Shilpa Shirodkar Legend is a very small word for Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan is showered with messages from family, friends and well wishers from the industry today as he turns 80.

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The Bollywood legend that he is, there is hardly a Hindi film personality.

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In conversation with ETimes, actress Shilpa Shirodkar shares her cherished memories.

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From the time she worked with Big B in Hum and Khuda Gawah.

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"Legend is a very small word for Amit ji," she says.

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He is one of the most humble, kind, gentle human beings I have worked with.

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He never for a moment made me feel uncomfortable or new!

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He participated in rehearsals and never failed to teach me voice modulations or expressions.

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I only learnt and learnt more each day with Amit ji on the set.

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