What makes Amitabh Bachchan relevant even at 73

With Pink, Amitabh Bachchan has once again established his supremacy in the Hindi film industry. The film, directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, has been getting rave reviews from both critics and audiences.

He plays a lawyer who returns to the courtroom after a long gap in the film, which also stars Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang and Angad Bedi in key roles.

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Already, 2016 is being seen as the megastar’s biggest comeback year: He has done four films this year, playing powerful roles tailor-made for him starting with Wazir, followed by Ki And Ka and Te3n.

Given his box-office pull, we try to decode why Amitabh Bachchan, at his age, is considered the biggest superstar India’s has ever known, with filmmakers writing roles with only him in mind.