Amitabh Bachchan says he is an actor, not a salesman!

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, also known as Big B, has almost endorsed every consumer product till now but the megastar has insisted that he is an actor and not a salesman.

The 69-year-old, who is one of the most popular personalities in the Indian film industry, commented on the huge amount of money which is being spend these days on the promotion of the films.

“Now… gosh I fail to even imagine the various ‘technologies’ that are put into use for attention to be drawn towards a particular film. Any and every medium that has the patronage or attention of the masses, is exploited for the benefit of a film on release.”

“Spend tons of money, almost the entire budget of the film at times, to get in the audience for that crucial first week and rest,” he wrote in his blog.

The actor mentioned in his blog that the big names in the industry like Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar never leave any stone unturned to promote their films.

Bachchan said when he was hosting the Bigg Boss show Akshay came all the way to be a part of the show because he had to promote one of his films. The veteran actor also mentioned Shah Rukh Khan in the meanwhile.

The actor stated he doesn’t like being a part of all these promotions since he is an actor and not a salesman but on the same note he admitted that to be a part of the promotions has now become mandatory for every actor, who wants his movie to do well at the box office.

“I am not a salesman and to expect this talent from me would be wishful thinking. But the region and area of work that we function in, has made it mandatory for all of us to succumb unwillingly into the depths of its operations.”

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Posted by Imran Shaukat Khan on Jun 1 2012. Filed under Bollywood. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.