In
February
2009,
Abhishek
Bachchan
created
a
world
record
for
the
maximum
number
of
cities
visited
by
a
film
star
in
12
hours,
setting
the
stage,
making
him
the
first
Indian
film
star
to
be
included
in
the
Guinness
Book
of
World
Records.
He
was
presented
with
the
Guinness
Record
by
Yash
Chopra
at
the
Chevrolet
Apsara
Awards
presentation
ceremony
held
in
Mumbai
recently.
An
excited
Abhishek
Bachchan
shares,
"I'm
quite
excited
by
the
success,
more
so
because
it
has
been
done
for
a
film
that's
so
close
to
my
heart.
I
am
delighted
to
receive
this
honor
at
the
prestigious
Apsara
Awards
in
front
of
the
entire
film
industry.
The
issues
addressed
by
Delhi
6
are
relevant
and
have
a
strong
message
for
our
countrymen.
This
record
I'd
dedicate
to
the
people
of
India."
Will
Smith
was
the
first
to
make
it
in
the
Guinness
World
Record
for
his
movie
Hitch
for
making
the
maximum
number
of
public
appearances
by
a
film
star
at
different
cities
in
12
hours
promoting
their
film.
Jargen
Vogel
and
Daniel
Bruhl
(Germany)
broke
Will
Smith's
record
and
now
Abhishek
Bachchan
takes
the
mantle.
The
whirlwind
set
of
appearances
were
done
under
strict
Guinness
World
Record
guidelines
and
the
current
record
was
equaled
within
five
hours,
broken
in
eight
hours
and
by
the
time
12
hours
had
lapsed,
Abhishek
had
visited
7
cities
further
extending
the
challenge.
The
last
two
cities
took
more
than
six
hours.
The
record-breaking
whirlwind
tour,
to
promote
his
latest
release
Delhi
6,
began
on
22nd
February,
Sunday
in
the
afternoon
at
12.05
pm
in
Ghaziabad
in
the
presence
of
world
media;
Abhishek
started
his
unique
tour
travelling
to
as
many
events
in
as
many
cities
as
possible
within
12
hours.
Other
cities
covered
included
Noida,
Faridabad,
Delhi,
Gurgaon,
Chandigarh
and
Mumbai.
In
every
city
witnesses
were
identified,
as
per
Guinness
World
Record
norms,
and
these
included
corporate
executives,
bureaucrats,
police
officials,
and
mall
owners.
Ernst
&
Young's
auditors
served
as
witnesses
to
the
effort
and
Wizcraft
International
organized
the
Guinness
World
Record
breaking
endeavor.
He
was
chartered
across
cities
by
BJETS.