Big B gets standing ovation in London

Amitabh Bachchan got a standing ovation by a 20,000 strong audience in London on August 24, as he recited -- in his inimitable baritone dialogues -- dialogues from his all-time hits like Deewar and Agneepath, as part of the Unforgettable world tour.

Bachchan became emotional while delivering dialogues from Deewar. Recalling the scene when he goes to a temple for the first time asking God to save his mother's life, Amitabh said at the tour, "Whenever I do the scene, I get emotional about my mother, whom I lost last year."

Bachchan also read out some of the poems from Agneepath, penned by his late father Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

Besides the regular stars on the show -- Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Ritesh Deshmukh, and music directors Vishal and Shekhar, Shilpa Shetty joined the London leg of the tour. They were assisted by a cast of 130 stage artists, who kept the crowd spell bound with their scintillating performances.

The event promoted by India's Wizcraft International Entertainment -- which marks Bachchans' comeback to the stage after a gap of almost 20 years -- will have its final show at Rotterdam in Netherlands on August 29.

In the picture: Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya pose for photographers during a photocall in London.

Text: PTI | Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images