Ratan Tata made one foray into the movies, co-produced Bachchan starrer ‘Aetbaar’

Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairperson who headed the empire famously known for its salt to software imprint on Indian lives, made just one foray into the entertainment industry. And it didn’t work.

“Aetbaar”, co-produced by Tata Infomedia and Cutting Edge Entertainment Productions, tanked at the box office. Inspired by the 1996 Hollywood movie “Fear”, the psychological thriller starred Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham and Bipasha Basu and was directed by Vikram Bhatt.

On Thursday, as the country bid adieu to the industrialist and philanthropist who died at the age of 86 in a Mumbai hospital, the film’s team mourned his passing away. “Just came to learn of the passing of Shri Ratan Tata .. was working very late… a most respected , humble yet visionary leader of immense foresight and great resolve .. Spent some wonderful moments with him, during several humanitarian Campaigns we were involved in together .. My prayers,” Bachchan wrote on his blog-PTI