Amitabh Bachchan gets a special family selfie on his birthday

Bollywood legend and one of India's biggest icons Amitabh Bachchan celebrates his 72nd birthday on Saturday. Unsurpisingly, social media is deluged with people wishing Bachchan a happy birthday.

Even as more wishes flood in, his son, Abhishek Bachchan has posted a special group selfie of the Bachchan family on Instagram wishing his father. 

 

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Happy Birthday!! #BigB

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Meanwhile, @SrBachchan delighted fans by retweeting their posts on Twitter, ranging from videos to photos to special messages. 

Bachchan also posted a video thanking all those who took the time and effort to wish him. Further, he posted a personal thank you video for 2 lucky Twitter handles that were randomly selected. 

T 1639 - Congratulations !!! https://t.co/em8vPYp1Jp

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 9, 2014

T 1639 - The Second #AB72Wishes lucky one !!! https://t.co/UrtVXV1uKI

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 10, 2014