BBC Asian Network has announced that Bollywood star, Amitabh Bachchan, will be taking part in a special edition of BBC Asian Network’s In Conversation With… on Tuesday 27 January.
Listeners will be able to be in the audience at this exclusive event which is taking place at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London. Ticket registration will open at 9am on Monday 19 January and will close at 10am on Friday 23 January.
Having worked in Hindi cinema for over four decades, he has starred in some of the industry’s biggest blockbusters including ‘Sholay’, ‘Coolie’ and ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham’. His talents are not limited to India alone, having appeared in Oscar-nominated film ‘The Great Gatsby’ alongside Leonardo Di Caprio.
He became a trendsetter when he made the transition to the small screen as a TV host and, in 1999, the international icon was voted the ‘greatest star of stage or screen’ in the BBC’s Your Millennium online poll.
Since then, the world renowned star has been immortalised in wax at Madame Tussauds, honoured with several Doctorates and even carried the torch during the London 2012 Olympics.
Amitabh Bachchan will take listeners through his story so far and talk about his latest film Shamitabh.
The interview will be recorded and broadcast on the Asian Network – date and time are still to be confirmed.
Full details on how to register for the free tickets, as well as terms and conditions, will be available on bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork. Listeners can apply for a maximum of one pair of tickets per household, and must make their own way to and from the event. The event is for over 16s only.
