‘Call him Amitabh Bachchan sir’: Kader Khan recalled how his bond with Big B soured after he became an MP, his ‘behaviour changed’

 

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Veteran actor–writer Kader Khan had often spoken about his long association — and later estrangement — with Amitabh Bachchan.
In a resurfaced clip from an older interview (originally aired on India TV), Kader Khan recalled that their bond changed after Bachchan entered politics as an MP in the 1980s:

• Khan said that earlier, he and Amitabh shared a friendly, collaborative relationship while co-writing and acting in films such as Amar Akbar Anthony, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, and Coolie.

• However, after Bachchan entered Parliament, “people around him” began insisting that Kader Khan address him as “Amitabh Bachchan sir” rather than simply “Amitabh.”

• He felt this signaled a distance that hadn’t existed before: “I couldn’t call a friend ‘sir’; I stepped away,” he reportedly said.

• Khan maintained he still respected Bachchan’s talent and contribution to cinema but regretted that political stature changed their personal rapport.

  
  

This anecdote has periodically resurfaced online as a reflection on how fame and politics can alter long-standing creative relationships in Bollywood.

Would you like me to turn this into a short nostalgic blog post about their friendship and falling-out?

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