Amitabh Bachchan: “I don’t think ‘Deewaar’ would have been the film it is if it wasn’t for Shashi Kapoor’s understated performance” – Exclusive | – The Times of India
The three turning points in Amitabh Bachchan’s career were eventuated within three years of one another. Prakash Mehra’s ‘Zanjeer’ which made him an overnight superstar, came in 1973, in 1975 Ramesh Sippy’s ‘Sholay’ and Yash Chopra’s ‘Deewaar’ rewrote cinematic history by redefining the concept of mass entertainment by bringing in a poise and sophistication never…