Popular Malayalam actress Swetha Menon recalls memories of Big B, who turned 80 on Tuesday, aꦐnd shared how as a 10- year-old, she proposed to Amitabh Bachchan.
Speaking to the media, the actress, who is now based in Mumbai,💎 said that the incident happened in Allahabad in her childhood.
"My father was an Air Force officer and one day𒁏, he told me that Rajiv Gandhi and Bachchan are coming to Allahabad to immerse the ashes of Indira Gandhi. I said I want to meet Bachchan and my father flatly refused," she said.
"When t෴he occasion arrived, I remember I had just got up and remembered that it was the day. We were staying in the Air Force area, and without even brushing my teeth, I ran out, and I reached the venue. There was absolute silence as the function was going on. I reached Bachchan and told him to please 'marry me as I am in love with you'."
"Then I ܫlooked at my father, he was fuming, and in a moment, another officer came and, in a flash, took me away," said Menon.
She goes on to add that years passed, and after she won a M🥀iss India contest in 1994, ꦏaccording to the convention, the winner returns the following year to hand pass it to the next winner.
"The event happened in Mumbai. The stairs leading to the stage were very steep. As I was standing, I realized it was Bachchan who was standing next to me and seeing him, I went into a trance, and in the process, I fell down. He came and helped me rise, and that was a huge moment for me," said Menon laughin🌃g as she was explaining her awe for Big B.
Menon has worked in𝐆 various industries, including Bollywood and is presently an office bearer of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes.
