Bollywood

Amitabh Bachchan Recalls Getting Rs 400 As His First Salary And Fighting With Rommates To Sleep On Bed, Deets Inside

By Gunjan Chaudhary

August 30, 2024

Instead of being 81 years old, Amitabh Bachchan is still fully active in the entertainment world. Big B is working on everything from films to TV shows and advertisements. And now he will soon be seen in ‘Vettaiyan’ with Rajinikanth. These days he is hosting the 16th season of the quiz reality show Kaun Banega Crorepati. During the episode of the show, he has revealed about his first salary.

Amitabh Bachchan

In an episode of KBC 16, Krishna Selukkar, a resident of Maharashtra, appeared as a participant. During this, he told Amitabh Bachchan that he is preparing for MPSC, and in his village, there is a lack of facilities for the people preparing for this exam. In such a situation, he had to come to Pune, where he lives with seven people in one room i.e. eight people in one room.

Amitabh Bachchan Told His Story

As soon as Amitabh Bachchan heard the number eight from Krishna’s mouth, he remembered his old days. Big B could not stop himself from telling his story. Amitabh told that when he left college after completing his studies, he reached Kolkata in search of a job and in those days, only eight people lived together in the room he lived in.

Amitabh Bachchan

While telling this story, Amitabh Bachchan also revealed about his salary. He told that the job he got in Kolkata used to pay him Rs 400 per month. Amitabh told that there were only two beds in his room and he had to sleep on the floor.

Amitabh Bachchan told that all the people living in one room used to fight about who would sleep on the bed today. He said that everyone was happy and it was a lot of fun. Of course, there were difficulties living there, but it was nice to live there.