Amitabh Bachchan was to play the lead in King Uncle, says Anu Aggarwal

Almost everyone must be aware of the nineties film lsquoKing Unclersquo a film that starred Jackie Shroff in the lead role and was paired opposite the original lsquoAashiquirsquo girl Anu Aggarwal But did you know that the titular role was initially supposed to be played by none other than Amitabh Bachchan himself In an exclusive interview with MidDay Online Anu Aggarwal spoke about itAlso ReadShe said ldquoI am happy to share the birthdate number 11 with Amitabh Bachchan Even though our months differmdash he is 11 October and my original birth date is 11 January lsquoSilsilarsquo is my alltime favourite classic Amitabh has always been gracious whenever he spotted me at a party with affection of almost motherly lovemdash he and my mother are of the same age When I was approached to star in the movie lsquoKing Unclersquo he was to play the lead opposite me I was certainly looking forward to working with the legend like him but I believe whatever happens is a part of the universal scheme So it is to be accepted without any regret Anyhow Jackie Shroff was brilliant too in his portrayal of it Letrsquos face it it was a different kind of male lead role than the existing normal type thenrdquoAnu who is now all gearing up for a grand comeback said ldquoI am considering acting afresh The buzz has gone around There have been a fresh lot of pictures with a professional fashion touch glamour and with spirituality as the theme for which I had sat for hours and did the prep for I worked with the photographer chiseling out small details of the planned and forthcoming pictures Word seems to have gone out that I am open to hearing script I am filtering them out right now I will sign something when the role touches me deep inside me If you see my very shortlived career my acting history you clearly see that it was the outoftheordinary kind of stories leads that had me sign uprdquoShe added ldquoAs an actor I look to keep sharpening my actingsaw as they would say acting with Amitabh Bachchan could be a step in that direction It might be an opportunity for filmmakers to give out a film of unexpected value Even though he is the father of the industry in certain ways we have some commonalities We both made it singlehandedly in BollywoodrdquoAsk her what she would like to convey to Amitabh who just celebrated his birthday she said ldquoMy message to him is to have selflove and gratitude for being born as an instrument of unparalleled changehellip not just in the entertainment biz but a time in Indian historyrdquoAlso Read