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Director Ali Abbas Zafar says there is one iconic scene of Amitabh Bachchan in the classic film “Deewaar” which influenced him a lot, but he can’t recreate it as it would lead to a controversy.

Zafar opened up about the 1975 film and how he took a cue from a scene in the film for Salman Khan’s “Sultan”, during an appearance on the IMDb original series “The Insider’s Watchlist“, read a statement.

Here’s How Amitabh Bachchan’s Deewar Influenced Bharat Director Ali Abbas Zafar

“I watched some films growing up. There is a scene in ‘Deewaar‘, where Amitabh Bachchan talks to God,” Zafar said.

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“Unfortunately, you cannot write a scene like that in today’s age and time, it could become controversial. But that scene became the soul of ‘Sultan’ where Salman Khan sits in the Dargah and tells Aarfa that he is returning to get what he lost,” he added.

Did Ali always have an inkling about direction?

“No, not at all. I wanted to get into the Indian Armed Forces and be an Air Force pilot. I got through NDA but there was some technical problem and I couldn’t get into the Air Force. I was depressed for two or three months.