The event this week to commemorate Ilayaraja's completion of a 1000 movie scores was personally supervised by Amitabh Bachchan.
That is how we saw Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, with Sridevi thrown in, on the same platform.
Apparently, the two Tamil superstars were hesitant to share the same platform.
"Even for Ilayaraja whom both Rajniji and Kamalji revere, they were not willing to come together on the same platform to honour him," says an insider.
It was a call to each from Amitabh Bachchan that did the trick.
Says the insider, "Bachchan Saab rang up Rajniji and Kamalji and told them how much their presence mattered on that special evening honouring the living legend of Tamil film compositions."
Sridevi too received a personal invitation from Amitabh Bachchan. And Gulzar who seldom attends any event, was gently reminded by the Big B of the Sadma connection between Ilaya Sir and Gulzar Saab."
Balki asserts, "The entire evening was planned personally by Mr Bachchan. He was as excited as a child putting the event together to honour Raja Sir. The invitees were personally called up and left with no choice but to attend."
The entire Bachchan family was on attendance at the function. Apparently, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who was shooting for Sanjay Gupta's Jazbaa took time off from her shooting to attend.
Regrettably some illustrious artistes associated with Ilayaraja could not attend.
"We wanted Lataji and Ashaji. But Ashaji was in Dubai and Lataji's health did not permit her to attend," says Balki.
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