Hrishikesh Mukherjee was godfather to us: Big B

Mumbai, Aug 28: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has done films like "Abhimaan" and "Anand" with Hrishikesh Mukherjee, says the late iconic director was like a godfather to him and others. Remembering Mukherjee on his death anniversary on Thursday, Big B posted on his blog: "There are two important anniversaries today. Death anniversaries of Mukesh the singer and Hrishkesh Mukherjee, my director in at least nine films." "Hrishi Da was godfather to us. His kind of cinema has disappeared and we miss that much, but there are a few who endeavour to bring back those stories of old and present them to us. If I remember correctly, Hrishi da was the one director with whom I have worked the maximum number of films - nine in number. Perhaps Ram Gopal Verma may beat that record, but that is a maybe," he added. Hailing him as "a master story teller, a master editor and one that worked within minimum cost and time... but the characters he gave us were special. Be it 'Anand', 'Mili', 'Bemisal', 'Jurmana', 'Chupke Chupke', 'Namak Haram', all had great moments for performance and depth". Amitabh also shared that despite being "chronically ill with arthritis and a constant pain in his legs, he would crutch his way on to the sets, or hobble along, never ever giving cause for delay or give too much attention to his condition".