On Tuesday, legendary Indian megastar, Amitabh Bachchan was unanimously selected for this year’s Dadasaheb Phalke Award. As soon as the announcement was made the veteran actor started receiving laudatory messages from his fans from across the globe on various social media platforms.
Among them was legendary Indian cricket, Sachin Tendulkar who took to Twitter to congratulate the Bollywood megastar in a unique style. Sachin used Amitabh Bachchan’s famous dialogue from 1990 super-hit movie Agneepath and revealed that this line gives him “goosebumbs even today”.
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Tendulkar’s congratulatory tweet read: “Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, Poora Naam. Baap Ka Naam Dinanath Chauhan, Maa Ka Naam Suhasini Chauhan. Gaon Mandwa. Umar 36…” a line that gives me goosebumps even today! May you continue to win hearts across the globe, Amit ji”.
“Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, Poora Naam. Baap Ka Naam Dinanath Chauhan, Maa Ka Naam Suhasini Chauhan. Gaon Mandwa. Umar 36…" a line that gives me goosebumps even today!
May you continue to win hearts across the globe, Amit ji.किरदार अनेक पर शहंशाह बस एक 🙏#DadaSahebPhalkeAward pic.twitter.com/pq9KFhejn4
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 25, 2019
Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bachchan are one of the bost followed and admired people in India in their respective fields. Both have inspired generations with their remarkable journeys in their respective fields and what they have achieved in their respective careers. While Tendulkar retired had decided to hang his boots from international cricket in 2013, Amitabh Bachchan is still working day-in-day-out even at 76 years of age — proving that age is just a number.
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Tendulkar is the only cricketer on the planet with 100 international centuries under his belt. He also holds the world record of scoring the maximum number of runs in international cricket. He is the only cricket who has played more than 200 matches in the longest format of the game.
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On the other hand, Amitabh Bachchan has won four National Awards for his performances in films like Agneepath (1990), Black (2005), Paa (2009) and Piku (2015). Sachin is the youngest-ever recipient of Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, while the 76-year-old star received country’s second-highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan in 2015.
Big B’s list of accolades also includes Padma Shri (1984) and Padma Bhushan (2001) and countless Filmfare awards and four national film awards as well.
