VIRAL PIC: Amitabh Bachchan Flaunts His Sikh Roots On Social Media

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Friday clarified that his look from upcoming period crime-drama "Thugs of Hindostan" is yet to be revealed and the one that's doing the rounds is from an advertisement.

 

Social media was abuzz with a leaked image of the veteran star and it was believed to be from "Thugs of Hindostan", in which Amitabh has Aamir Khan and Shraddha Kapoor as co-stars.

 

In the photo, the 74-year-old-actor is seen dressed as a Sikh, complete with a turban and beard. "My Nani, Amar Kaur Sodhi and my Nana, Khazan Singh Suri, must be smiling from the heavens to see me thus in my Sikh roots," Mr Bachchan captioned the picture. Soon, the picture went viral and one of the users on Twitter wrote, "Amitabh Bachchan's first look in Thugs Of Hindostan."

 

In response to a Twitter post on the image, Amitabh wrote: "No sir. This is from an ad I worked in today. Not Thugs."

 

Few months ago, Aamir Khan's bearded look was also believed to be for Thugs Of Hindostan. But the actor was perhaps shooting for an advertisement.

 

Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan have collaborated for the first time for Vijay Krishna Acharya's Thugs Of Hindostan. The film is slated for a Diwali release. Aamir has earlier worked with Mr Acharya in Dhoom 3.

 

Meanwhile, Mr Bachchan is currently awaiting the release of his next film Sarkar 3. The Ram Gopal Varma-directed film also stars Manoj Bajpayee, Amit Sadh and Yami Gautam. Sarkar 3 hits the screens on May 12.

 

Amitabh Bachchan, who last starred in Pink, recently won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues.

 

Based on the novel "Confessions of a Thug" by Philip Meadows Taylor, the film looks at the lives of imperial thugs who stole from travellers, in India during 1830s.

 

The film is being directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, best known for the "Dhoom" franchise.