I only liked him onscreen in some films and KBC. Maybe a lot due to his acting, command over language and persona he projects, being friendly, wise or etc!
Offscreen he is a piece of shit.
Supporting Gandhis during 1984, involvement in Bofors, openly sexist and chauvinistic, doing shitty films just for money (or thrills?) like Boom, Nishabd etc, accusation of sexually harassing Sayali Bhagat, barking on Twitter and blogs against media, commenters, critics, audience, trade etc, making Ash perform remedies and promote superstition openly before marriage, calling her "domesticated" (a widely criticised comment! You don't use words like this for a human! ), openly expressing son preference, bullying Shweta on national TV and telling her she just lives in reflected glory (her face fell then), his wife having drama in media & Rajya Sabha, taking up personal issues in Rajya Sabha, endorsing Cadbury just after it landed in controversy over worms in chocolates, endorsing Pepsi despite fresh controversy on pesticides, BARKING "UP mein dum hai jurm yahan kum hai" just after Nithari killings to prop up image of SP and UP government, naming a college and bridge after him and also renaming Mayo Hall in Allahabad as Amitabh Bachchan Sports Complex after he won elections and became MP in 1984, stating grandson preference (this partriarchal display of mindset despite endorsing UN initiative for girl child!), deliberately ignoring Khans, Hrithik and Ajay while talking about success of Abhishek films, claiming he has accepted his time is up yet tweeting about his follower count and lists where he is on top beating other stars, once he did tweet bragging about his BO success in his peak years too, sly tweeting against SMJ the day it went on air etc!
Jumps everywhere to maintain links. Congress, SP, BJP, Ambani, Adani, Mamta Bannerjee, Jayalalitha, jahan fayda dikhe lapak lo!
He ranks first on Most trusted lists.
And this is what he has done in return for the trust and love people repose in him. 🤢
I am ashamed of having ever posted in his favour on this forum before. Ashamed of watching his films. Ashamed of trying to give him benefit of doubt despite knowing a lot about him.
To hell with him or any other crappy celeb!
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