Amitabh Bachchan turns 80: Ananya Panday falls short of words to describe the experience of watching ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’; pens a heartfelt note

As Amitabh Bachchan turns 80, actress Ananya Panday took to her social media handle to pen a heartfelt birthday note for him.

By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

October 11, 2022 - 9:09 AM IST

The story of the evolution of the Hindi film industry will always be incomplete without the mention of megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Today, on October 11, Big B turned 80. Therefore, the Film Heritage Foundation along with PVR Cinemas organised a four-day film festival ahead of Bachchan’s birthday.

Amitabh Bachchan turns 80: Ananya Panday falls short of words to describe the experience of watching ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’; pens a heartfelt note

Among many fans and celebrities, Bollywood actress Ananya Panday also experienced the sheer joy of seeing Amitabh’s film on the big screen. To share her experience and wish the legendary actor on his birthday, Panday took to her official social media handle and posted a video along with a heartfelt note. The video is a collage of multiple small clips from Ananya’s visit to a PVR cinema.

Meanwhile, in the note, the SOTY 2 actress wrote, “ HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEGEND ???? I got to watch ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ in theatres in 2022 with my Papa who had seen it 20 times in theatres when it released in 1977 / we got to experience the film with the best @azmishabana18 ji watching the film with us (you can hear someone screaming - woh ladki idhar hai - when she comes on screen).”

The Pati Patni Aur Woh actress further added, “We miss you, it was magical seeing you on screen Rishi ji, Vinod ji & Parveen ji ???????? love you @neetu54 ji / I can’t even begin to describe the feeling of watching this film in cinemas a houseful theatre - everyone cheering, whistling, dancing, singing, mouthing dialogues and celebrating the magic that is Amit Ji and the movies.” She also thanked Film Heritage Foundation and PVR Cinemas for organising the film festival.

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For the unversed, the film festival named Bachchan Back To The Beginning was placed on 172 stages and 30 screens spread over 22 theatres all around India. It presented Kabhie Kabhie, Amar Akbar Anthony, Namak Halaal, Abhimaan, Deewar, Mili, Satte Pe Satta, and Chupke Chupke, among others.

Team Bollywood Hungama also wishes the megastar of India a very happy birthday!

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