Amitabh Bachchan On His Upcoming Birthday: Rituals Like Cake-Cutting Don’t Interest Me Anymore
Amitabh Bachchan is going to turn 77 tomorrow, on October 11, but the superstar says that the usual birthday rituals such as cake cutting don’t interest him anymore.
Amitabh
Bachchan
is
going
to
turn
77
tomorrow,
on
October
11,
but
the
superstar
says
that
the
usual
birthday
rituals
such
as
cake
cutting
don't
interest
him
anymore.
Amitabh
has
only
one
wish
from
his
fans
-
that
they
pray
for
his
good
health
so
that
his
body
can
keep
pace
with
his
active
spirit.
Big
B
also
got
emotional
about
a
tradition
that
his
father
used
to
follow
on
his
birthday
every
year.
According
to
IANS,
when
Amitabh
was
asked
about
his
birthday
plans
this
year,
he
said,
"What
is
there
to
celebrate?
It's
a
day
like
any
other.
I'm
grateful
that
I
am
still
working,
that
my
body
is
able
to
keep
pace
with
my
spirit."
He
also
urged
his
well-wishers
to
pray
for
his
good
health.
Talking
about
a
childhood
birthday
tradition
in
his
family,
Amitabh
said
that
his
father,
the
late
Harivanshrai
Bachchan
used
to
compose
and
recite
a
poem
specially
for
him,
on
his
birthday.
"It
was
a
family
tradition.
But
this
tradition
took
an
entirely
new
definition
when,
after
my
near-fatal
accident
in
1984
(when
he
nearly
lost
his
life
after
a
shooting
accident
on
the
set
of
Coolie),
my
father
recited
a
birthday
poem.
It
was
like
a
new
life
for
me.
While
reading
the
poem,
my
father
broke
down.
It
was
the
only
time
I've
seen
him
like
that," he
said.
He
further
added,
"My
father's
poetry
is
much-missed,
as
is
my
mother's
excitement
on
that
day.
The
annual
ritual
of
cake-cutting
no
longer
interests
me.
It
has
been
replaced
by
a
plate
of
dry
fruits."
When
asked
if
he
has
any
unfulfilled
wishes,
Big
B
said
that
he
has
a
lot
of
them.
One
thing
is
that
he
would
like
to
learn
to
play
the
piano,
another
is
that
he
would
like
to
learn
many
languages.
However,
one
wish
which
remains
unfulfilled
is
his
desire
to
have
worked
with
Guru
Dutt.
On
the
work
front,
Amitabh
will
next
be
seen
in
Brahmastra
and
Gulabo
Sitabo.