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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan shared photos on his Twitter handle and personal blog from a tribute ceremony for his father and legendary writer Harivansh Rai Bachchan at Poland's Church of Peace. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Tumblr)
Amitabh Bachchan received the blessings of the Bishop. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Tumblr)
Amitabh Bachchan wrote in detail about the church's history and architecture in his blog. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Tumblr)
Amitabh Bachchan with a portrait of his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Tumblr)
Amitabh Bachchan recently wrapped up the shooting of his upcoming thriller titled Chehre alongside Emraan Hashmi in Slovakia. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Tumblr)
Amitabh Bachchan also shared clicks from a ceremony held for his father in Poland. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Twitter)
In his blog, Amitabh Bachchan wrote, "the Church of Peace.. and its ancestry 1652.. still alive and erect untouched by the vagaries of fierce WW.. and a silence of peace and the sound just of the special organ that plays as the prayers for Babuji resound.. divine blessings.. and the divinity of togetherness and the coming together of us all.." (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Tumblr)
He added in his blog, "There is much that has remained silent unknown and undisclosed about Poland and its remarkable history.. its culture, its monuments and its hospitable people.. no this is not a drive for tourism and travel, but it is an admission from one that has had the honour of presence twice and feel that an entire family vacation must occur to this exquisite land.." (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Tumblr)
The Polish Church dates back to 1652. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Tumblr)
A day ago, Amitabh Bachchan had posted some clicks from his arrival in Poland. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Tumblr)
Though initially he did not mention the country of his arrival. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Tumblr)
Big B received a warm cultural welcome in Poland. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Tumblr)
Posting an image of his homestay in the neighbourhood, Amitabh Bachchan shared that he even discussed about his father's PhD from Cambridge with Nobel Laurette Olga Tokarczuk. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Tumblr)
Bachchan also spoke at the ceremony. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Twitter)
He took to Twitter to share pictures from the event. He wrote, "मेरे बेटे , बेटे होने से मेरे उत्तराधिकारी नहीं होंगे, जो मेरे उत्तराधिकारी होंगे , वो मेरे बेटे होंगे " ~ हरिवंश राय बच्चन .. and my diligent effort .. की मैं उनका उत्तराधिकारी बन सकूँ! (My son won't become my heir simply by being my son. He will become my son by being my heir - Harivansh Rai Bachchan... and my diligent effort is to become your heir) (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Twitter)
Harivansh Rai Bachchan is as one of the greatest writers and poets of India. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Twitter)
Big B was also part of the unveiling of a miniature statue of his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan on the streets of Poland. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Twitter)
Bachchan is all smiles posing with the statue. Sharing the pics, he tweeted, ".. when it is difficult to fine words to give expression to feeling .. when expression of emotion is beyond the find of dictionaried content .. when honour to the creator of creative is given cognition beyond .. .. there can only be paucity .. .. Babuji" (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Twitter)
A close look of the statue of Harivansh Rai Bachchan. (Photo: Amitabh Bachchan/Twitter)
