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Amitabh Meets Onscreen Mother On Her 86th Birthday

IANS, 31 Jul, 2015 01:18 PM
  • Amitabh Meets Onscreen Mother On Her 86th Birthday
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan visited yesteryear actress Sulochana Latkar's home here to celebrate her 86th birthday.
 
Sulochana also essayed the mothers's role of almost all the leading actors like Manoj Kumar, Dev Anand and Mehmood.
 
The 72-year-old actor took to micro-blogging website Twitter and shared: "Sulochana ji happy 86th birthday! Played my Mother in endless films! Went to her home and greeted her! Sulochana ji, Mother to so many leading men in films - soft gentle and endearing... 86th birthday!".
 
They have been seen together in films like "Faraar", "Roti Kapda aur Makaan" and "Yaarana".
 
The "Deewar" star also shared several photographs of him taking the actress' blessing by touching her feet.
 
"Badon ka aashirwaad! Sulochana ji ka janm divas , 86 saal! Maa ki bhumika kitni baar nibhayi filmo mein! (Elder's blessing. She played the role of my mother in films many a times)," he added.

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