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Modesty thy name is Amitabh Bachchan
07th Dec 2005 15.33 IST
By Agencies

He is the biggest superstar of the Indian film industry and his hospitalisation has rocked not only Bollywood but the whole nation to such an extent that even the Prime Minister sent him his good wishes.

But Amitabh Bachchan has never let his super-success come in the way of his extremely humble behaviour.

Speculation on political motives behind Bachchan's eleventh-hour absence from the inauguration of the 35th International Film Festival in Goa, has been running rife.

Bachchan set the record straight just before he was hospitalized.

"There's absolutely no reason to let this incident escalate into a controversy. What happened is very simple. The Goan chief minister Pratapsingh Rane asked me to be there. I readily agreed. He then sent another letter informing me that my presence wasn't required. I said, fine. Main to ek rank hoon (I'm a beggar). I'll do whatever I'm asked to. If I'm asked to be at a venue I will. If I'm asked not to, I won't…as simple as that."

Bachchan said he chose to be at Goa during the festival for personal reasons.

"Andre Timmins of Whizcraft who organized the events at the Festival is a friend. He requested me to be there. I can't say no to a friend. Besides AB Corp's film ‘Antar Mahal’ was a part of the festival. Sanjay Bhansali's Black where I play a role was in the panorama section."

"My forthcoming film Ek Ajnabee was being screened. Also, a retrospective of Hrishi-da (Mukherjee) cinema was held. I had the honour of being in at least 2-3 films in Hrishida's retro. All put together, my presence at the festival was perfectly valid."

In no way has Bachchan dissociated himself from the Festival, as reported. "A section of the press reports that Jaya and Abhishek are annoyed about what happened in Goa. Nothing happened, and why should they be annoyed?"

Such is the humble behaviour of a man who is not only the biggest superstar in Bollywood but also the most effective celebrity in advertisements.

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