Here's
Why
Big
B
Was
Dropped
Out
Of
'Guddi'
The
megastar
recalled
in
his
blog,
"I
mention
‘Guddi',
because
I
was
the
hero
of
the
film,
(Jaya,
as
most
know
was
the
Heroine,
it
being
her
first
film)
and
actually
shot
for
it
for
almost
10
days.
But,
during
the
making
of
‘Guddi',
‘Anand'
released
and
became
a
huge
success.
It
had
Rajesh
Khanna
in
the
lead,
the
first
actor
for
whom
the
term
superstar
was
coined.
Nothing
ever
has
been
seen
since,
that
comes
anywhere
near
matching
the
hysteria
and
fan
madness
of
those
years.
The
success
of
‘Anand'
rubbed
a
bit
off
on
to
me
as
well
and
Hrishi
Da
felt
that
a
now
known
face
for
‘Guddi'
would
be
inappropriate
for
the
film.
I
was
dropped
from
the
film
and
Samit
Bhanja,
a
very
fine
and
accomplished
actor
of
prominence
in
Bengali
cinema
was
taken
opposite
Jaya."
(sic)
Hrishida's
Sweet
Gesture
For
Amitabh
Bachchan
He
further
added,
"I
remember
I
was
shooting
for
a
South
Production
of
a
film
called
‘Pyaar
Ki
Kahani',
when
Hrishi
Da
called
me
and
told
me
of
his
decision.
I
was
crest
fallen.
But
he
explained
to
me
the
reason
and
I
understood.
He
did,
however,
do
something
very
sweet.
In
a
sequence
of
‘Guddi',
he
put
in
a
clip
of
another
film
I
was
shooting
for
those
days,
‘Parwana' where
I
played
an
obsessed
lover
with
grey
shades.
‘See'
he
said
later
to
me
‘I
have
not
dropped
you
from
the
film,
you
are
very
much
there'!"
(sic)
Big
B
Has
Done
Maximum
Number
Of
Films
With
Wife
Jaya
"‘Guddi' had
brought
Jaya
and
me
together
and
since
she
was
given
the
first
break
by
Hrishi
Da
he
became
in
a
sense
our
godfather.
When
Jaya
and
I
decided
to
marry,
he
was
the
first
one
that
we
went
to
after
telling
our
parents
to
seek
blessings.
Him
and
Abbas
Saheb.
There
is
another
fact
that
many
may
not
know.
The
leading
lady
that
I
have
done
the
maximum
number
of
films
with,
is
Jaya.
And
most
of
the
films
have
been
directed
by
Hrishi
Da,"
wrote
the
actor
on
his
blog.
(sic)
Hrishikesh
Mukherjee
Speaks...
In
an
interview
with
Filmfare
magazine
in
1998,
when
Hrishi
Da
was
asked
about
dropping
Bachchan
from
'Guddi',
the
filmmaker
opened
up,
"What
could
I
do?
After
shooting
for
five-six
days,
his
secretary
rang
up
and
said
he
had
no
more
dates.
Anand
had
been
released,
he'd
become
a
star
overnight.
So,
I
said
forget
about
'Guddi'.
I
rang
up
Amitabh
in
Madras
and
told
him
you
are
out
of
'Guddi'
but
you
will
be
in
my
next
film.
The
secretary
bungled
up."
Later,
Amitabh
came
and
said
he
wanted
to
marry
Jaya.
I
told
Jaya,
"I
am
not
coming
to
the
marriage
from
your
side.
I'll
be
there
from
my
son's
side."
Big
B
&
Jaya
First
Met
On
The
Sets
Of
'Guddi'
It
was
love
at
first
sight
for
Jaya.
The
actress
recalled,
"I
was
introduced
to
him
on
the
sets
of
Guddi.
I
was
impressed
by
him
and
somewhat
in
awe
as
he
was
Harivanshrai
Bachchan's
son.
I
fell
in
love
with
him
very
soon." For
Big
B,
cupid
struck
when
they
were
shooting
for
'Ek
Nazar'.
The
couple
finally
tied
the
knot
on
June
3,
1973.
Even
Before
'Guddi',
Amitabh
&
Jaya
Were
Supposed
To
Star
In
This
Film
The
two
actors
were
supposed
to
share
screen
space
in
'Ek
Tha
Chander
Ek
Thi
Sudha'
in
1969-1970.
Unfortunately,
the
film
never
saw
the
daylight.
Here's
a
still
of
Big
B
from
that
shelved
film.