Amitabh Bachchan Birthday: PM Modi, Rajinikanth, Ajay Devgn And Others Send Wishes To The Legend

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan celebrates his 80th birthday on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took to Twitter to give his heartfelt wishes to the thespian.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan celebrates his 80th birthday on Tuesday.

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New Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan celebrates his 80th birthday on Tuesday. Many celebrities, family, friends, and fans took to social media to share wishes for Big B. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took to Twitter to give his heartfelt wishes to the thespian. 

“A very happy birthday to Amitabh Bachchan Ji. He is one of India’s most remarkable film personalities who has enthralled and entertained audiences across generations. May he lead a long and healthy life. @SrBachchan,” PM Modi tweeted. 

Apart from PM Modi, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth also joined several celebs to extend birthday wishes to the actor.  

Taking to Twitter, Rajinikanth, who has been good friends with the Bollywood legend, wrote: "The legend... Someone who has inspired me always. The one true sensation and superhero of our glorious Indian film fraternity enters 80. Happy birthday my dearest and most respected Amitabh ji. With lots of love and best regards always." 

Karan Johar posted a long post on Instagram calling Amitabh Bachchan not just an insitution but a feeling. He wrote, “AMITABH BACHCHAN is not just an institution, a Legend , a Masterclass in acting… he is a feeling! A feeling that takes us back to the first time we whistled and clapped on a superstar entry, applauded a punchline, danced in the isles of a cinema… 
A feeling that trained our minds to what a HERO in cinema is and must always be … A feeling that defines cinema memories etched in our minds forever …. I feel blessed to have my name as director in his voluminous and stunning filmography… blessed to have grown up in front of him and even at age 5 have felt the thump of his stardom when he walked into a room… There will be artists and megastars and celluloid masters in Indian Cinema but there will never be another AMITABH BACHCHAN…. Happy birthday Amit Uncle… this decade like every other will be yours….🙏🙏🙏” 

Ajay Devgn wrote, “Happy 80th birthday @amitabhbachchan! Wishing you a splendid year ahead Sir. You are actually way ahead of all of us and we’re just striving to live up to the best - YOU.” 

Akshay Kumar shared a throwback picture of himself with Big B and wrote: "Sending my best wishes to the man who's the one single reason behind an entire generation wanting to be a hero in films." 

Telugu star Ram Charan, who is also the son of Megastar Chiranjeevi, too wished the legend on the occasion of his birthday and said that he too had been inspired by him. 
 
Ram Charan tweeted: "Happy Birthday Bachchan Garu! Thank you for being an institution of acting and goodwill. Always inspired by you!" 

Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly too was among the first to wish Amitabh Bachchan on Twitter. Posting a picture of himself with Amitabh Bachchan, he tweeted: "Happy Birthday Sir, wishing you a long life ahead and many more blockbusters ahead."

Here are the other celebs who wished the superstar on social media: