment is to me," said Bachchan, about Waheeda Rehman, with whom he later worked with her in films such as Trishul, Adalat, and Namak Halaal.

Bollywood actresses Asha Parekh (R) and Waheeda Rehman (L) on the sets of Superstar Singer.

During the live video call with the actresses, Bachchan also revealed the interesting fact that Waheeda Rehman has played a mother to him, his wife Jaya Bachchan, and his son Abhishek Bachchan, in three different films. "I would to like to share one very Interesting fact about Waheeda ji. She has worked with three members of our family and has played the role of mother with all three of us. In Phagun (1973), she played a mother to my wife (Jaya Bachchan), she was Abhishek's mother in Om Jai Jagadish (2002), and she worked with me in Trishul (1978)," he said.

Waheeda Rehman laughed her heart out on hearing this. "It feels happy and ajeeb (weird) at the same time. If it continues this way, perhaps I will play mother or grandmother to Abhishek's kids someday!" she said.

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