Amitabh Bachchan thanks fans for 'Piku'

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has thanked fans for loving his latest release Piku.

Bachchan, 72, who plays a hypochondriac father, took to Twitter to thank his fans.

"T 1862 - Pranaam, Namaskaar and greetings for the affection shown towards PIKU...," Bachchan tweeted.

T 1862 - Pranaam, Namaskaar and greetings for the affection shown towards PIKU ... pic.twitter.com/WXyNgXnfZh

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 11, 2015

Set in Delhi and Kolkata, the road drama also stars Deepika Padukone, Irrfan Khan and Moushumi Chatterjee.

The Shoojit Sircar-directed film hit theatres last Friday and has been recieving a good box-office response.

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