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Balasaheb’s connection with Hindi cinema began in 1945 when he was a cartoonist with The Free Press Journal and was also associated with Famous Pictures. He would often visit the studio because he was a member of their staff and made advertising layouts. It is there that he came across film directors and actors.
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The Tiger loved watching Westerns. He liked cowboys, gun-fights and horse-riding sequences. One of his favourite Bollywood films was Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay (1975). According to him, Hindi cinema certainly grew in stature after the film’s release because it had a westernised concept and was technically sleek.
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He liked Amitabh Bachchan and Big B reciprocated his sentiments. Balasaheb had requested people to stop attacking Bachchan during the Bofors controversy. Way back in 1994, Big B had said, “Balasaheb is a friend, a well-wisher... someone I respect.”
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Of the leading ladies of Hindi cinema, he felt yesteryear actresses like Durga Khote, Devika Rani, Vyjayanthimala, Shanta Apte and Hema Malini had grace. Sridevi, Jayaprada and Madhuri Dixit also created an impact.
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He liked Sanjay Dutt. He understood that in a moment of weakness, Sanju may have made some mistakes. However, he was upset that the actor was detained under something as severe as TADA (Terrorist And Disruptive Activities) even before anything was proven. Sanju, in turn, looked to Balasaheb as a father figure. The distraught actor, who was incarcerated for possession of an AK-56 and later released from prison, confessed that he wouldn’t be able to roam the streets of Mumbai freely had Balasaheb not intervened. “He stood by me when no one else was willing to,’’ Dutt said.
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