23 February,2010 04:59 PM IST | | Entertainment Team
The German-based action-director, who had worked with Matt Damon (Bourne Supremacy), Adrian Brody (The Pianist) and Ralph Fiennes (The Constant Gardener), was used to directing body doubles ad was surprised that Amitabh wanted to do the stunt on his own. In fact, it was some time before he reluctantly agreed to let the star take the risk. Much to Sauer's astonishment, the veteran actor not only did the stunt without any safety wires, but did it perfectly in the first take itself.