For the past 41 years, Amitabh Bachchan has been following a unique tradition of meeting his fans outside his bungalow Jalsa every Sunday. The actor shared a touching video on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram to celebrate this milestone and thank his fans for their unwavering support and affection.
Amitabh Bachchan shares a heartwarming video
The video features the actor coming out of his house in a white kurta-pyjama and a shawl, and waving to the crowd of fans who have gathered outside with banners and placards of him. He also interacts with some of them, signs autographs and poses for selfies, before bowing down and joining his hands in a namaste. The video concludes with a message that says, “41 years of Sunday blessings”.
Bachchan captioned the video, “T 4780 – This Sunday .. 41 years ! Every Sunday ! Can never have enough emotion or words for this gratitude and love ..” He also penned a longer note on his blog, where he said that he feels humbled and honoured by the love and respect of his fans. He said that he feels they are his extended family and he owes them everything.
Amitabh Bachchan greets fans barefooted
The 80-year-old actor has made it his weekend ritual despite work commitments.
While standing barefoot on a raised platform and under the watchful eyes of his many bodyguards, Bachchan smiles, waves and does Namaste by folding hands in front of his chest, much to the delight of his cheering fans. This usually goes on for over a minute and he’s been doing it for the past 41 years.
In a recent blog post, he shared several photos of one such audience, including photos of children.
“Poor kids,” he posted. “They shall never know why they were subjected to this torture!” To prevent dehydration, he’s installed four containers of drinking water for those who wait outside in the heat.
“I felt they wait for hours in this sweltering heat, so to provide them drinking water with lime to quench their thirst … four containers, two on either side of the gate… over and above the matka (earthen pot) that is permanently there during the day and night.”
He also explained why he did the meet and greet barefoot after people have sarcastically commented: “Who goes out wearing socks and barefoot?” “I say, ‘I DO!’ … you got a problem with that!!?? You go to the temple barefoot … My well-wishers are my temple !!” Soon after, several fans took to the comments to post their heartfelt reactions.
Bachchan is currently hosting the 15th season of the popular quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati. He will be next seen in the action thriller Ganapath with Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon, and the sci-fi epic Kalki 2898 AD.
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