{
  "id": 1661238,
  "title": "'You’re Too Tall, Go Home': Amitabh Bachchan Recalls Harsh Rejections & Struggles Before Stardom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/youre-too-tall-go-home-amitabh-bachchan-recalls-harsh-rejections",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:48:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/youre-too-tall-go-home-amitabh-bachchan-recalls-harsh-rejections-struggles-before-stardom"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Amitabh Bachchan recounted his early struggles in the Hindi film industry during a conversation with 2026 Commonwealth Games gold medallists Lovlina Borgohain, Jhandu Kumar, Sharmila Dhankar and Asmita Dey. The seasoned actor revealed he was often told he was too tall to become an actor and even asked to leave a set after arriving late for a shoot. Asmita Dey questioned whether actors face the same criticism as athletes do when mistakes are made during training. Bachchan recalled the harsh words he faced during his early career, saying, \"Humko badi daant padti hain, shuru-shuru mein toh bahut padi thi. 'Tumko kuch aata nahi hai, acting-wacting, tum bahut lambe ho, jaake ghar jaao.'\"",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan recalled facing rejection and harsh criticism during his struggling days in the Hindi film industry. The actor, while in a conversation with Commonwealth Games 2026 gold medallists Lovlina Borgohain, Jhandu Kumar, Sharmila Dhankar and Asmita Dey in a special episode celebrating India's sporting achievement, revealed the harshness he faced during his initial days.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}