“I would like to make a commitment here to offer my services to the state whenever required,” Big B announced in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while inaugurating noted flute player Pandit Hariprasad Chourasia’s ‘Brindavan Gurukul’ at Ghatikia near here.
Last week, Kerala had requested Bachchan to become the state’s brand ambassador to promote tourism.
On Sunday morning fans and admirers of the superstar rushed to the Jagannath temple in Puri when Bachchan made his maiden trip to the Orissa shrine with his wife Jaya Bachchan and Chourasia.
(Published 21 March 2010, 17:30 IST)
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