MUMBAI: Amjad’s wife Shehla Khan recalled when she and her husband met with an accident ahead of the shooting of The Great Gambler (1979) and needed surgery. She revealed how Big signed hospital documents in order for a tracheostomy to be performed on Amjad. The late actor’s wife opened up about a near-death accident she and the got into and how Sr Bachchan helped them during it.
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During a recent media interaction, Amjad Khan’s wife Shehla Khan said, “A mob had gathered outside the hospital in Sawantwadi. ‘Gabbar Singh ko bahar lao (Bring Gabbar Singh outside)’ they kept saying. The doctors sent us to Panjim or else the crowd would have pulled down the hospital. He had to be operated in Goa and that’s when Amitji (Bachchan) gave his signature for the doctors to proceed with the tracheostomy (a surgical procedure to ease breathing).”
“Amjad and Amitji shared a close bond. Amitji must have been nervous because no one knew whether the man was going to make it or not. He was surprised when Amjad wrote down the term ‘tracheostomy’ on a piece of paper, gesturing to Amitji if he would be undergoing it. In fact, even in that condition, he spelled the complicated word correctly.” She concluded.
Shakti Samanta directorial ‘The Great Gambler’ was a crime-action film that starred Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh, and Prem Chopra. While Amjad Khan was initially cast as Mr Saxena, he was later replaced by Utpal Dutt as he was unable to continue due to the accident.
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