Amitabh Bachchan graced the recent award ceremony conducted by the
Akkineni family
in Hyderabad in honour of actor Nagarjuna Akkineni‘s father, the late great actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Big B felicitated this year’s awardee, Megastar Chiranjeevi, during the event yesterday (October 28).
During the event,
Bachchan
revealed what his father, the great Indian poet
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
, wanted his sons to understand about their
legacy
.
In a recent video going viral on the internet, the Big B was heard discussing the courage and effort it takes to carry a great legacy forward. He recited a few lines from his father Harivansh’s poem. The actor shared that it was his father’s response to some of his friends who used to tell him to write a will stating what he planned to leave for his sons.
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“My father then said, ‘I haven’t been able to leave any material wealth—no money or anything—for my sons. I write poetry. I have written some words, and these manuscripts are what I have. I hope they will be looked after with respect,’” he stated.
But the actor wanted everyone to remember a line that is his favorite from his father’s work: ‘Mere bete, bete hone se mere uttaradhikari nahi honge. Jo mere uttaradhikari honge, woh mere bete honge’—‘My sons, just because you are my sons does not mean you will be my inheritors. Those who are my inheritors will be my sons.’ Bachchan translated this for the audience.
He showered praises on Nagarjuna Akkineni for preserving the legacy and proving that he is a successful inheritor. The actor further declared himself an official member of
Tollywood
and teased director Nag Ashwin to cast him in more movies like ‘Kalki 2898 AD.’
