Amitabh Bachchan made his acting debut as one of the seven leads in KA Abbas 1969 patriotic film Saat Hindustani.


However, before landing a role in the film, Amitabh Bachchan went through a lot of struggle. This was despite a recommendation letter from then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who was a close friend of the Bachchans.


It was due to this recommendation, Nargis who was a massive star at that time met filmmaker BR Chopra and asked him to give the newcomer a chance. BR Chopra looked at the picture of Bachchan and rejected him but upon being told that he was recommended by the Prime Minister, he called up a few filmmakers and suggested Amitabh’s name.


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Amitabh who was working in Kolkata (Calcutta) at that time was asked to come to Mumbai for four days.


In those four days, one of the noted filmmakers of the time he met was Mohan Segal who had made films like Adhikar (1954), Devar (1966), Kanyadan (1968), Aulad (1954) and Apna Haath Jagannath (1956).


Mohan Segal was looking to cast a new talent in his upcoming film Sajan (1969) and decided to audition Amitabh for the same.


In the screen and audition test, Amitabh was given a few romantic lines and he himself added a few lines from his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s poem Madhushala.


However, Mohan Segal was unimpressed by the struggling actor and three days later he rejected him.


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It is rumoured that after rejecting Amitabh, Mohan was famously heard saying, “Both my raw stock and time were wasted by this fellow.”


For those wondering, raw stock here means the film reel that was used in recording Amitabh’s audition.


Sajan eventually released in 1969 to hit response and starred Manoj Kumar and Asha Parekh in the lead roles.


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While it is not revealed which role Amitabh Bachchan auditioned for, it is quite possible the part later went to another newcomer — Shatrughan Sinha who made his debut with the film.


As for Big B, Sunil Dutt promised him a role in his film Reshma Aur Shera (1971) and while he was filming for the same, he got the lead role in KA Abbas’ Saat Hindustani.

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