Amitabh Bachchan does Anand Pandit's films for free: Both have a partnership in real estate; More than 150 celebrities had arrived on the birthday
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6 minutes agoAuthor: Umesh Kumar Upadhyay
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Recently, producer Anand Pandit celebrated his birthday on such a grand scale. More than 150 Bollywood A-lister celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, Kartik Aryan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kajol, Subhash Ghai, Sonu Nigam, Vishal Shekhar were among the two thousand people who attended the event. Participated enthusiastically.
While Amitabh Bachchan called Anand Pandit the backbone, Shahrukh Khan also praised him profusely. Apart from his birthday, Anand Pandit is also in news for his film 'Sarkar-4'. Regarding this film being made on a grand scale, sources say that its budget will be 80 to 90 crores.
While talking exclusively to Dainik Bhaskar, Anand Pandit gave special information about the upcoming film 'Sarkar-4' including his birthday-
Amitabh Bachchan called you the backbone. How did you both become so influenced by each other?
answer- I got into real estate field after being influenced by Amitabh Bachchan's film 'Trishul'. Bachchan Saheb played the role of Vijay in this film. In this he becomes a real estate developer in Shanti Construction Company. I must have seen this film 60 to 70 times. I was inspired by this picture and then I thought of going to Mumbai and opening my own construction company.
As a struggler, he came to Mumbai from Ahmedabad in the year 1999 with 11 thousand rupees. My journey starts from here. I had no idea who he was. But I had a strong feeling in my mind that Vijay i.e. Amitabh Bachchan of 'Trishul' has to be made.
I used to think that if I could see Bachchan Saheb once, it would be a great success. Today nature has brought us to such a place that Bachchan Saheb says that Anand Bhai is like his family. Today we work together on a film. They are adorable to me. Whatever they say, I immediately do it on war footing.
When did you first meet Amitabh Bachchan? You sold him your bungalow.
answer- The first meeting with Bachchan Saheb took place about 15 years ago. A friend of ours introduced us to him. At that time Bachchan Saheb did not know who I was and what I do. Gradually we grew closer to him.
My bungalow was attached to the common compound of Bachchan Saheb's bungalow Jalsa. It was in the garden behind Jalsa i.e. between Jalsa and Janak. One day Bachchan Saheb expressed his desire to take over that bungalow, then I handed over the keys to him. The name of this bungalow is Mansa. Why would anyone sell the bungalow adjacent to Bachchan Saheb's bungalow? But when the great hero of the century asked me something, it was a matter of great pride for me.
Amitabh Bachchan doesn't charge anything when he works in your films. How much did you charge them after selling the bungalow?
answer- This happened 12-15 years ago. We had told Bachchan Saheb to send whatever you feel is right. That was a done deal. But today giving a bungalow in Juhu is a big deal, because no one gives it.
Plot is a very important thing in Mumbai. It was my luck that I got a bungalow close to my beloved. Our journey with him started from here. We also do real estate work together.
We are working together in Andheri. We both are official partners. Just imagine, a boy in school-college thought of working in real estate after watching Bachchan Sahab's films, then he comes to Mumbai and becomes a partner with Bachchan Sahab, this becomes a big thing.
How did Big B agree to associate with you in real estate?
answer- I told Bachchan Saheb that it is my good fortune to do something with you in films. Because doing a film with Bachchan sahib is a big deal. Producers, directors and actors all want to work with Bachchan Sahab.
I was fortunate to have done many films with him. He has so much love that he never took money from me even after requesting. Bachchan Saheb always invests in my projects and gets good returns.
I told him to join me in a project sometime and see what he thinks. He agreed. Our partnership started from there. This happened about three years ago.
Who are other celebrities who invest in your company?
answer- There are a lot of people. Ajay Devgan, Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Rakesh Roshan, Jitendra, Sajid Nadiadwala, Janhvi Kapoor, Boney Kapoor, A.R. Rahman is Shahrukh Khan. Whatever name you say, they are almost with me.
Understand that 70 percent of the people in the industry are close to me, who invest or are actual users. Actual user means the one who uses it himself. Understand that A.R. Rehman Sahab has made a studio in my office.
You were declared showman on the occasion of your birthday celebration. What will you say?
answer- Look, it's a big deal to be a showman. The show man has always been Raj Kapoor Sahab or Subhash Ghai Sahab. I am a very small man. It is the love of the people that everyone was present in such large numbers. About 160 celebrities came to give blessings.
Nothing can be bigger than this. Whatever I do, I do it a little tastefully. Good food and drinks, good music, good decoration. People felt that this had become a bigger function than the awards function.
It was an honor for me to see so many people coming. Generally people come to such parties after 11 o'clock, but everyone knew that Bachchan Saheb was coming at 9 o'clock, so everyone came between 9 and 9.30 o'clock. The interesting thing is that no one charged a single rupee.
What is the update regarding the film 'Sarkar-4'?
answer- This film is still being written. This has to be a very strong script. Two different scripts are being made. Out of these, Bachchan Saheb will start working on the one to which he says 'yes'. This is the first time that two different writers have been asked to write.
Both writers are writing from Completely Different Mind blog. Both of them are new writers from Gujarat. This story is almost finished. The work of screen play and dialogue writing will begin now. I think it will be completely completed in two months.
What will be special in the story this time? Has Bachchan Saheb also given any suggestion?
answer- The current scenario of politics has also been kept in it. So that people can connect to it nationally. Bachchan Saheb, who has been working in the film line for so many years, is very experienced. He has given a suggestion, the story is being written keeping that suggestion in mind.
His suggestion was that there should be such a story which connects with today's youth. Right now the youth has become very active on social media regarding politics. It should be written keeping that in mind. This film is not just on politics. That type of angle should be introduced to bring politics home. So that the youngster can connect it.
On how grand a scale will you make and release it?
answer- Will release it on a very grand scale. I think it will be brought to two and a half to three thousand screens. Apart from All India, there are plans to release it outside also. Right now we are thinking of taking a star from the South and adding some flavor to it, so that it can be dubbed in another language and released in the South as well.
Will try it. Planning is underway to bring it in a total of five languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. Now, since the story should be such that people everywhere can connect with it, only then would it make sense to bring it in five languages.
Are there plans to shoot it outside India also?
answer- There is more local flavor in this because there is politics. It is a matter of home and politics, so there is no question of shooting abroad. Most of it will be shot in Mumbai. All most, 80 percent will be shot in Mumbai. In Delhi, 5 to 10 rupees will be required to take its out short, the same amount will be shot there.
This time, more shooting will be done in Pune, not in Goa. Because to show the background of Maharashtra, we will shoot somewhere in or around Pune. The plan is to shoot it in 60 to 70 days. The idea is to bring it by the end of 2024 or early next year.
There will be some action in it too, so the budget will be big. But once the story is completed, only then will we know what the budget will be. There will be a mix of politics, action and family drama.
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