Prabhas reveals himself to be a Big B fan, says he grew up watching his movies
Prabhas says he has been a fan of Amitabh Bachchan, his co-star on "Kalki 2898 AD", since childhood and remembers one of his uncles sporting a hairstyle that the megastar made popular in the 70s. The actor thanked producer Aswini Dutt and director Nag Ashwin for giving him the opportunity to work with «greatest legends» like Bachchan and Kamal Haasan on the futuristic drama that also stars Deepika Padukone in the lead role.
«It's like a dream,» the "Baahubali" star said, recalling how he wanted to touch Bachchan's feet in their first meeting.
«First time, when I went to meet Amitabh sir, I was going to touch his feet and he said, 'Don't do it, if you do it, I'll also do it'. I was like, 'Sir please, I can't even think,» Prabhas said at a promotional event of «Kalki 2898 AD» here last night, which was hosted by his actor friend Rana Daggubati.
According to Prabhas, Bachchan, 81, was the first actor to have achieved mass popularity across India.
«We grew up watching you (his films). One of my uncles had your hairstyle (like Bachchan). He is the first actor who reached every part of the country — North, South, in Telugu, Tamil, everywhere. We saw men with the Amitabh Bachchan hairstyle (everywhere around us), any tall person was referred to as Amitabh Bachchan,» he said.
Prabhas shared that as a kid he and his cousins would often mimic Haasan, another actor whose popularity has endured over the decades.
«When Kamal sir's 'Sagara Sangamam' came, I had asked my mother to get the (same) dress, my cousin would tuck a
