NEW YORK: At the World premiere of Hollywood film “The Great Gatsby”, the noise went up for a moment and the US media was left wondering if Leonardo DiCaprio had come, but it was actually Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
An overwhelmed Big B put up a series of tweets:
T 1096 -Thank you my Ef, and thank you to those that cheered their lungs out !! US media thought Leonardo had come, when noise went up ..
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 2, 2013
T 1096 -The fans, the Ef that crowded the stands were absolutely fantastic .. Had it not been for you, no one would have even noticed me !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 2, 2013
T 1096 -OK ! getting emotional about the red carpet and seeing all the banners and the cheering from fans. Your sincerity and love…awesome
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 2, 2013
T 1096 -I really have no words to express my gratitude to all of you that cheered in virtual world, and on the streets of NYC .. indebted !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 2, 2013
“The Great Gatsby”, directed by Baz Luhrmann, marks Amitabh’s Hollywood debut. He plays Meyer Wolfsheim in the $125 million 3D project, an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel of the same name.
The movie, which also stars Tobey Maguire and Leonardo Di Caprio, will open the 66th edition of Cannes International Film Festival, starting May 15. Amitabh will join the team on the red carpet there too
