During the shooting of the film, ‘Satte Pe Satta’ in Kashmir, Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Pilgaonkar pulled a prank on the former’s wife, Jaya Bachchan at 2.30 a.m.

Amitabh Bachchan is one of the legendary actors in Bollywood, who needs no introduction. After the release of his movie, Zanjeer, which hit the theatres in 1973, he was often hailed as an ‘Angry Young Man’. However, Big B has much more to his character, as he is quite popular for his sense of humour. There is no denying the fact that Amitabh Bachchan often used to pull pranks with his co-stars and had fun during the shooting of his films.

Sachin Pilgaonkar recalled filming his 1982 movie, Satte Pe Satta with Amitabh Bachchan

Once in an interview, actor-director, Sachin Pilgaonkar recounted filming his 1982 movie, Satte Pe Satta with Amitabh Bachchan. He talked about how the superstar is an introvert by nature, but he witnessed the jolly side of Big B when they went to shoot in Kashmir. Talking about the same, Sachin said:

‘For the shoot, we went to Kashmir, and we all were staying in a hotel while Bachchan ji was staying with his family at the luxurious hotel. But he would often swing by our hotel after work and stay up late into the night, having a blast with us.’

Sachin Pilgaonkar, who played the supporting role in the movie, shared that the shooting of Satte Pe Satta was like a picnic for them. He recalled how Amitabh Bachchan took time to become part of their mischievous gang and allowed his playful side to shine. Sachin added:

‘The shooting for the movie was almost like a picnic for all of us. Initially, Amitabh Bachchan’s introverted personality left us scratching our heads because one could never guess what mood he was in. But after spending some time with our mischievous gang of seven, he began to loosen up and let his playful side shine.’

Sachin Pilgaonkar pulled a prank on Amitabh Bachchan’s wife, Jaya Bachchan

However, during the shooting of the movie, Big B, along with his co-actor, Sachin Pilgaonkar, pulled a prank on his wife, Jaya Bachchan. It so happened that Amitabh used to spend late nights in the hotel with Sachin and other crew members, and Jaya Bachchan used to wonder where he was. So, one night, they called her at 2:30 am, and Sachin mimicked a girl’s voice and pretended to be Amitabh Bachchan’s secret admirer. Sharing the details, Sachin said:

‘We used to tease Jaya ji by calling her and pretending to be a secret admirer of Amit ji and hanging out with him. Once I called Jaya ji in a girl’s voice and said, ‘Amit ji humaare paas hain’ but she knew it was me and used to say, “Ok, rakho unko apne paas hi’.’

Sachin Pilgaonkar praised Amitabh Bachchan for his professionalism

In the same interview, Sachin Pilgaonkar also heaped praises on Amitabh Bachchan for his professionalism during the filming of the film, Satte Pe Satta. Talking about the same, he mentioned that while Big B used to spend late nights in the hotel with his friends, he always managed to reach the location of the shoot on time. Moreover, he always respected the crew members and respected their time.

For the unversed, the film, Satte Pe Satta was directed by Raj N Sippy and was released in 1982.