
A section of media even reports that Shamitabh is a spin on Amitabh's life had he not become a big superstar. There were also rumours that R Balki's Shamitabh is inspired from the real life story of Tamil actor Mohan, who carved a niche for himself with the help of dubbing artist Surendran. Also Read - Rashmika Mandanna trolled for her ‘teeny-weeny’ shorts ‘Upar itna dhaka hua, niche pura khali,’ say fans – watch video With Big B playing the role of a dubbing artist in a film that is an ode to his baritone, fans can't help but mention that one voice in India which matched his personality and came close to the full-toned voice of Mr Bachchan," said an ardent Big B follower from Amitabh Bachchan fan club in Mumbai. His claim to fame was the 1996 Kannada flick Police Story. Sai Kumar by mid 90s was swarmed with film offers and was eventually bitten by the acting bug. His voice became synonymous with Big B for Telugu, Kannada and Tamil audiences. Many of the Superstar's fans assumed that Mr Bachchan dubbed his own voice only to discover it was actually Sai Kumar behind the mic. Matching the baritone of Big B's voice is not an easy task and yet Sai Kumar managed to slip in impeccably with the acting of Mr Bachchan. "Actor Sai Kumar began his career as a dubbing artist and lent his voice for Mr Bachchan in Khuda Gawah. Also Read - Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and more Bollywood stars that set the box office on FIRE with these 30 superhit love triangles Sai Kumar later went on to become a film star down south and Shamitabh somehow seems like an ode to the man who voiced for Big B. While Big B fans enjoyed his stellar performance and his baritone voice in the film, many were reminded about a certain dubbing artist Sai Kumar, who dubbed for Bachchan in Khuda Gawah. Though R Balki's Shamitabh doesn't have great box office figures to boast, the film unit are currently overjoyed for the appreciation that has been showered on the film from all corners. Many ardent Bachchan fans drew parallels from his latest flick to the story of his real life dubbing artist, who voiced for Big B in Khuda Gawah
