In fact Divya Duttaat work Amitabh Bachchan It became a life lesson that he has not forgotten at the beginning of his career.Talking about her experience on the sets of Baghban, the actor recalled how she struggled to separate her on-screen persona from real life.“Mr Bachchan played a pivotal role in my career early on. I didn’t know how to tell the difference between the reel and the real thing,” he said in a recent interaction with After Hours on All About Eve.Divya added, “I love her, who doesn’t, but in Baghban, I played a very evil woman, and I was a child myself, I was 17-18 at the time.”
“My good days are gone”
Explaining how the role began to influence his behavior, “Earlier, in the early days, I was my lively self and I would wish him a good morning. Happy to be with Mr. Bachchan… It was a dream come true.”“But gradually the evil part of the role started to get to me and my good days started to fade,” he added.It was Amitabh Bachchan who noticed the change and came in gently.
‘You’re saying your lines, not mine’
Recalling the moment, Divya said, “He called me and told me that I am not being nice to him in the film. He came to my defence.”“I said, ‘No sir, I’m just saying my lines’. He didn’t say anything, he was quiet, but what he meant was, ‘Exactly, you’re saying your lines, you’re not saying them to me, so don’t feel that bad.’The veteran actor also revealed how he eased the discomfort. “And then he pampered me with food, and I was very normal and happy.”
“I learned to tell the difference between real and reel”
The actor said the moment stayed with him. “So a young girl of 17-18 would never forget that. After that I knew the difference between the real thing and the reel.”Baghban, who also starred Hema MaliniIt remains one of the most memorable films of Divya Dutta’s career, and one that clearly held a lasting lesson beyond the screen.
