Amitabh Bachchan Has Preserved Most Of His Films

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has successfully saved the prints of most of his films, an expert said on Thursday.

Founder and Director of Film Heritage Foundation Shivendra Singh Dungarpur said Bachchan asked the producers to give him the prints of his films.

“When we approached Bachchan, we found it interesting to note that he used to ask the film producers to give him a copy of a subtitled print and another print. In that process he maintained most of his films,” Dungarpur said at the 24th Preservation and Restoration Workshop’s opening at KIFF.

He said film restoration is the need of the hour. There has to be awareness about it, as there was a need for trained archivists.

“I am really glad with such concerted efforts for restoring great works of Bengali cinema. We are celebrating the centenary of Bengali cinema. So saving our work is of utmost importance,” said KIFF chairman and leading Bengali actor Prasenjit Chatterjee.