Fiery Young Lady, Not Priyanka Chopra, Inspired Amitabh Bachchan On KBC 8
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Megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
has
been
an
inspiration
for
many
but
this
time,
the
megastar
felt
"really
inspired" by
a
true
story
of
a
"fiery
young
lady"
who
came
to
shoot
with
actress
Priyanka
Chopra
for
the
forthcoming
season
of
reality
show
"Kaun
Banega
Crorepati"
(KBC).
The
71-year-old
shot
a
"special
programme" called
"Housalebaaz"
with
the
two
ladies.
He
took
to
his
blog
to
make
a
special
mention
of
the
"determination
and
strength"
of
Usha
Vishwakarma
from
Lucknow
who
fought
back
abuse
and
wretched
treatment
from
the
opposite
sex.
"Inspired
really
by
the
true
story
of
the
fiery
young
lady
that
came
on
with
Priyanka
Chopra
to
KBC
in
our
special
programme
called
'Housalebaaz'
...one
with
determination
and
strength,
displayed
in
circumstances
that
have
troubled
and
abused
the
young
female
gender
in
society
…
,"
he
posted
on
his
blog
srbachchan.tumblr.com.
"Usha
Vishwakarma
from
Lucknow,
UP
fought
back
abuse
and
formed
a
RED
BRIGADE
of
young
girls,
trained
them
in
the
art
of
self
defence
and
wanted
to
form
an
Academy
by
the
earnings
at
KBC
to
teach
and
arm
those
oppressed
and
suppressed
women
in
the
country
to
give
it
back
to
the
invader...,"
he
further
added.
Big
B
also
applauded
Priyanka's
film
"Mary
Kom",
a
biopic
on
the
five-time
World
Champion
boxer.
"And
Priyanka
does
just
that
in
her
film
'Mary
Kom' the
bio
made
on
the
life
of
this
fearless
athlete
from
the
North
East,
Manipur,
who
won
the
World
Championship
Women's
Boxing
event
5
times
and
won
a
medal
for
the
country
at
the
last
Olympics,"
he
posted.
Co-produced
by
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
and
Viacom
18
Motion
Pictures,
"Mary
Kom"
shows
M.C.
Mary
Kom's
journey
from
an
athlete
to
a
boxer,
opposition
faced
by
her
father
to
take
up
the
sport
as
a
profession,
training
with
men,
her
fearless
nature,
marriage
and
so-called
end
of
her
boxing
career.
Directed
by
Omung
Kumar,
it
is
slated
for
a
Sep
5
release.