Amitabh Bachchan and Vidhu Vinod Chopra had labored collectively in ‘Eklavya: The Royal Guard’. Nonetheless, they’d met first time a lot earlier than that in 1977. It was on the units of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s movie ‘Alaap’. The movie starred Bachchan reverse Rekha. Chopra was on the units of the movie to point out Bachchan his first ever movie. He had a non-public screening of the movie. Recalling his first assembly with the actor, the film-maker had shared particulars in an interview some time in the past. The ‘Parineeta’ director had stated in an previous interview with News18, “I advised everybody that I had booked the screening place till 5 p.m., and the movie could possibly be watched solely then. Now, Amitabh, Hrishi da, and Rekha are all busy working, and I discover there’s some argument occurring.” The younger filmmaker quickly started to fret that the plan wouldn’t work out. He added, “Round 4, I began to really feel that he wouldn’t get the time to observe my movie. A short time later, I left. I used to be sitting outdoors, and I felt a hand on my shoulder. It was Amitabh Bachchan. He requested, ‘You will have the reserving until 5? Let’s go.’”Earlier than heading in, Bachchan had one request. Chopra revealed, “He requested if he may carry a buddy together with him, and the buddy was Rekha. He was offended due to the argument earlier, and all of us bought into the well-known trailer.”Curiously, Bachchan was so impressed after the screening that he instantly expressed his need to collaborate with Chopra. However destiny had different plans. On the identical time, Doordarshan provided Chopra Rs 5,000 for a undertaking, full with a chauffeur-driven automotive. The aspiring filmmaker didn’t hesitate. “I grabbed the chance to drop the Sholay actor’s proposal,” he admitted.