Amitabh Bachchan will never pen an autobiography

While most of Amitabh Bachchan's immediate family has continuously been in the public eye, daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda has stayed away from the spotlight.

That has changed since she began writing a column for dna After Hrs. And one can attest that she's a fine writer, who's become popular in a short time.

Proud Papa B says, "I do read Shweta's column. I get to read it before it goes to press!"

Bachchan Sr says he finds his blog, which he updates regularly "quite ordinary". He adds, "To me my blog is a wonderful medium to be able to connect with my fans and well-wishers. It gives me the ability to convey individually and personally my feelings to the reader, secure in the thought that it shall reach them without any corruption."

He continues, "I blog whenever I get the time. Sometimes I convey rapidly, most of the time not. But I do convey every day…And may I have the strength to continue in this fashion."

Amitabh calls the blog readers his "extended family". He says, "They confide in me. They show affection and concern. They get upset at times and reprimand me. They share their dreams and ambitions with me… they miss me when I am not there on time. Are not all these wonderfully domesticated attributes? They enrich my life by their honesty and frankness. By pulling me out of my closet at times and showing me a mirror. By critically analysing events and moments. By educating me on my faults."

An autobiography sometime soon? He says he won't pen one because "that would be a most futile experiment in self-aggrandizement."