We did all the daredevil stunts because it was the fear of being thrown out of the movie, says Amitabh Bachchan!

Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha appeard at the new TV show Yaaron Ki Baarat lately where the two veteran stars remembered the olden days. Recalling shooting in their heydays with limited technology, Shatrughan and Amitabh shared that the actors would do their own stunts. They have, apparently, jumped off cliffs and buildings, done cartwheels and tumbles to pull off their own action sequences. There was no concept of stunt men and body doubles in those days and the actors were supposed to fight the villains and goons on their own.

They remembered that even the protection measures were limited and there were no harnesses and cushioned pads. In the process, both the actors have got punched in the face and grieved severe injuries. On being poked by host Sajid Khan as to why did they not refuse to do some of these risky stunts, Amitabh responded, "We could not. It was the fear of being thrown out of the movie that made us do all the daredevil stunts"!

Shatrughan went onto recount an incident where while shooting for a sequence in front of hundreds of onlookers, he flung up a dafli and after some 200 flips mid-air, it did a 360-degree U-turn and landed straight on his head with a massive thud. However, as his image is one of a rugged man, he pretended to be completely nonchalant about it in front of the audience but within seconds went running inside, asking for an ice pack to cub his intense pain.