Big B remembers late father Harivansh Rai Bachchan on birth anniversary

Updated:6 years, 11 months ago

New Delhi, Nov 27 (ANI): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday paid tribute to his late father and celebrated poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan on his birth anniversary. The actor, who has been reciting poems of his father on public platforms since long, penned a blog in remembrance of his father. The star also shared a few black and white images including a stamp which was inaugurated in his father’s name in 2003. Padma Bhushan awardee Harivansh Rai Bachchan is better known by his pen name Bachchan. Big B is extremely close to his late parents, Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan, as he often mentions about them either at events or on social media. While his father passed away in 2003, the megastar’s mother died in 2007. “27th November 1907.. the birth of Babu ji .. my Father as we lovingly address him in public .. and Dad at home .. Dada ji for Shweta and Abhishek.. Pardada ji for Aaradhya,” wrote the 76-year-old. “A stamp of the Country in his honour.. A care of Dad when he convalesced .. living and breathing under his shadow.. and an aspiration to follow in Father’s footsteps .. dressed for it!” he added.