As Amitabh Bachchan turns 74, these five reasons prove he connects with youth better than anyone else

The Shehenshah and the Angry Young Man Amitabh Bachchan of Bollywood turns 74 today. His birthday is no less than a festival for his fans (even today’s Dusshera hold less importance in front of him). His stature is so grand that achieving it is a distant and almost impossible a dream for anyone.

At 74, most of his contemporaries are absent from the silver screen. If they do make appearances, they seldom leave the mark that Big B does. The silver jubilee of his life is only a year away but Amitabh has never let age come in way of his success.

When Big B was young, he resonated with a million fans who loved seeing him throw punches at the villains on silver screen. As age caught up with him, he became the grandfather of the family around whom kids gather to hear interesting stories.

Mr. Bachchan is not your stereotypical grandfather of the family who refuses to change with times. He is not the one who sits in the rocking chair of the balcony and makes an irking face every time a young lad passes by in the motorcycle. In fact, Amitabh Bachchan is the elder member who would joyfully become pillion to the rider.

On his birthday, we bring to you five reasons that make him an inspiration, a secret keeper and the most loved actor of the youth.

Choice of movies:

It is righteous to say that Amitabh has changed with times. His choice of movies shows his desire to connect with the youth, the latest example being ‘Pink’. In the courtroom drama, Amitabh was the old man who stood with three girls fighting against the patriarchal society. When the girls were subject to judgmental glances from the middle aged aunties and uncles of their locality, Big B proved that they did no wrong. His ‘No Means No’ dialogue is so apt for the modern society, that every woman is living by this verse.

Style:

Amitabh Bachchan is an embodiment of amazing style. His sense of fashion is so on point that even the younger generation takes cue from it. Be it bandhagalas, tailored suits, waistcoats or even kurta pyjama; Amitabh effortlessly looks modish. He doesn’t fret away from trying new colours and silhouettes, something from which our real grandparents can learn from. He didn’t shy away from trying Jack Sparrow (from Pirates of Caribbean) style in ‘Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’ and looked remarkable in the latest TVC for Tata Sky as the storyteller.

Tech-savvy:

What adds to more points on Big B being the coolest granddad is his comfort with technology. One of the first celebrity users of micro-blogging Twitter, Big B it seems is made for technology. A few years ago during his interview to actor Ayushmaan Khurrana, Big B had said that he has a thirst to learn new things. So whenever, new technology hits the market, he wants to know all about it. 

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Connect with young actors:

Ne may have seen in public appearances of Big B, which he gels with the young actors like water with milk. He shakes his leg with them, doesn’t shy away from mouthing their dialogues and rarely lets them feel that he is a senior actor. Maybe it is his ease with them that he doesn’t need to demand respect, it comes from involuntarily.

Life lessons:

Big B is a perfect example of never give up. The resilient Shehenshah of Bollywood has seen many oceanic deep lows in his life , but he never did give up. In these times when the youth lives in trying times, with failures at every step; Big B’s life struggles prove that you should never take both success and failure seriously. Big B tells the young to always follow this mantra- ‘This too shall pass’!