Jaya Prada recounts how Amitabh Bachchan completed filming a song despite a bleeding hand

Veteran actress and politician Jaya Prada recalled how Amitabh Bachchan finished filming a song for the 1984 movie "Sharaabi" despite being injured. She also mentioned how Big B supported her during the shoot and played the ghungroo instrument with his injured hand.

She recalled how Amitabh Bachchan injured his hand during Diwali just before they began filming for the song "Mujhe Naulakha Manga De Re." He was playing the ghungroo in a song segment, but every time he would shoot for the scene, he would bleed profusely due to his pain and existing injury. In any case, he finished filming the scene by repeatedly moving his hand in the ice box. The actress said every artist can learn from his dedication and concentration. She said that she had learned a lot from Amitabh Bachchan.

Jaya is well-known for her work in Hindi and Telugu films. She has appeared in many films, including Sargam, Kaviratna Kalidasa, Sagara Sangamam, Ooriki Monagadu, Aakhree Raasta, Kaamchor, Tohfa, Sharaabi, Maqsad, Sanjog, and Aaj Ka Arjun.


She appeared as a special guest for celebrating her 50 years in the industry on the singing competition programe "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs," which was judged by Neeti Mohan, Shankar Mahadevan, and Anu Malik.
She also mentioned during the show that she shot more than 25 movies with veteran actor Jeetendra, who helped her memories the dialogue.

FAQs

Q1. Which is Jaya Prada's first movie?
Sargam, a Hindi remake of the 1976 film Siri Siri Muvva by K. Viswanath, marked Jayaprada's Bollywood debut in 1979.

Q2. When was Jaya Prada born?
Jayaprada was born in Andhra Pradesh on April 3, 1962.