Megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels grateful to have shared 60 years of his life with his father and celebrated poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, who passed away 16 years ago. Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a noted Hindi poet, died in 2003 at the age of 95 as a result of respiratory ailments at Amitabh's residence 'Prateeksha'. Big B, who always derived inspiration from his father's poem, often posts poems by his father on his blog. Recently on his blog, Big B wrote, "All our best wishes to the two of you .. happiness and prosperity ever .. birthdays of parents are always remembered .. I cannot remember their day of passing .. I am reminded he left us tomorrow .. yes I know the time and the circumstance and the atmosphere about .. but NOT the date .. how can I ever explain this .. and never will want to .. (sic)" As Amitabh Bachchan Pours Condolences, This Old Video of Kader Khan Blaming ‘Sirji’ for Losing Out on Movies Is Going Viral!

On Saturday, the actor remembered his father on his 16th death anniversary and posted a throwback picture in his memory. Mr Bachchan took to the photo-sharing app to share a collage of his 'then and now' pictures. The actor captioned this throwback post as, "I was this once .. then became this ..👈 It was my Father’ death anniversary yesterday JAN 18 .. I was reminded of it , because I remember his BIRTH date not the date of his passing .."

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On the work front, Amitabh was recently seen in Vijay Krishna Acharya's Thugs Of Hindostan alongside Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh. The 76-years-old will be next seen in Brahmastra, working alongside Akkineni Nagarjuna, Dimple Kapadia, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. Helmed and written by Ayan Mukerji and bankrolled by Karan Johar, the film is scheduled to hit the silver screens on December 25, 2019. Watch this space for further updates.

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