‘Mahaan-Shahenshah’ Amitabh Bachchan -- 81 years ‘young’ ---recently acted in Six movies-- plus KBC-Sony TV- show excellent host !! by Chaitanya Padukone

By Chaitanya Padukone 13 Oct 2023 in Latest Trending

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On Oct 11^th this week, Bollywood mega-star actor-singer-producer Amitabh Bachchan has turned 81 years ‘young’ !! That’s because his ‘youthful’ exuberance and indefatigable stamina is an enviable benchmark possibly for those youngsters who get fagged out very fast.

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In fact, AB-Sir has the super-energy of an 18-year-old! Incredible as it may sound at the age of around 80 years, the versatile super-actor has acted not in one or two but in SIX Films !!! The list includes Jhund, Runway 34, Brahmastra-Part One-Shiva, Goodbye, Uunchai and the latest recent cricket-centric Ghoomer. In which AB-Sir played a witty cricket commentator--guest appearance! Besides acting in all these Six movies, his amazing 'voice-overs' for certain movies, and also shooting for various modeling assignments, AB-Sir continues to reign as the super-popular super-star excellent host on the ongoing Sony TV KBC quiz-prize-money game! Which again is such a demanding-exhausting TV-centric work assignment!

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Next Bachchan-saab will be seen in top Southside super-hit director Nag Ashwin’s science-fiction multi-starrer mega movie ‘KALKI 2898 AD’ along with top co-stars like Kamal Hassan, Prabhas and Deepika Padukone For me, Amitabh-Sir with his charismatic aura has always been an inspiring-icon of perfection. In terms of his success story, diligent dedication, his resilience, his punctuality, his passion for re-inventing himself time and again, his super-stardom and his amazing ability to remain unassuming and accessible. From ‘Saat Hindustani’ to ‘Sholay’, from ‘Zanjeer’ to ‘Piku’, from ‘Deewar to ‘Aakhri Raasta’ and from ‘Black’ to ‘102 Not Out and even ‘Paa’ and ‘Gulabo Sitabo’ ’, enthusiastic, dedicated Bachchan-saab has dared to defy his conventional handsome screen-image and prove that he is a versatile super-star actor ‘par excellence.

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In my dynamic film-journalistic career, over the past three decades plus, the Big B has been a super-catalyst motivator. Many years ago, Amitabh-jee personally attended a felicitation event at Bandra, where on the stage he honored me with the prestigious K.A. Abbas Memorial Gold Medal and Trophy for ‘excellence in film journalism’. Later, he briefly addressed the invited audience which included his actor-son Abhishek Bachchan, Raveena Tandon, singer Mahendra Kapoor besides a galaxy of other dignitaries. It was certainly a ‘crowning glory’ and overwhelming validation for me, to be honored by iconic Amitabh–jee with a ‘gold medal’ which in turn was commemorating his acting-career mentor—acclaimed writer-director K.A. Abbas. Years later, when I authored my first memoirs book ‘R D BurMania’, the erudite music-savvy singer-actor Amitabh-jee penned the curtain-raiser opening brief piece for my book. So gracious was benevolent Bachchan-saab, that he also prominently posted the front cover of my book ‘R D BurMania’ on his Twitter ( Tweet no: 2300 ) and also on his Facebook with his encouraging priceless comments describing the book as a ‘well-deserved’ tribute to the innovative-genius composer-singer R D Burman. It was a speechless yet emotionally humbling moment of validation for me. From a supreme actor, to a great human being. From the ‘super-man-of-the-masses’ who as the exuberant, witty TV show-host is the ‘Mahaan-Maseeha-catalyst’ for thousands of KBC (Sony TV) smart quiz-contestants emerging lakh-patis and crore-patis during each season.

We wish iconic Birthday Boy Amitabh Bachchan-saab a long, active, healthy, cheerful life studded with more glorious success all the way ahead.

Amitabh Dharmendra in Sholay