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UP Village Hopes Rekindled After Amitabh Bachchan Acknowledges Ancestral Roots
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CNBC TV18•11-10-2026, 18:51
UP Village Hopes Rekindled After Amitabh Bachchan Acknowledges Ancestral Roots
- •Residents of Babu Patti in Uttar Pradesh are hopeful that a two-decade-old promise will be fulfilled after Amitabh Bachchan acknowledged his ancestral link on Kaun Banega Crorepati.
- •Jaya Bachchan had visited the village in 2006, inaugurating a library and promising books and a girls' college.
- •During a late September episode, Amitabh Bachchan expressed regret over the family's long absence and promised to provide books for the library.
- •District Magistrate Abhishek Pandey visited the village and assured residents that the library will be fully stocked with books before Diwali.
- •Babu Patti is the birthplace of legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, and the latest developments have brought renewed optimism to the local community.
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Residents of Babu Patti in Uttar Pradesh experienced renewed joy and hope after Amitabh Bachchan acknowledged his family's deep-rooted connection to the village during an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC).
Although the library building was constructed in memory of Harivansh Rai Bachchan following a 2006 promise by Jaya Bachchan, it remained largely unused because it lacked books and proper reading materials.
District Magistrate Abhishek Pandey visited Babu Patti and assured villagers that the library would be fully stocked with books before the Diwali festival.
