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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan celebrated his 73rd birthday with media on Sunday (October 11). The actor, who has decided to skip a grand celebration and wants to spend it just like any other normal day with his family, said that he is happy both personally and professionally.
Big B takes his seat and gears up to speak with the media at Jalsa. (Express Photo by Dilip Kagda)
Though the multi-talented actor has done almost everything in his life - from acting, singing, producing films, hosting television shows to being in politics, he is still excited to learn new things. (Express Photo by Dilip Kagda)
Amitabh Bachchan said: "Personally I have my family, professionally I have a few projects which I work on, I spend time with them in equal measure. Each passing year is a reward for me." (Express Photo by Dilip Kagda)
In a career spanning more than four decades, Amitabh Bachchan has delivered power-packed performances in films like "Deewar", "Zanjeer", "Sholay", "Don", "Abhimaan", "Agneepath", "Black", "Sarkar", "Cheeni Kum", "Paa", "Satyagraha" and "Piku" among others. Besides his work in India, Bachchan also made his Hollywood debut in 2013 with Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby". (Express Photo by Dilip Kagda)
Amitabh Bachcan will be next seen in "Wazir", a drama also starring Aditi Rao Hydari and Farhan Akhtar. The film, directed by Bejoy Nambiar, is scheduled to release in December this year. (Express Photo by Dilip Kagda)
The Indian government honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions to the arts.
Amitabh Bachchan is always up for some selfies with fans. (Source: Express Photo)
Seen here, Amitabh Bachchan waves to the media. (Source: Varinder Chawla)
