Amitabh Bachchan felicitated with Global Diversity Award 2013

Bollywood’s megastar Amitabh Bachchan added another feather to his cap, when he received the Global Diversity Award 2013 at the State Room of Britain's House of Commons in UK

 

Bollywood’s megastar Amitabh Bachchan added another feather to his cap, when he received the Global Diversity Award 2013 at the State Room of Britain's House of Commons in UK.

Overwhelmed with joy to receive the award, Bachchan called it an 'extremely historic award.' He further commented - "I have been extremely overwhelmed by the love and affection of the people of Great Britain."

Calling Bachchan a role model, Speaker Bercow said, "You have been a role model and Amitabh you deserve the award."

The citation noted that "Amitabh first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the 'angry young man' of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades. Bachchan is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema."

Amitabh was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1984 and the Padma Bhushan in 2001. Recently, Amitabh Bachchan returned to the small screen with his mega quiz show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC) 7. The show is in its seventh edition, and is called Kaun Banega Crorepati 2013.

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