Amitabh Bachchan once heaped praise on the actor at an event for the film that landed Rajpal Yadav in jail

News Topical, Digital Desk : Rajpal Yadav surrendered in Delhi's Tihar Jail a few days ago in a ₹9 crore check bounce case . Throughout his career, Rajpal Yadav has worked with many big stars, from Amitabh Bachchan to Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Kartik Aaryan, and Varun Dhawan.

In this difficult time for the actor, the silence of all of Bollywood, except Sonu Sood, is deeply troubling fans. Years ago, Amitabh Bachchan attended an event for the same film that has landed Rajpal Yadav in jail, as a special guest, and heaped praise on the comedian.

Amitabh Bachchan had called himself lucky

Rajpal Yadav's directorial venture, "Aata Pata Lapata," was released in 2012. When the film's music was launched, the actor invited the megastar as a special guest. According to reports in the Times of India, Amitabh Bachchan, who attended the film's music launch, praised Rajpal Yadav, saying, "I'm honored that Rajpal Yadav invited me here. It's my good fortune that I've worked with him in 'Chhota Don' in the past."

At this event, Big B also spoke openly about Rajpal Yadav's struggles and how he carved out a niche for himself in the industry. Receiving this praise from Amitabh Bachchan, Rajpal Yadav was deeply moved and called Big B the "Bhishma Pitamah" of Hindi cinema.

Rajpal Yadav took a loan for the film in 2010.

For those unaware of Rajpal Yadav's case, let us inform you that in 2010, Rajpal Yadav took a loan of ₹5 crore from a Delhi-based firm, "Murli Projects," to make a film. In 2012, Rajpal Yadav produced the film "Aata Pata Lapata," which he personally directed and produced. The film starred Ashutosh Rana, Vijay Raaz, Dara Singh, Govind Namdev, Amit Behl, Asrani, Om Puri, Mukesh Bhatt, Mustaq Sheikh, Razak Khan, Sharat Saxena, Neeraj Sood, Mukesh Tiwari, and Manoj Joshi, among others. Made with a budget of between ₹5 crore and ₹11 crore, the film only managed to gross ₹3.8 million at the box office, resulting in a loss for the actor. 

Due to the film's failure, he was unable to repay the loan, and with interest and penalties, the amount reached ₹9 crore (approximately $1.9 million). All the checks Rajpal Yadav issued bounced. The Delhi High Court granted the actor several extensions, but he was unable to repay the loan. He petitioned the court for more time, but the court rejected it, and Abhinay had to go to jail.

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