Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan shared a touching anecdote about industrialist Ratan Tata, who died on 9 October. On a new episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 16, featuring filmmaker Farah Khan and actor Boman Irani as guests, Bachchan recounted a memorable interaction with Tata, calling him “such a simple human being” and reflecting, “Kya aadmi the, main bata nahi sakta.” Bachchan said once he and Tata were on a flight to London.
Shortly after they landed at Heathrow Airport, the late billionaire realized he couldn’t find his aides. “He went into the phone booth to call. I was standing there.
After a while, he came out, approached me, and, I can’t believe that he said this – ‘Amitabh, can I borrow some money from you? I don’t have money to make a phone call.’” A post shared by Sony Entertainment Television (@sonytvofficial) Bachchan recalled another interaction where Tata’s modesty took even his friends by surprise. He recounted how a friend, who attended an event with Tata, was astonished when he asked him for a ride home.
“Ratan Tata told my friend, ‘Can you drop me home? I just live behind your house. Ratan Tata said, ‘I don't have a car,’ can you imagine that? It’s unbelievable.” Bachchan also had a professional connection with Tata whose production company, Tata Infomedia, funded Aetbaar , a movie starring the actor.
The movie faced a lukewarm response at the box office, with the Tata Group reportedly incurring a loss of around.