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Amitabh Bachchan recollects time he tried to ‘replicate’ Michael Jackson in a movie, says ‘What a failure I was!’ Ranveer Singh disagrees

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Late pop star Michael Jackson was not simply an icon on this planet of music, but in addition when it got here to bounce and style. Actor Amitabh Bachchan reminisced concerning the time he was requested to ‘replicate’ the King of Pop in his movie, Ganga Jamunaa Saraswati, and referred to as it a misfire.Sharing an image of himself sporting a black leather-based jacket and leather-based pants, Amitabh wrote, “…when Manmohan Desai thought that I could replicate MJ in our film Ganga Jamuna Saraswati.. What a failure I was!!”Actor Ranveer Singh appeared to disagree that Amitabh’s try was a failed one, and dropped a crown emoji within the feedback part. Fans additionally showered love. “What an amazing photo,” one wrote. “Still u are the best sir,” one other commented. Many additionally dropped hearth and coronary heart emojis on the submit.Directed by Manmohan Desai, Ganga Jamunaa Saraswati launched in 1988, and starred Amitabh alongside Meenakshi Sheshadri, Jaya Prada, Mithun Chakraborty, Amrish Puri, Nirupa Roy and Aruna Irani. The movie was main field workplace catastrophe. Also learn: Anupam Kher recollects date which ended with ‘hakka noodles dangling from my head’, says he wished to change into a monk afterwardsDespite a raging pandemic, Amitabh has been capturing for the favored recreation present, Kaun Banega Crorepati, which he’s the host of. The present is at the moment in its twelfth season.Earlier this 12 months, Amitabh made his digital debut with Gulabo Sitabo. The movie, directed by Shoojit Sircar and likewise starring Ayushmann Khurrana, was initially slated for a theatrical launch however got here out on Amazon Prime Video because of the Covid-19 pandemic.In July this 12 months, Amitabh and his household – son Abhishek Bachchan, daughter Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and granddaughter Aaradhya – examined optimistic for the coronavirus. However, they recovered after a number of days.Amitabh, who is without doubt one of the busiest actors within the nation even on the age of 78, has numerous initiatives within the pipeline, together with Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra, Nagraj Manjule’s Jhund, Rumi Jaffery’s Chehre and Ajay Devgn’s Mayday.Follow @htshowbiz for extra