Nearly two months later, it has now been reported that the veteran actor is planning to construct a memorial dharamshala in Ayodhya in memory of his father, renowned poet Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan. In July, reports of Amitabh Bachchan buying land in Ayodhya made headlines.
Ayodhya Development Authority Vice Chairman Anurag Jain confirmed to the publication that an application for a dharamshala with more than 20 rooms has been received from Amitabh. Amitabh’s mother, Teji Bachchan, was a social activist and theatre performer who also served as a director of the Film Finance Corporation of India.
He said the layout would be approved after due process and added that the facility would provide better accommodation for devotees visiting Ayodhya.
Recently, the 83-year-old actor addressed rumours about his retirement.
He took to his blog and criticised reports that had misinterpreted an earlier post in which he had written, “it’s late, time to retire”.
