Indian cinema had not witnessed the talented duo of Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Amitabh Bachchan for a bracket of 30 long years! The two have now come together in Chopra’s directorial ‘dream’ venture Eklavya – The Royal Guard.
The movie, which was completed last year itself, is slated to release on the 16th of February this year. Vidhu has been so overwhelmed by Amitabh Bachchan’s performance that he publicly stated that AB deserved much more than accolades. So on Wednesday, February 07, Chopra presented Bachchan with a very special gift as a token of appreciation. He gifted Bachchan a spectacular silver Phantom Rolls Royce, which was delivered at Janak – his Juhu office in Mumbai today. Chopra was quoted saying that Mr. Bachchan’s performance deserved special acknowledgement – what else would have made a better gift for a person who is passionate about cars? It is rumoured that AB liked Chopra’s script so much that he decided to do the film without taking any compensation for it. This could be another reason Vidhu gifted him a Rolls Royce!
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