Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Disha Patani starrer ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ is going to be released in theaters on June 27. Recently, a pre-release event of the upcoming film was held in Mumbai, in which all the stars of the film participated. Along with this, the team of Kalki 2898 AD was also present in this event. Many videos came out from the event, but the one that was most discussed was a video that shocked everyone. Actually, till now you must have seen other stars touching Amitabh Bachchan’s feet, taking blessings from him. But, in the pre-release event of Kalki 2898 AD, Big B himself touched the feet of a person. After this video of Big B from the event came out, everyone is eager to know who is the person whose feet Amitabh Bachchan touched in the crowd. So let us tell you about this special person who looks ordinary.
Whose feet did Amitabh Bachchan touch at the pre-release event of Kalki 2898 AD?
The name of the person whose feet Amitabh Bachchan touched at the pre-release event of Kalki 2898 AD is Ashwini Dutt. The surprising thing is that Amitabh Bachchan himself is 8 years older than Ashwini Dutt, yet when Ashwini came on stage, Big B touched his feet. In such a situation, Ashwini Dutt also respected Amitabh Bachchan by touching his feet.
Who is Ashwini Dutt?
Talking about Ashwini Dutt, he is a well-known producer of South Cinema. He is also the producer of ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ and is the owner of Vaijayanti Films. Ashwini Dutt founded Vaijayanti Films in 1974 and under this banner, he has produced some big and prestigious films of Tollywood in the last four decades. Now Vaijayanti Films is completely run by Ashwini Dutt’s daughters Priyanka Dutt and Swapna Dutt. The director of this film is Nag Ashwin, whom Ashwini Dutt’s daughter Priyanka Dutt is married to.
Produced many iconic films of Tollywood
Ashwini Dutt supported blockbuster films starring ANR, NTR, Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, Krishnam Raju, Krishna, Shobhan Babu, Nagarjuna, Balakrishna, Allu Arjun, Mahesh Babu, Ram Charan and Jr NTR in his career. Chiranjeevi and Sridevi starrer ‘Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari’ (1990) is counted among the best films produced by Vaijayanti Films. It is also one of Ashwini’s favorite films.
Amitabh Bachchan praised Ashwini Dutt
Amitabh Bachchan also praised Ashwini Dutt while talking about his reason for attending the pre-release event of Kalki 2898 AD. Praising Ashwini Dutt, he said- ‘The most simple and humble person I have met till date. Whenever you are on the set, he reaches the set first. He himself comes to the airport to receive you. Whenever we do something that he thinks should not be done because it will hurt you, he refuses to do that stunt. Or he asks whether you took precautions or not. Not everyone can think like him.’
Shared post on social media
Apart from this, he also shared a post on social media, in the caption of which he wrote- ‘I shy away from promotional events, so I rarely participate in the promotion of films. But, for the most humble production team… that too a team which is run by the head’s daughters. This fact goes beyond personal choice. To be a part of the vision of the maker and director, to be a part of their wonderful different thinking. Neither did I ever think about it nor did I come close to it.’