Sajid Khan recalls, Sanjeev Kumar leaving after half completion of film
Sajid Khan recalls, Sanjeev Kumar leaving after half completion of film
Sajid Khan, last seen in ‘Bigg Boss’, in a rare interview to YouTube channel ‘Timeout With Ankit’ in the midst of articulated on his beginnings and also his tough childhood.
He went on to recall that Sanjeev Kumar left acter half completion of film and that his father lost all his money and also revealed that he was signed as the host of Antakshari before Annu Kapoor
Sajid began by asserting in his trademark humorous style, that in Bollywood, lot of people reveal imaginary tales on their childhood that ‘Main lamp post ke neeche sota tha’, ‘Main kutte ki katori mein doodh peeta tha’! Aisa kuch nahin hota hai (laughs).
Of course, everyone goes through a lot of struggles and it’s difficult how many of these stories are genuine or fake.
He also went on to add that added, that in their case, everyonr knows that he and Farah Khan were kids of a filmmaker who lost his money, and were pushed to the road.
Sajid also mentioned that his father used to make B-grade timepass mazedaar films with Dara Singh. When Farah was born, his father was going through a very good time. When he was born, his father gave his first flop film.. Hence, he says that he started his life with a flop’ (laughs). He must have thought that since he now has a son, he needs to make bigger films. He decided to make an A-grade big film with Sanjeev Kumar. That film never saw the light of day. Sanjeev Kumar after shooting for half the film then left. After losing his money, his father took to alcohol and later his parents parted ways.
At another point in the show, he revealed that he was signed as the host for Antakshari before Annu Kapoor. He confessed, that he used to do shows in college where he used to earn Rs. 200 to Rs. 300. Then, in the early 90s, Zee TV was established. Sajid was called for auditions for the show Antakshari. He used to do mimicry, sing, dance, DJ-ing, etc and finally got selected as a host for Antakshari. That was his first break on television.
He continued, that before the shoot of the first episode, he ran away. That was the most unprofessional thing in his entire life.
When asked why he did so, he answered, “Meri bahut fatt gayi thi! He knew that the show was going to be a blockbuster and felt that he would be known as the guy who hosted Antakshari.
Thank God they took someone so versatile as Annu Kapoor. He’s a fine actor and has a very big personality. He(Annu Kapoor) ensured that Antakshari became his and he did not become Antakshari’s. That wouldn’t have happened to him (Sajid); he wanted to be known as ‘host and dost, Sajid Khan’.
News Edit K.V.Raman
