“You are too tall, go back home”: Amitabh Bachchan recalls early rejections, scoldings in Bollywood at KBC S18

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 18 (ANI): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan hilariously recalled the scoldings from his early days of rejection and scoldings from the administrators in Bollywood.
Within the newest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 18, Amitabh Bachchan welcomed the Commonwealth Video games 2026 winners, which included Lovlina Borgohain, Jhandu Kumar, Sharmila Dhankar, and Asmita Dey.
Bonding over the rigour of coaching and self-discipline, a cheeky question from Asmita about administrators scolding megastar Amitabh Bachchan prompted Massive B to candidly reminisce about his early days of rejection and hard administrators in Bollywood.
When CWG 2026 Gold Medalist Asmita Dey requested, “Identical to throughout our coaching, each time we make a mistake or do one thing incorrect, our coaches scold us. So Sir, whenever you do exhibits, do your administrators scold you too?”
To this, Amitabh Bachchan humorously recalled his early days in Bollywood when he confronted rejection resulting from his tall top and lack of appearing expertise.

Amitabh Bachchan humorously recalled, “I used to get scolded so much. At first, I obtained scolded immensely; ‘You do not know something, acting-wacting, you might be too tall, return dwelling.’ Then once I lastly obtained work, it was ‘Okay wonderful, stand over there and say the dialogue. Is that this any technique to ship a dialogue?’ They might direct me, and slowly I improved.”
The actor and host additionally shared an occasion when he was requested to go away the units of the movie as a result of he was late.
“Usually, I at all times attempt to attain the set on time, however as soon as I obtained late. The director was standing exterior the set. I arrived borrowing another person’s automobile since I did not personal one again then. He checked out me and mentioned, ‘Taking pictures is packed up; get out from right here’ and he requested me to go away the house,” added Amitabh Bachchan.
Amitabh Bachchan is among the legendary actors in Bollywood who has given Hindi cinema classics like Sholay, Deewar, Zanjeer, Mohabbatein, Anand, Silsila and plenty of others.
The actor is presently internet hosting Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 18. (ANI)