Amitabh Bachchan did Eklavya free; Vidhu Vinod Chopra refused to pay hotel, plane too
Amitabh Bachchan is known for his discipline on set, and many of his collaborators have often praised how Amitabh never put on any additional pressure on the film’s budget with his entourage’s cost. Previously, filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra elaborated on the same and said during the shoot for Eklvaya, Amitabh paid for his hotel, and did not charge a single rupee as upfront payment. When the actor wanted a private plane to travel from Rajasthan to Mumbai, Chopra refused as it was too expensive. Amitabh ended up paying for the flight by himself and even offered a lift to Chopra in his plane. Amitabh Bachchan arranged for his own private plane, paid for his accomodation In the book, Unscripted: Conversations on Life and Cinema, written by Chopra and Abhijat Joshi, he recalled the anecdote, “When the shoot was over, he wanted a private plane to take him back to Bombay. I had to refuse because the budget couldn’t be stretched. He chartered a plane from Jodhpur and paid for it himself, and Anu (Anupama Chopra, …
