Sunil Dutt shockedly compares Amitabh Bachchan’s baritone voice to the crow’s voice, and then treats him as a matte character in the 1971 film Reshma Aur Shera.
Amitabh Bachchan’s appearance test Reshma Aur Shera
Amitabh Bachchan is one of the biggest superstars in the world. Big B’s baritone voice is one of his amazing features and is loved by millions of fans. The superstar narrates several famous FIMs in his baritone, such as Lagaan, Joda Akbar, Kahani and Shatrani Kay Kelari. However, Sunil Dutt shockedly compares Amitabh’s voice to that of the crow.
In a recent interview with Lehren Retro, actor Akashdeep Sabir made this surprising revelation as he shared, “When my father (Manmohan Sabir) was making Saat Hindustani, Sunil Dutt asked for some show reels because he had heard about an interesting actor and he wanted to cast him as a second hero in Reshma Aur Shera. We went and showed Saat Hindustani to him and after the trial my father and Dutt sahab were drinking in the Ajanta hall.”
“That’s Sunil Dutt said, ‘Manmohan, the boy is intense, par yeh pahaadi kauwe ki awaaz ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka ka
The crime drama Reshma Aur Shera is produced and directed by Sunil Dutt, who also plays the titular role of Shera. Waheeda Rehman plays Reshma, with other supporting roles played by Vinod Khanna, Ranjeet, Raakhee Gulzar, Kn Singh and Amrish Puri and Amitabh Bachchan. Sunil Dutt’s son, Sanjay Dutt, was only 12 years old at the time, and he also made his first appearance in the movie’s Qawwali singer.
Despite Reshma Aur Shera’s failure at the box office and resulting in the financial loss of Sunil Dutt, the 1971 crime drama received huge praise and won three national film awards for Best Actress at Waheeda Rehman, Best Music by Jaidev, and Best Photography by Ramachandra.
Waheeda Rehman, Sunil Dutt and Amitabh Bachchan-Starrer were also selected as official entries for the best foreign language film in India at the 44th Academy Awards, but failed to receive nominations. It also nominated for the Golden Bear or Best Film Award at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival.
