The Shahenshah of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan turns a year older today (Sunday, October 11). And as the megastar celebrates his birthday today wishes are pouring in for him from every corner. With a career spanning over five decades, Big B was born to famous poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan in Allahabad on October 11, 1942.

As the veteran actor turned 78, the who’s who of the film industry shared birthday wishes for the actor on social media. Ayushmann Khurrana, Neha Dhupia are among the first ones to send in warm birthday wishes to him on social media. Here's how Bollywood wished Big B on his birthday:

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So far Amitabh Bachchan has won five National Film Awards, 15 Filmfare awards, several awards at international film festivals, and the government of India bestowed upon him the Padma Shri in 1984, Padma Bhushan in 2001 and Padma Vibhushan in 2015.

In 2018, he was honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award.