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Birthday Special: Amitabh Bachchan & the ‘Stardom’ Tax

On his 76th birthday, the writer wishes him resurgence of his ‘light’.

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T 2951 - Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right. ~ EF अभिमान , या गर्व करने का संबद्ध होता है की ‘कौन’ सही है । विनम्रता का संबद्ध होता है की ‘क्या ‘ सही है एफ ~ab

Amitabh Bachchan is perhaps, the only star in Hindi cinema whose stardom has lasted for as long as one can remember, even after being completely snuffed out for more than a decade. It is a well-earned stardom; Big B is a face and entity that holds his place and charm on the cinematic scene even today. Perhaps, it was with a sense of clairvoyance that his parents named him ‘Amitabh’, a Buddhist deity known to symbolise longevity and ‘Infinite Light’. Big B has been the shine of celluloid for almost half a century and deservedly so.

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