SaralnamaVidhu Vinod Chopra, director of the 2007 film Eklavya: The Royal Guard, gifted a car worth Rs 4.5 crore to Amitabh Bachchan for tolerating him during the shoot. Jaya Bachchan had predicted Amitabh would not tolerate the director for more than a week, which proved true as they argued after 7-10 days. Despite this, Amitabh completed the film. Chopra shared a funny incident where his mother slapped him after learning the car's high price, calling him 'bewakoof'. Eklavya was India's official entry to the Oscars but was not a box office hit. Chopra's recent film 12th Fail became a sleeper hit. To gift someone a car, one should be sure about the budget and the recipient's acceptance. (Updated 28 Aug 2025, 15:36 IST; source: link)