With his sheer versatility, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who turned 67 on October 11, has successfully established himself as Indian cinema’s brand ambassador besides being the most sought after star in Bollywood.

“When I was a four-year-old I used to ask for gifts on my birthdays but that phase is over now. I think the biggest gift for me at this point of my life would be that I continue getting work and the support of my family,” the superstar said on the eve of his birthday.

And while most of the stars and superstars have went into oblivion, the “angry young man” of Indian cinema, who started his career in the Hindi film industry with ‘Saat Hindustani’ in 1969, is enjoying the busiest time of his career with back to back releases and a prime time reality show on television.
Bachchan, who made a comeback to television as “pop philosopher” on ‘Bigg Boss 3‘, will next be seen in fantasy movie ‘Aladin‘, where he is playing a genie.

Apart from ‘Aladin‘ the actor has six other big budget films lined up for release, including ‘Paa’, ‘Teen Patti‘, Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Rann‘, Shoe Bite’ and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Chenab Gandhi‘.
Despite his busy schedule, Bachchan has also found a blog to stay connected with his fans across the globe and hardly a day goes when the star does not update it.

Bachchan, who will soon complete his 40th year in the film industry may feel that the “excitement of birthdays and gifts has long since gone by” but that has not stopped his fans across the globe from celebrating his big day, with more than 6,000 logging in on his official website to wish their icon a happy birthday

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma decided to celebrate the superstar’s birthday in style. As a gift to the Big B, Varma launched the theatrical trailer of their upcoming film Rann.
He also surprised Bachchan with a huge cake and 21 look-alikes dressed as characters from famous Bachchan films

Rann, which has already attracted enough controversy, also stars Ritiesh Deshmukh and is all set for a January 2010 release.