During the 1975 Emergency, some film magazines banned mentions of Amitabh Bachchan, accusing him of being involved in censorship. Post-Emergency, these magazines avoided mentioning his name in articles and filmographies. Bachchan was aware and even positioned himself in group photos to facilitate editors in excluding him.
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