Amitabh Bachchan marks his 79th birthday

Amitabh Bachchan is seen in a still from his television show “Yudh,” to go on air from mid-July. Anurag Kashyap, the creative director of the show, took a deliberate decision of 'no makeup' for the artists and the entire cast welcomed it.File Photo

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan turned a year older on Monday, and the actor marked his special day with an uber-cool social media post.

Taking to his Instagram handle, Bachchan posted a photo collage in which he can be seen walking, sporting his green shoes and stylish sling bags. “.... walking into the 80th,” he captioned the post.

Fans and fellow members of the film industry went gaga after seeing Bachchan’s trendy avatar and flooded the comments section with birthday wishes.

“Swag. Happy birthday sir,” Bhumi Pednekar wrote.

“Gangster,” Ranveer Singh added.

Big B’s daughter Shweta Bachchan commented, “79th,” with a heart emoticon.

Earlier today, his fans gathered outside the ‘Jalsa’ residence to celebrate the actor’s birthday.

Fans were seen cutting a cake and playing songs outside the actor’s residence.