“I feel strange sometimes to work with young actors,” says Amitabh Bachchan, who celebrated his 69th birthday today.
“I am old compared to today's generation of actors. When I go to the sets, I find mostly youngsters in the 25-30 age group while I am entering my 70th year,” Bachchan told reporters outside his Juhu residence.
Bachchan, who greeted fans outside his home, said, “Sometimes I feel strange at the sets because there is a gap of 30-40 years (between him and the other artistes). But I like their enthusiasm. Our Hindi film industry is progressing. The artistes today are very talented. I hope I will continue to learn from them.”
In a career spanning over four decades, Bachchan has done genre defining roles like the angry young man in 'Zanjeer', 'Deewar', 'Agneepath', the small time thief of 'Sholay', the ageing teacher in 'Black', the 13-year-old child suffering from progeria in 'Paa' and an idealist professor in 'Aarakshan'.
He continues to be one of the most bankable stars at the box office and on the small screen, hosting the fifth season of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'.
The mega star credits his popularity to his fans and wellwishers. “I find myself lucky to get work in this age. I hope that I get to work with good people,” he said.
Asked whether he is satisfied with all the accolades that have come his way, Bachchan said, “It would be wrong to say that I have everything. But I am satisfied with what I have. I wish the welfare of my family, fans and colleagues.”
Coming out of his house 'Jalsa' to acknowledge greetings of his fans who had gathered outside, Big B clad in flowing off-white kurta-pyjama attributed his achievements to the blessings of his parents.
Also, "I pray for the well being and happiness of my family and fans," he told reporters.
He said he plans to celebrate quietly with family.
Several fans had queued up outside the bungalow to get a glimpse of the actor who came out and greeted them.
They released balloons when the veteran came out, with a placard even hailing Bachchan as the world's most famous vegetarian.
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