 He later admitted that he had to face a lot of problems in getting roles in movies due to the notoriety of the incident.Some people even misunderstood that Amitabh's clout might have had affected his career very much, but he clearly stated that this was untrue.He played the role of Duryodhana in the epic TV series Mahabharat (1988–1990), directed by Ravi Chopra.