Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says that his surname (Bachchan) does not represent any religion. Recently, in a Karamveer episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 11, Big B made many such interesting revelations.
On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, Gandhi’s true follower Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak and Indore Municipal Corporation Commissioner Ashish Singh visited the set. While shooting, Bindeshwar raised an issue about getting no respect for the Dalits who are asked to clean toilet to which Big B said that his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan respected such people around him.
Amitabh Bachchan said, “I have no shame in saying that my father respected the people around him. It was our tradition that a person during Holi puts color on the feet of the eldest and highly respected man. My father Harivansh Rai Bachchan used to put colors on the legs of the person who cleaned toilets before starting his celebration”.
Further, he added saying, “My surname ‘Bachchan’ does not belong to any religion as my father was against it. My surname was Srivastava but we never believed in it. I feel proud saying is that I'm the first person to hold this family name. When I was taking admission to Kindergarten, my father was asked my surname and then he decided that my surname would be ‘Bachchan’. When Census employees come to my place, they ask me about my religion and I always answer that I belong to no religion, I'm Indian.”
(Source: Dainik Bhaskar)
