The 16th season of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', hosted by the legendary Amitabh Bachchan and airing on Sony Entertainment Television, welcomes contestant Dinesh Kumar from Aligarh to the hot seat. As the gameplay unfolded, Mr. Bachchan posed a question related to the 1984 classic 'Sharaabi', which led to a fascinating behind-the-scenes story. Recalling the film’s creation, Amitabh Bachchan shared how it all began during a flight.

Amitabh Bachchan talks about the cult-classic Sharaabi

While sharing a nostalgic story, Big B mentioned that he was travelling to the West Indies with Prakash Mehra when the idea for 'Sharaabi' first emerged. “We were traveling to the West Indies from New York, with Kalyanji-Anandji’s orchestra, and Prakash Mehra was with us. During the flight, Prakash Ji brought up the idea for 'Sharaabi'. He outlined the entire story while we were in mid-air and asked for my thoughts. I simply said, ‘Okay, let’s think about it.’ When we returned, he had already written the script. However, the dialogues were incredibly long—some spanning 2-3 pages!” Sr. Bachchan said.