Meet Amitabh Bachchan's biggest fan, came to Mumbai after watching…, became his neighbour, sold his Rs 50 crore house to Big B, his name is…
'Main aaj bhi phenke hue paise nahin uthaata…', 'Jinake ghar sheeshe ke hote hain, vo doosaron par patthar nahin phenkate!' These hit dialogues are from Amitabh Bachchan's 1978 superhit film 'Trishul'. Salim-Javed's magical writing did wonders. Starring stalwarts like Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Rakhee and Waheeda Rehman, this film did wonders at the box office. After watching this film, Amitabh Bachchan's fan from Ahmedabad reached Mumbai directly. This fan is none other than real estate developer and producer Anand Pandit.
His angry young man avatar in films like 'Deewar', 'Sholay', 'Zanjeer' and 'Trishul' inspired many of his fans. One of them is Anand Pandit. In a conversation with Screen, film producer Anand Pandit told how Amitabh Bachchan's 1978 film 'Trishul' inspired him to leave his hometown, Ahmedabad and move to Mumbai. He was 15 years old at that time.
Producer Anand Pandit said, 'I have grown up watching Amitabh Bachchan's films. His film 'Trishul' inspired me a lot and inspired me to leave Ahmedabad and go to Mumbai and I also wanted to make my own Shanti Construction Company and luckily today I have made Lotus Developers. His character Vijay inspired me to reach where I am today. This is all because of Bachchan sahab.'
As years passed, Anand became Amitabh Bachchan's neighbour. Moreover, he also bought the bungalow right behind 'Jalsa', which he eventually sold to Amitabh in 2013 for Rs 50 crore. He further said, 'I feel fortunate to know him so closely. He treats me like his family. He always stands by me whenever I need him. I had a bungalow next to his and he wanted to expand his bungalow. He requested me to sell my property to him and I happily did so.'
According to media reports, Anand Pandit bought the bungalow as an investment in 2010. He lives in the 'Janki Kutir' complex, less than 50 metres from 'Jalsa'. Anand Pandit had once told how he was one of the lakhs of people who flocked to Mr Bachchan's bungalow to catch a glimpse of him. Now the two share a very good relationship.
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