Directors and writers kept monotony at bay with my characters: Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan said the credit for keeping his characters away from monotony goes to producers, directors, and writers. He was speaking during the trailer launch of his upcoming film 'Goodbye'.

The veteran actor will be turning 80 next month and looked back on his long list of angry young man characters written by Salim-Javed. He was dubbed India's angry young man and Shehenshah of Bollywood. Having appeared in over 200 Indian films over 50 years, he was called a 'one-man industry' by French director François Truffaut.

He later went on to do versatile roles including comedian and loving grandfathers. At the trailer launch, he said it was a privilege to work with artists who kept the monotony at bay with his characters.

"As actors, we perform according to the source material given to us. In addition, filmmaking is a collaborative art. A lot of people come together to make a film. I cannot take the entire credit behind all my characters," he added. He further joked that if something goes wrong with a film, the audience should catch hold of producers, directors, and writers.

Goodbye is a comedy-drama film by Vikas Bahl starring Bachchan and Rashmika Mandanna. It also stars Neena Gupta, Sunil Grover, Pavail Gulati, and Elli AvrRam.

The first trailer of the film indicates that it is the story of the Bhalla family coming to terms with the death of their mother. While the husband played by Bachchan wants to cremate her traditionally, the daughter Rashmika questions practices like putting cotton in the nose and tying the toes. One of the sons refuses to shave his head for the final rituals. The father finds himself disappointed at his children's attitude towards the funeral.