A Void Unfulfilled And Vacant: Is Amitabh Bachchan Planning To Retire?

Amitabh Bachchan, 82, surprised everyone a few days back when he posted a message on X, saying ‘time to go ..’. The legendary actor is quite active on social media and keeps his fans posted about his life and thought process through his blog. His latest blog post on a different platform reads, “Saturation .. and the paucity of space .. two sides of the same coin .. unavoidable .. but present, causing the mind to work in deeds that it may never have encountered ..”. The post is making rounds on social media where fans are speculating about his retirement.

The veteran actor has a tremendous fan following and after reading this post and the earlier message on X, it seems like he is considering retirement. While it may not be unusual for anybody to think about retirement at this age, it is not so for the legendary actor. He is a super senior citizen (age 82), an age when usually most people become homebound and depend on family members or others, but, the actor keeps on working at this age defying the beliefs associated with old age.

However, in his blog, he writes, “Multi-tasking is a great word in the modern lingua .. but the virtues of it have been overtaken long back .. leaving a void unfulfilled and vacant ..”.

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In the digital era, where information moves fast, the octogenarian actor managed to keep pace and being able to stay relevant and connected with the fans. He seems to understand how information spreads in the current time and how distractions work.

As he expresses in his blog, “The spread of information vast and in multiples, compels one and all to visit each… and by the time one has thought where to go the influence of the others takes prominence to the extent that the first is lost and forgotten…"

Amitabh Bachchan’s Plans For Retirement:

The actor is currently hosting the 16th season of the popular television show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. He clarified the speculations around his retirement in the promos of the episode of the show. When one of the members of the audience asked to decipher the tweet, and what he meant by ‘Time to go’, the actor gave a reply leaving everybody amused. He said, “Arre bhai sahab, humko kaam par jaane ka samay aagaya hai… gajab baat karte ho yaar! Aur raat ko jab 2 baje yahan se chhutti milti hai, toh ghar pahuchte-pahuchte 1-2 baj jaate hain. Woh likhte-likhte humko neend aa gayi, toh woh wahin tak reh gaya… Jaane ka waqt aur hum so gaye!”

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His last movie was Vettaiyan, with another veteran Rajinikanth, released in October 2024. Besides hosting the quiz show on television, the actor will be a part of the sequel of Kalki 2898 AD and will soon begin shooting for it.

Notably, the actor has received all three Padma awards (Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan) during his long work span. These civilian awards are given for distinguished and exceptional services or achievements.