Amitabh Bachchan redubbed 'Agneepath' entirely in one night; the audience was breaking the sound system in theatres: 'What happened to his voice?'
'Agneepath' continues to remain one of the most iconic films of Amitabh Bachchna in his long filmography. His character Vijay Dinanath Chauhan and the way Bachchan said those dialogues is remembered till date.
But did you know that the legendary actor had to re-dub the entire film in one night.
Abhishek Bachchan
revealed details about what had happened when the film released.
He said in an interview with India Today, "I remember sitting with my father watching him re-dub Agneepath in one night." He added, "When the film released, they started getting reports that people were breaking the sound systems at the theatres because they said, 'What happened to
Amitabh Bachchan
's voice?' They thought the speakers were off."
Recalling visiting his father to the studio, Abhishek said, "I remember Friday night, he went into the dubbing studio and I sat with him and I fell asleep, I was very young. He spent the entire night re-dubbing the entire film in his normal voice. And Saturday, 8 am, he walked out of there.
Mukul Anand
took those cans for mixing and by Saturday night, they were sending those prints everywhere with the new voice."
'Agneepath' also starred Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa, Neelam Kothari. The film directed by Mukul Anand, was directed by Yash Johar. It was remade by Karan Johar and starred
Hrithik Roshan
in the lead along with Priyanka Chopra. The remake was directed by Karan Malhotra.
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