You’re too tall, go home: Amitabh Bachchan recalls early career struggle on KBC 18

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Actor Amitabh Bachchan has often spoken about the struggles he faced before establishing himself as one of Bollywood’s biggest stars. The veteran star has recalled an early incident when he was even asked to leave a film set because he was considered “too tall.”

During a special episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 18, Big B interacted with Commonwealth Games 2026 gold medallists Lovlina Borgohain, Jhandu Kumar, Sharmila Dhankar and Asmita Dey. Asmita asked him whether he had faced the same kind of scolding on film sets that athletes sometimes receive during training when they make mistakes.

Responding, Big B opened up about the criticism he faced at the beginning of his career and how it eventually helped him improve as an actor.

Humko badi daant padti hain, shuru-shuru mein toh bahut padi thi. ‘Tumko kuch aata nahi hai, acting-wacting, tum bahut lambe ho, jaake ghar jaao’ (I used to get a lot of scolding initially. You know nothing about acting and you are too tall. Go back home),” he said.

The Sholay actor then recalled how things changed once he started getting to work. “Then when I finally got work, they would say, ‘Okay, fine, stand over there and say the dialogue.’ They would ask, ‘Is this any way to deliver a dialogue?’ They would scold and correct me, and slowly, I improved,” he added.

During the interaction, the 83-year-old actor also recalled another incident from his early days when he was reprimanded for arriving late to a shoot.

“Usually, I try to reach the shoot on time. Once, I was late. The director was standing outside the set. I arrived in someone else’s car because I did not have one at the time. When I reached, the director saw me and said the shooting had been packed up. He told me, ‘Get out of here,’ and asked me to leave,” Amitabh recalled.

On the work front, he will next be seen in Kalki 2, alongside Prabhas. The film is expected to release in theatres in December 2027.

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Prachi arya

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Aug 19, 2026 07:50 IST

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