URL copied Amitabh Bachchan asked Yash Chopra for a job during financial crunch, reveals Abhishek Bachchan While Amitabh Bachchan is a big name in Bollywood, the veteran actor had faced a financial crunch in the 1990s. His films weren't working and the business was also not doing good. Big B's son Abhishek Bachchan recalls how to had the front row seats when his family was facing a financial crunch. During YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia's podcast, Abhishek Bachchan revealed that he left his studies to be with his father at that time. Abhishek Bachchan said, "Well, truth be told, I left university -- I was studying in Boston University. I had declared my major as liberal arts, and then I majored in performing arts. And I left my education because my father was going through this really rough time, financially. He had started this business called ABCL."