Every Hrishikesh Mukherjee – Amitabh Bachchan film has this in common

Some of Amitabh Bachchan’s career-best performances are from Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s films.

The filmmaker directed the superstar in eight films.

I am not counting the guest appearances in Guddi (1971) and Gol Maal (1979).

Interestingly, each of these eight films had a rather curious shot common to them.

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That of Big B and a lamp.

Anand (1970)

Even Dr Banerjee’s study lamp is sombre.

Abhimaan (1973)

Well, hello there!

Namak Haraam (1973)

Jab mil baithenge teen yaar: Kaka, AB and floor lamp.

Mili (1975)

Sharing the frame with Dusht Rakshash

Chupke Chupke (1975)

The companion of his Corolla lessons.

Alaap (1977)

The only lamp with no tassels in this series.

Jurmana (1979)

What’s life without a matching phone and table lamp.

Bemisal (1982)

The lamp shade from Mili has staged a comeback, I think.

(Now accepting gaalis for wasting a minute of your life.)

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