Two of film industry’s prominent stars who were friends before even actors – Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha have been known for their ethereal friendship. The Bollywood actors in 1970s co-starred in several films together and the profound relationship has stayed adamant ever since. However, everyone has known about their long-standing disputes with each other that hurled their friendship. Infact, the 79 year old Sinha has many a times openly spoken about his rivalry with Big B aka Amitabh Bachchan. Recently, in an exclusive interview – Shatrughan Sinha recounted his old-fight with Amitabh, where he spoke highly of the factors that led to a rage between them. Shatrughan revealed that how the competitive atmosphere of the industry made them envy of each other.
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Shatrughan Sinha Highlights The Factors of Feud With Amitabh Bachchan
In an interview with Lehren, Shatrughan Sinha recalled the reasons of their rift. He expressed when the friendship between two is real, fights are bound to happen. During the conversation, Sinha reflects upon the ups and downs of the connection saying that, “Competition to hota hi hai…Competition ke wajah se.. Kuch hamare so-called fans ki wajah se aur kuch so-called chamchon ki wajah se. Lekin ye sab baatein aap dil mei baandh ke nahi rakhte” Sinha said that after a point of time one gains the seriousness, the maturity and the right experience, that makes them to avoid these small nuisances of life to see the bigger picture.
Ahead of this conversation Shatrughan Sinha said that as he has comes ahead in his life, there is a lot to learn from Big B as an individual, and there are many things to learn and to unlearn from their friendship, which he realised while he was overcoming their envious relationship. Shatrughan appreciated him ahead calling him the “Struggling Days ka saathi”. Also, Sinha added that many people till date, come to Amitabh Bachchan and other notable actors to become friends for their personal benefits and not really for the person they really are. Watch the full interview to uncover the unheard facts of Shatrughan Sinha’s life, both as an actor and a politician.