Amitabh Bachchan Ad film shooting in Gir forest

Lions walk past Big B in Gir

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a pride of lions in Gir sanctuary, where he is shooting for a campaign to promote Gujarat tourism.

"A 5 a.m. call and what a call...into the forest and within a few hours, a miracle, eight to nine of them, an entire pride of lions! Unbelievable," an excited Amitabh, who has been appointed brand ambassador of the state, posted on his Twitter page.

"The lions walked past me... just five feet away! Amazing! Male, female and cubs, walked straight up to me, looked and went by."

Amitabh has been exploring Gujarat for some time and can't stop raving about the culture and beauty of India.

"What a magnificent country we own. And it is only when you visit these places yourself do you realise that it's not just the greatness of the domain that makes this land so wonderful and blessed, it is the man on the street, the commoner that gives this nation its strength and its glory," he posted on his blogwww.bigb.bigadda.com.

He will now head to the Somnath Temple to shoot for the campaign.

Lions walk past Big B in Gir

Lions walk past Big B in Gir 

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a pride of lions in Gir sanctuary, where he is shooting for a campaign to promote Gujarat tourism.

"A 5 a.m. call and what a call...into the forest and within a few hours, a miracle, eight to nine of them, an entire pride of lions! Unbelievable," an excited Amitabh, who has been appointed brand ambassador of the state, posted on his Twitter page. 

"The lions walked past me... just five feet away! Amazing! Male, female and cubs, walked straight up to me, looked and went by."

Amitabh has been exploring Gujarat for some time and can't stop raving about the culture and beauty of India.

"What a magnificent country we own. And it is only when you visit these places yourself do you realise that it's not just the greatness of the domain that makes this land so wonderful and blessed, it is the man on the street, the commoner that gives this nation its strength and its glory," he posted on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.

He will now head to the Somnath Temple to shoot for the campaign.  

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Amitabh Bachchan advertisement shoot of the Gujarat tourism corporation

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advertisement shoot of the Gujarat tourism corporation in Sasangir Gujarat

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T12 -The world makes way for those who know where they are going ..

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T12 -Thinking from the previous tweet, maybe we should work out a plan to get some of you across to have lunch with me.. ok will work on it

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T12 - A short quick nap before setting out again on the Rann ... lunch was fine .. sorry could not share it with all of you !!

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T12 -The district of Kutch the largest in India - size of the state of Haryana. Not too many people ; 250,000 and lucrative for business.

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T12 -The strong winds fill up your clothes your hair, your face - buy above fills up your mind with that air of freedom !!

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T12 -The surface of the Rann, salt laden. By afternoon the sea will come in they say. Water already seeping through the earth.

SrBachchan T11 - Off to have Gujju dinner .. the desert winds make me hungry and rough and determined .. my determination will come from you and you ..

SrBachchan T11 - okaaayy ! opening up to the 'followers' now .. I read all the numbers of some of the others - astounding ! Wonder if i can reach there

SrBachchan T11 -Sameer !! Where are you ? You just took an autograph on your shirt from me at the shoot.. If I catch you I will tweet back .. love

SrBachchan T11 -Tomorrow morning call at 4 am !! The Rann gets inceredibly hot and dusty beyond 10 or 11 AM .. so need to do those early shots !!

SrBachchan T11 -Dressed up as the typical 'Kutch i', everyone loved it. Reference was my dress in SRK film Paheli .. ShahRukh you reading ?

SrBachchan T11 - Almost 90% of this city was devastated in the terrible earthquake some years back.. now fresh constructions abound ..

SrBachchan T11 -back from first few hours of shoot in Gujarat, Bhuj ... interesting .. so much history, glory, diversity.. will describe detail in blog

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Big B learns video editing

Big B learns video editing  

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is now trying his hand at video editing.

"After an entire morning of learning how to edit a DVD on my own, I have finally managed a little snippet," Amitabh wrote on his blog bigb.bigadda.com. 

"That little snippet was an attempt to understand the business of editing," he added.

The actor posted the video on his blog. It shows him waving to hordes of people assembled outside his Jalsa home.

While describing the video, Amitabh wrote, "This is me in the red SUV coming into my house Jalsa on a Sunday evening. And this is a recurring scenario every Sunday, every evening. Then waving to the crowds accepting their love and affection, in my track suit and skull cap. The security having a tough time keeping the crowds from charging in. As I had mentioned a few days back." 

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