Bachchan, 74, took to his blog to share an emotional letter penned by his daughter on his 73rd birthday, in which Shweta describes what it takes to be the "living legend" he is.
"...After many hours of agonising over the correct answer to the question 'What makes your father COOL?' it dawns on me that there is no secret formula. He is a prolific adaptor to changing circumstances. It is as simple and as difficult as that.
She went on to appreciate Bachchan's ability to gel around with the younger lot of Bollywood and at the same time observe and absorb their energy.
"He educates himself with what is prevalent, and that's how he remains in touch with the times. I have seen him engage with a room full of young achievers one night, over dinner, at filmmaker Karan Johar's place. He had them enthralled, but the beauty of it was that it was he who went home having learnt the most.
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The "Pink" star has had a dream run for more than four decades in the film industry and is still going strong. Shweta defines the field of acting as "gladiator's pit" and praises her father for surviving with his glory entact.
"His popularity has stood the test of time-many smear campaigns, a brief encounter with politics (which he regrets until this day), a near-fatal accident, a greying goatee, and a change of address. His arena of work is like a gladiator's pit; it's you against the beasts, and if you manage to end the day alive then glory is yours.
Bachchan, who garnered applause for his performance in recently released film "Pink," will soon start working on Ram Gopal Varma's "Sarkar 3".
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