From Zanjeer to Goodbye, there is a human being with Amitabh Bachchan for the last 48 years. My name is Deepak Sawant. He is Big B's makeup artist and has been doing this work for the last 48 years without taking a single day off. Deepak's dedication for work can be understood from the fact that when the news of his mother's death reached him, he was doing the makeup of Amitabh Bachchan.
He did not leave the work, worked from 10 in the morning to 4 in the evening, then reached the funeral of his mother. From Dilip Kumar, Rajesh Khanna to Amitabh Bachchan, he has been every superstar's choice for makeup. 1 Rs. Deepak, who started earning daily, now charges 50 thousand a day.
The story of this big artist behind the screen is in his own words today.
Started work from the age of 12
My father was a makeup artist. There were no personal makeup artists in those days. The company used to hire artists. At that time when a film was made, the work was done, but the work ended as soon as the picture was finished. The next film was available after 2 years. It was a bad time for us. At that time there was no work, how did the house run. Money was needed, it needed to work hard. I started working from the age of 12. You have to die everyday to live.
In 1962, he used to work in a shop on a salary of 30 rupees.
I was born in 1949. At the age of 12, I started working in an electric shop. I had a salary of 30 rupees and had to pay 30 rupees every month for food. There was no place to live. This is from the year 1962.
Had to be whipped to watch movies
We were fans of Shammi Kapoor in those days, but we used to get killed watching his films. Instead of walking 2-10 kilometers to go to the movies, we used to sit on the rod behind the leg. The legged person would have come to know and he used to beat us up with a whip. We used to get two or four whips on the way.
In those days a picture of 50 paise was shown. We used to cut bedbugs from below and we used to watch movies. At the same time, we were kept in an office to have tea. When a customer came, we had to go for tea. There our salary became Rs 45. 15 increased by Rs. The office was on the second floor and the tea shop was located three buildings away from it.
If 50 customers came, we had to climb up and down the stairs 200 times. To save hard work, I came up with a trick. Bought a piece of glass and used to target the chaiwala with sunlight. He used to see when the light came on and we used to say tea with a gesture. When I didn't get down, the boss thought I was a hoax and he fired me.
Used to fill the stomach by soaking bread in water
At that time the oil was 1.5 rupees a liter. Our entire salary was spent in buying vegetables. In a month, 30 rupees were spent on vegetables, so instead of eating vegetables, we ate roti soaked in water. Found the next job in a godown.
When the thief was caught in Godown, the owner in anger fired me from the job. If I lost my job, I would have to leave my family and go away for the second job I got. refused. The father also did not have a job, but he had to feed the family members, did he not?
Seeing Rajesh Khanna, decided to become a makeup artist
Father told me that you are also aware of production work. You choose one department. Father took me to film production. I asked for two days' time. I saw on the sets that Rajesh Khanna has come. As soon as the fair-skinned young boy came out of the make-up room, he had become a truck driver. He got a mustache in the make-up room. I was amazed to see how wonderful the work of a make-up artist is. Dushman was the set of the film. I thought that I also want to become a makeup artist.
When I told this to my father, he got irritated. He put the bag on my shoulder. At that time Rajesh Khanna did not have to do make-up, only he had to show a mirror when the shot was over. Rajesh Khanna shouted in a very loud voice…Makeup. There was an uproar in the whole unit, but no one with make-up responded. I shouted even louder than him, Yes, I am here sir.
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