Last week, film star Amitabh Bachchan was in New Delhi as part of a campaign to save tigers. At a press conference, a journalist asked him a long-winded question: “Sir, you are a film icon and many people watch your films. Your films are popular not only in India but also abroad. When you say something in films or do something, people instantly get a message. Many people consider you as an idol.
But apart from films, you also engage in social service. Here, we find you as an ambassador for ‘save the tiger’ campaign. Now that you are involved in both acting and this campaign, can we expect that you will do something about tigers in your films?” Bachchan listened to this five-minute-long question with rapt attention and took the microphone to reply in just two words: “Yes sir.”
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