Which caste does Amitabh Bachchan belong to? When the census team asked the question, Big B gave a befitting reply
Amitabh Bachchan is not only the superstar of the century, but his name has also become a big brand and an identity. Amitabh has a strong fan following all over the world, and people worship him. But Amitabh Bachchan feels bad to see that he is asked about his caste. He feels sad that casteism still exists in the country. The 82-year-old star said this in the latest episode of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 16’.
In the latest episode of KBC 16, Yubasna Kapas from Kolkata sat on the hot seat. She is studying sociology from Miranda House in Delhi. While playing the game, Yubasna told Amitabh Bachchan that apart from studies, she is also associated with a theater group and has been learning music since second class. Meanwhile, Yubasna has shared that she wants to work on films that break the caste system and stereotypes in which a person is ostracized on the basis of his caste, class, gender, religion or any other social identity.
When Amitabh Bachchan was asked about his caste
On hearing this, Amitabh Bachchan said, ‘Casteism is an old problem and it is very sad to see how it still exists. Especially when the census team comes, apart from all the information, they also ask about your caste.’
‘This caste system has to be broken’
Amitabh further said, ‘When we were asked, we told them that our father never told us. He said that something has to be written. So I said write Indian. We have to break this caste system.’
Amitabh Bachchan narrated the story of his father
Amitabh Bachchan then narrated an incident related to his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan. He said, ‘Films are a great medium, where you get such poetic justice. In films, you will get poetic justice in 3 hours and this was taught to us by father. In old age, he was ill and he used to tell us to show him a film. He used to watch a film every day. Sometimes he used to watch the same film again and again. We asked him what he would get out of it. He told us that you will not get this poetic justice anywhere else, only in films. This is your thinking and I like it.’
