MUMBAI : Faisal Malik performed in several web shows and had a minor part in Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur before becoming well-known for his role as Prahladcha in the web series Panchayat. A vintage video of the actor, in which he talks about his first meeting with Amitabh Bachchan and how he lost his job for telling the great actor the truth, is currently making the rounds.
In an interview with the well-known news portal, Faisal recalled the moment when he went to meet Big B for a show with Anurag Kashyap.
“I was half excited because I was getting to meet Bachchan sahab. As soon as I saw him, I thought to hell with the work and I presented my copy to him for an autograph.”
Praising Amitabh Bachchan’s hospitality, Faisal Malik said, “The food kept coming at Big B’s house. You wouldn’t be able to finish one dish before they present a new one. I told him I am from Allahabad and he talked to me. Then he asked if I would have til ke laddu (sesame laddus). I thought he wouldn’t be able to eat it because of his age. Sorry, I shouldn’t say this. But when the laddus arrived, he ate two before me. I thought he is lying about his age; he is still very much young.”
The guy narrating the script was a little overconfident during the reading, but Amitabh quickly pointed out a mistake on page 62.
“He remembered all 120 pages of the script. He didn’t even have to look at the script to point out the mistake,” Faisal said.
Revealing that he lost his job after meeting Amitabh, Faisal said, “Big B asked me, ‘When do you think we should shoot this?’ I honestly responded, ‘Sir, we shouldn’t shoot this now. We should shoot this after six months.’ After we finished the meeting and stepped downstairs, I was told, ‘You don’t work on this project. You leave it,’ because I spoke the truth.”
You can watch Panchayat Season 3 online right now on Amazon Prime Video.
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Credit:- The Indian Express
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