Nana Patekar and Amitabh Bachchan worked together in the movie “Kohram,” which was released in 1999. However, after that, the two never had the opportunity to share the screen. Recently, Nana Patekar made his return to the silver screen after a year-long break with “Vaccine War,” directed by Vivek Agnihotri.
During an interview with Aaj Tak, Nana Patekar shared a funny incident involving Amitabh. Nana said, “One day, Amitabh Bachchan came to the set and started distributing sweets after becoming a Nana (maternal grandfather). He told me, ‘Mein Nana ban gaya’ (I have become a grandfather).’ And I responded by saying, ‘Tumhe kitne saal lage, main toh bachpan se Nana hun’ (How many years did it take for you? I have been a grandfather since childhood).” When asked if he was a serious child while growing up, the actor shared that he was just the opposite of being serious.
Regarding his movie “Vaccine War,” the film was released in theaters on September 28. However, it is facing challenges at the box office and is not performing as well financially as expected. Despite this, the film has received acclaim from many.
Agnihotri, in an interview with DNA, expressed that the film has received critical acclaim and was expected to gain popularity through word of mouth. He acknowledged that it wouldn’t match the extraordinary success of “The Kashmir Files,” stating that “The Vaccine War” belongs to a different genre, focusing on the topic of vaccines.
He stated, “It will be unrealistic on my part to assume that this will grow like ‘The Kashmir Files’ because that film had reached the collective conscience of every person from top to bottom. This is a science film on vaccines. Honestly, there shouldn’t have been a feature film on this. But we made it because we felt this story needed to be told. But this film does not have that politics. It is a very straightforward, positive, beautiful film. This is a different genre.
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