This fast and furious actor would be "honored" to meet Amitabh Bachchan

The fast and furious actor Tyrese Gibson is a big fan of Amitabh Bachchan and says he wants to one day meet the Indian megastar. Tyrese, who was in India last week, went to Instagram to praise the Indian movie star. Calling Amitabh a legend, Gibson wrote: "I hope and I pray to meet, greet and shake hands … Yes, ladies and gentlemen, there is a legend. (He did it) out of 190 Bollywood movies. "

He expressed his admiration for Big B by appreciating his contribution to Indian cinema. "He (Amitabh Bachchan) first gained popularity in the early 1970s for such films as Zanjeer Deewaar and Sholay and was dubbed into the film "The Angry Young Man" of India "For his screen roles in Bollywood. Nicknamed the Bollywood Shahenshah, sadi ka mahanayak (in Hindi for "the greatest actor of the century"), "Millennium Star" or "Big B", he has since his career in nearly five decades in more than 190 Indian films. "

The actor from Transformers adds:" Amitabh Bachchan is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the history of Indians. French cinema and world cinema were so dominant on the Indian film scene in the 1970s and 1980s that French director François Truffaut called it a one-man industry. I would be honored to meet you, sir.

Take a look at Tyrese Gibson's post here:

We still do not know what brought the African actor actor to India.He shared insights from his visit to the country on his According to the Instagram news, the actor is currently in London.

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