Big B gifts Shahenshah jacket to Saudi friend

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Mumbai Megastar Amitabh Bachchan gifted the iconic jacket from his 1988 film ‘Shahenshah’ to a friend living in Saudi Arabia. Big B’s friend took to Twitter to thank the cine star for the gift.

Big B’s friend tweeted: Bachchan you are an honor not only for India but for the world. Thank you for the gift you sent, it means a lot to me.

Retweeting his friend’s message, Big B wrote: My dear friend. I am very honored that you have accepted the gift of the jacket I wore in the movie Shahenshah, someday I can tell you how I managed to get it. My love to you.

Amitabh played a double role in this 1988 film. He played the role of Vijay Kumar Srivastava, a corrupt police inspector by day and a vigilante of justice by night.

The film also stars Meenakshi Seshadri, Pran, Aruna Irani, Prem Chopra, Amrish Puri, Kader Khan, Supriya Pathak and Avtar Gill.

He will next be seen in ‘Project K’. Earlier in March, Amitabh was injured during the shooting of ‘Project K’ in Hyderabad.

The actor shared his health update on his blog. After consulting a doctor and getting a CT scan done at AIG Hospital in Hyderabad, he left for Mumbai, where he is resting at his home.

The 80-year-old had injured his right rib cage muscle during an action sequence in the film. He wrote that after this incident the shooting of the film was postponed.

‘Project K’ is a science fiction film written and directed by Ashwini Dutt. Being shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, the show stars Amitabh, Prabhas, Deepika Padukone and Disha Patani.(IANS)

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