Celebs have forever been the most defamed: Amitabh Bachchan

Big B, who calls his fans his “extended family”, was overwhelmed when a group of his admirers from Egypt flew down to meet him in person.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has been in Bollywood for more than 40 years and he has learnt one this that celebrities are indeed the “most defamed” people.

Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui during the shooting for their upcoming film, near Victoria Memorial in Kolkata on Sunday. (PTI)

At a time when superstars like Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan are being condemned for their comments on intolerance, the 73-year-old actor took to blog to express his views.

“We are without any doubt the most photographed people individuals in the entire universe… We are therefore the most defamed and defuncked audience, nothing alarming...It has been the practice since our days of yore,” Big B posted.

Amitabh Bachchan riding a scooter while shooting for his upcoming movie in Kolkata. (PTI)

Big B, who calls his fans his “extended family”, was overwhelmed when a group of his admirers from Egypt flew down to meet him in person.

“The Egyptian Twitter group with 11 members is here with me in celebration for so many dates and expressions... And they have inundated me with gifts... The system of family worked really well... They are more than family now.”

Meanwhile, the Piku star is busy shooting Ribhu Dasgupta’s Te3N. He even shot on a scooter.

He posted: “TE3N a novel idea and a novel film... riding in Kolkata... cycle PIKU... motor cycle TE3N”.

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