‘If the war stops, then Amitabh Bachchan will come ..’ When the battle of 2 countries stopped for the film, Big B’s eyes were moist

12 New Delhi: India and Pakistan have been enemies since independence. But India remains good relations with Afghanistan. India has also provided a lot of assistance to the country. An example of this is also the continuation of Indian diplomatic relations in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule. At a time when the tension between India and Pakistan has been at its peak for the last few days, the incident of the ongoing civil war in Afghanistan is missing for the shooting of an Indian film.

It was the film ‘Khuda Witness’ starring Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and Sridevi. This film was planned to be shot in Afghanistan. For this, the film Crew decided to go to Afghanistan in the 1990s. But at that time there was a war between government forces and the Mujahideen forces of the country in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Afghanistan President Mohammad Najmullah’s daughter came to know that Amitabh Bachchan was coming to Afghanistan, then he informed his father about the case and appealed to him to stop the war. He appealed to his father, if the war is stopped, Amitabh Bachchan will come to Kabul and people will be able to see him.

At the same time, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was a close friend of Amitabh, also talked to the Afghan government to shoot Khuda witness in that country. An agreement was reached and the ceasefire came into force. The film ‘Khuda Kava’ was shot in Afghanistan. The Afghan government played a leading role in making security arrangements for this. Accordingly, with heavy security military vehicles were running in front and back of vehicles in which Amitabh Bachchan was traveling with the film Crew.

While the shooting took place in cities like Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghan leader Rabbani, who was the leader of the country’s opposition party, personally went to meet Amitabh Bachchan and congratulated him with a bouquet of flowers. The Afghan ambassador remembered these incidents emotionally in an interview.

Meanwhile, the film ‘Khuda Witness’ was released in 1992. But in 1991, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated. Due to Rajiv Gandhi’s efforts and his personal friendship for the film, the film ‘Khuda witness’ became an unforgettable film for Amitabh Bachchan. It is worth noting that during the launch of the film ‘Khuda Witness’ in Delhi, Amitabh Bachchan cried in happiness by remembering Rajiv Gandhi.