Overview

• On Saturday evening, Bachchan stepped outside his Mumbai home Jalsa to thank crowds and distribute goodies, with videos from the gathering shared widely.
• Fans marked the occasion with costumes, songs and cake-cutting outside Jalsa, while Kolkata’s Bachchan Dham temple hosted celebrations.
• Aishwarya Rai Bachchan shared a widely circulated photo of him with granddaughter Aaradhya as part of her birthday message.
• Film figures including Prabhas, Kajol, Ajay Devgn, Farhan Akhtar and Shatrughan Sinha posted public wishes celebrating his legacy.
• Producer Anand Pandit displayed birthday messages on 3,935 multiplex advertising screens nationwide, complemented by hoardings and newspaper ads.