Big B: Women applied dirt from Rajesh Khanna’s tyres

Marking 50 years of Deewaar, Javed Akhtar recalls how Amitabh Bachchan’s career transformed with Salim-Javed’s Zanjeer. Initially, struggling and considering quitting, Bachchan was cast over Rajesh Khanna due to his performance in Bombay to Goa. Zanjeer became his career’s turning point.