Amitabh takes on newspaper for wrong reportage

August 24, 2016 | Published by : ILT Staff Reporter

Mumbai, Aug 24: The classy Mr B certainly has a sense of humour. This morning, Mumbai Mirror carried a three column picture of Amitabh Bachchan dressed in a suit walking by a young girl and dog. The caption read: “Stray plea: A fan’s request to Amtabh Bachchan for a selfie at a studio in Mumbai did not yield any positive result.”

In a pictorial rebuttal to Mumbai Mirror, the veteran actor, posted “@MumbaiMirror Avoided selfie with fan? ..WRONG ! proof I did not .. i wanted to get out of my shoot costume.” The actor posted this picture (alongside) and another posing for a selfie with the young girl.

T 2358 – @MumbaiMirror avoided selfie with fan? ..WRONG ! proof I did not .. i wanted to get out of my shoot costume pic.twitter.com/TfvpqxoGk4
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 24, 2016

T 2358 – @MumbaiMirror, here is lady’s selfie, further proof !! told her to wait till I got out of my shoot dress ! pic.twitter.com/XlTKZUWfPd
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 24, 2016

He then tweeted, “@MumbaiMirror You referring to the ‘stray’ in picture ? Then could i have a recording of ‘stray’s’ request.”

T 2358 –@MumbaiMirror you referring to the ‘stray’ in picture ? Then could i have a recording of ‘stray’s’ request pic.twitter.com/awWI8aeDi8
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 24, 2016

Mr B’s legion of fans tittered appreciatively and when told, “I think your giving them to much of an explanation— why so !!???”, the actor replied, in all caps, “BECAUSE I WANT TO. ”

He finally ended his tweets, with “@MumbaiMirror .. !!!! BBBAAAAAADDUUUMMMMMBAAAAAA !!”