Amitabh Bachchan: My surname belongs to no religion, I’m Indian

Amitabh Bachchan has always expressed how proud he is of his family and the unique name that he holds. The actor has time and again praised his father for his greatness. Yet again, on a recent episode of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ Amitabh Bachchan said that he is proud to have the name Bachchan as his surname.

Amitabh Bachchan is hosting the 11th season of one of the most famous shows on television ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. On the Gandhi Jayanti special episode Big B was seen talking about his family.

He said that he is proud of his surname as it does not belong to any religion, “My surname ‘Bachchan’ does not belong to any religion as my father was against it. My surname was Srivastava, but we never believed in it. I feel proud saying is that I’m the first person to hold this family name. When I was taking admission to Kindergarten, my father was asked my surname and then he decided that my surname would be ‘Bachchan’. When Census employees come to my place, they ask me about my religion and I always answer that I belong to no religion, I’m Indian.”

Then Big B went on to share how Holi was celebrated at his home, he said that he has no shame in saying that his father respected the people around him. It was their tradition that a person during Holi puts colour on the feet of the eldest and the most highly respected man. His father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan used to put colors on the legs of the person who cleaned toilets before starting his celebration.

Well, Amitabh Bachchan has been an epitome of great values and a symbol of humanity and now we know where he gets that from.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Big B was recently seen in ‘Sye Raa Narsimha Reddy’ which released this Gandhi Jayanti. The film also stars Chiranjeevi in the main lead. The movie has hit the theatres on October 2.

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