Published 09:49 IST, September 30th 2020

Amitabh Bachchan announces he is 'a pledged organ donor'; says 'bearing the giving'

On September 29, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan took to his social media handle and revealed that he is a pledged organ donor while wearing a green ribbon

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On September 29, Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan took to his social media handle and anunced that he is "a pledged organ dor" w. While sharing anuncement, actor also shared a picture. In photo, Amitabh was seen flashing a smile while posing. Meanwhile, a green ribbon was seen attached to corner of his coat.

Instagramming photo, Big B wrote a caption, which re, " distinction of wear of GREEN ribbon ..I AM A PLEDGED ORGAN DOR !". To conclude his caption, he ded, "bearing giving of life to ar !!". Scroll down to take a look at Amitabh Bachchan's Instagram post. 

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Amitabh Bachchan becomes a 'pledged organ dor'

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Within a couple of hours, 77-year-old actor's post mand to garner more than 107k double-taps on photo-sharing platform; and is still counting. Meanwhile, many from his 23.2M followers flooded comments section with red-heart and clapping emoticons. Rapper-singer Honey Singh and actor Karanvir Sharma, among many ors, left a couple of folded hand and high-ten emoticons, respectively. 

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Amitabh Bachchan's Instagram post for organ donation
Amitabh Bachchan's Instagram post for organ donation

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On or side, a section of fans praised actor's initiative. A user wrote, "this is really appreciating and inspiring...i would definitely do this" while ar asserted, "It is our duty to give back whatever we can after we are gone". While appreciating  actor, a few Instagram users called him "a living legend". 

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Amitabh Bachchan's  Instagram post for organ donation
Amitabh Bachchan's  Instagram post for organ donation

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A peek into Amitabh Bachchan's Instagram

Interestingly,  Amar Akhbar Anthony actor is currently shooting 12th season of his game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati. His media feed is flooded with numerous posts promoting show. Apart from giving a peek into upcoming episodes of show, Bachchan also keeps his fans and followers updated with his whereabouts. Recently, to celebrate Daughter's Day, he shared a coll-picture of him and his daughter Shweta. 

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Talking about professional front, on big screen, he was last seen in a pan-India film Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy. During nationwide lockdown, Amitabh marked his digital debut as his film Gulabo Sitabo took an OTT release. Shoojit Sircar directorial also featured Ayushmann Khurrana in le. He will be next seen in Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Mouni Roy.

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09:49 IST, September 30th 2020