Amitabh Bachchan thanks fans for birthday wishes, says 'This love and affection is beyond any effort to repay it'

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan turned a year older on October 11. A day after his 81st birthday, the actor took to social media and dropped a lovely post thanking fans and well-wishers for their heartfelt wishes. Read on to know what he said.

Hyderabad: Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, who turned a year older on October 11, is no less than a divine being to his fans. On the occasion of his special day, fans gathered at the gates of his Mumbai house Jalsa, with cakes and gifts for the actor. Big B greeted them while beaming widely, and folded his hands in gratitude for the well wishes. Now, on Thursday, Amitabh dropped a sweet post thanking his fans and well-wishers for their birthday wishes.

Taking to Instagram, the 81-year-old megastar shared a collage and thanked his fans and well-wishers for their love and admiration. The actor said he was blessed and filled with unending gratitude for the love and support he received from his fans, saying it would be impossible to repay them. Along with the collage, Amitabh wrote in the caption, "This love and affection is beyond any effort to repay it .. blessed and filled with unending gratitude.(sic)"

The collage shows his fans lined up in large numbers outside his residence with a long banner that read, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHRI. AMITABH BACHCHAN SIR." In the picture, Amitabh can be seen in a traditional outfit as he stands on a platform with folded hands. The picture also shows several people capturing the moment on their mobile phones.

On the work front, the veteran actor is set to appear in the dystopian action thriller Ganapath. Helmed by Vikas Bahl, the movie features Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon in the lead roles. It is scheduled to hit the theatres on October 20. Amitabh also has the bilingual science fiction action movie Kalki 2898 AD, slated to be released next year.