MUNNA The boy who grew into a legend

I have been privileged to write about Amitabh Bachchan for the last fifty years and more . I have written about him when he was a nobody in Bombay I saw Saat Hindustani flop, but I saw this unusual tall actor succeed as an actor and even win a National Award for his performance. I have been a close witness (thanks to him) to his rise and rise and the few falls in his illustrious career. I was there when that one nearly fatal accident on the sets of Manmohan Desais Coolie almost killed him. I was witness to his lonely battle to fight back and emerge a victor in the face of the most grim odds and cruel circumstances. And then I was there when he fought back as an actor. It will be fifty years and more since an unknown actor with an unusual name came to Indian Cinema and created a niche for himself. There has been only one Amitabh Bachchan whose name is etched on the sky of success and I dont think there will be another like him in the time and times to come, take or leave it, but that is my opinion about him which has lived with me for generations and I am sure will not leave me for generations to come. I am extremely grateful for having the opportunity to live through the era of Amitabh Bachchan and this I swear is no intention to flatter a dear friend who has now growing beyond all praise and gratitude.. What more can I say about a friend who has always been a friend and I hope will be a friend as long as time and friendship lasts.