Disgusting to take selfies at cremation: Big B

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jul 04 2015 | 3:42 PM IST
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he was disgusted when people around him clicked selfies as he attended the cremation of his friend.
The 72-year-old-actor posted on the social netowrking site Facebook that he was disappointed with the insensitivity of the people, who had no respect for the dead and the living.
"My dear friend passed away suddenly... Was chatting and suddenly gone! Fragility of life... Went for the cremation to Delhi... At the cremation, people taking mobile pics and 'selfies'... Disgusting!
"They have no respect for the dead and no respect for the living that come to pay their respects for the dead...," the cine icon wrote.
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First Published: Jul 04 2015 | 3:42 PM IST

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