To achieve a raw, menacing "gangster look," Amitabh Bachchan’s mouth was stuffed with cotton wool, a technique famously used by Marlon Brando in The Godfather . He also experimented with his dialogue delivery, creating a distinct, slow, and drawling voice for his character. While this choice was initially criticized and even blamed for the film’s poor box office performance, it has since become one of the most imitated aspects of Bachchan’s legendary career.