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Katwa Jaggery Businessman Ashok Kumar Dreams of Meeting Big B
- •Ashok Kumar Roy, a jaggery businessman from Katwa, is a die-hard fan of Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan and celebrates his birthday every year since 2018.
- •Local dignitaries, including Katwa police station IC Sanchayan Banerjee and court GRO Biman Ghosh, attended the recent birthday celebration featuring a cake-cutting ceremony.
- •Driven by his deep admiration, Ashok-babu has already written around 90 pages of a biographical book on Amitabh Bachchan by gathering information from various sources.
- •Although a planned trip to Mumbai to meet the actor was halted by the coronavirus pandemic, he still dreams of interviewing Big B and publishing the biography.
- •Relatives like Priti Chowdhury note that Ashok-babu’s devotion to Amitabh Bachchan remains an integral part of his life and emotional expression.
Key Questions Answered
Ashok Kumar Roy is a jaggery businessman from Katwa town who has been religiously celebrating Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan's birthday every year since 2018. His celebrations include organizing a cake-cutting ceremony in the presence of notable local figures like police and court officials.
Ashok-babu is writing a biographical book about Amitabh Bachchan by gathering information from various books, magazines, and interviews, having already written around 90 pages. His ultimate goal is to interview the actor and publish the completed biography as a book.
Ashok-babu previously contacted the actor and even spoke with his secretary, creating an opportunity to travel to Mumbai and meet him in person. However, that plan could not materialize due to the coronavirus pandemic.
