Amitabh Shrivastav popularly known as Amitabh Bachchan or Big B turns sixty nine and still the light of India's greatest actor continues to glow, showing ways for young and old.

Amitabh - means the light that would never go off is truly the definition for India's most recognized man who has always fought against odds and has turned his so called weakness into his biggest strengths.

At sixty nine Amitabh Bachchan is a living legend. After forty years in Indian silver screen the man is fighting fit, never fails to smell his gym and always on time, the versatility of Amitabh as an actor can exchange his colorful silk shirt and scarves from 'Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap' for a shawl and kurta in Prakash Jha's 'Aarakshan' with amazing conviction and ease.

He can make the Asian superstar Rajinikanth go speechless after watching Auro making him say "now what's left for us".

Amitabh Bachchan at the age of sixty seven devoted five hours only for the makeup of 'Auro' where eight different layers of clay where put and he was not allowed to eat, drink and talk for during the time the makeup was being put. Where will you find such dedication in today's actors?

The only actor in India to hold maximum Filmfare nominations (36) starting from his debut 'Saat Hindustani' where he was nominated in the best newcomer category. Amitabh went on to win Filmfare fourteen times and received four national awards in acting category.

Such a legend was rejected for his height which many felt was too long and his voice which many people during his initial days found it to be rough while other actors like Rajesh Khanna's sounded smooth and pleasant.

Today Amitabh is the first choice for voiceovers in Bollywood films and the mighty Khans are obliged to have his voice in their prestigious projects like Aamir had him in 'Lagaan' and Shahrukh Khan is pleased to have the most popular deep baritone voice for his most ambitious 'Ra.One'.

Every B-town biggie wants to be in his remakes and there won’t be anyone in the world who loves Bollywood to be unaware of Bachchan's films like 'Deewar', 'Sholay', 'Don', 'Trishul', 'Amar Akbar Anthony', 'Agneepath'.

The one take actor as far as the drunken scenes are concerned is a huge inspiration to the perfectionist Aamir who has once said that nobody does the drunken act the way Amitji does and it's amazing that he does it in one take.

The trademark left punch, the stylish use of left hand, the peculiar way of standing and delivering those dialogues which are still remembered by those who were not even born during the 70s or 80s confirms Amitabh's popularity and stardom which ranges beyond ages.

The legend however is humble and doesn't agree to the tag of angry young man and names Ulhas and Sunil Dutt as Bollywood angry first angry young man and believes every actor is capable and it depends upon the director how he moulds.

When asked about being the trendsetter in Bollywood, he says, "It's always the character that is liked by the audience, an actor just comes in."

Amitabh has proven time and again be it cinema or television that legends are tough to break and the light would never go off.

As the iconic elder statesman of Indian cinema celebrates his sixty nine at the JW Marriott in Mumbai today at night, the light continues to glow providing hope and motivation to millions just like KBC in its fifth edition spanning eleven years still repeats the story of Amitabh Bachchan's glory as an anchor, motivator, icon, actor, singer, producer and above all an inspiration which says never says it's done.