Amitabh Bachchan feels earthquake tremors in Kolkata

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently shooting for his upcoming film Te3n here, felt the high-intensity earthquake that hit early this morning.

A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake with epicentre in Manipur hit the northeastern region of the country on Monday, causing damage to many buildings and spreading panic.

Bachchan, 73, said he is praying for the wellbeing of the people affected by the tragedy.

"EARTHQUAKE! felt it around 4.30 am here in Kolkata, bed shook... I wondered... Confirmed this morning... May all be safe ! PRAYERS!," he posted on Twitter.

T 2102 -EARTHQUAKE ! felt it around 4.30 am here in Kolkata, bed shook .. i wondered..confirmed this morning .. May all be safe ! PRAYERS !

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) January 4, 2016

Te3N, produced by Sujoy Ghosh, also stars Vidya Balan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui. It is directed by Ribhu Dasgupta.