The guitar-toting Saurabh Nimbkar is a regular on the Virar-Bhandup local train in Mumbai, where he sings songs and collects money for cancer patients. On Sunday, however, he had an unusual visitor who wanted to hear him live. That turned out to be superstar, Amitabh Bachchan, who had earlier hosted Nimbkar on his show Aaj Ki Raat Zindagi, where samaritans are invited as guests.
"His story was heart breaking, Bachchan wrote on his blog, "I felt I would want to sit by him and travel the distance he does, do what he does, in a show of support and spirit for his incredible thinking".
Social media gushed over the magnanimity of Bachchan for choosing to commute in a Mumbai local.
Great to see @SrBachchan sing in harmomy with his real life hero, Saurabh in a Mumbai local #BigBAurHeroKaSafarpic.twitter.com/uJFLYGSXYd
— #Bawro (@ankitlunia2011) November 15, 2015
@theKumarAkshay@Tweet_Buddy4U@Hussainkk12@SrBachchan is amazing. Salute to him. #BigBAurHeroKaSafarpic.twitter.com/LHAE3L9E7t
— #Bawro (@ankitlunia2011) November 15, 2015
Sky is the limit @SrBachchan#BigBAurHeroKaSafarpic.twitter.com/BWNLBB9Hyn
— ♛ANTHONY GOVEAS♛ (@AnthonyGoveas) November 15, 2015
Reel hero turns into real hero. pic.twitter.com/lJ4rKpWPOx
@SrBachchan 's humble act inspires everyone. #BigBAurHeroKaSafar
— kprocks (@kp_85) November 15, 2015
Really it Took few secs 2 realise dat actually @SrBachchan was travelling in local this morning #BigBAurHeroKaSafarpic.twitter.com/ObHZJHVEWr
— Kanchan Negi (@coool_kashish) November 15, 2015
@SrBachchan the only living Legend I know who can do like this travel in localTrain @Hussainkk12#BigBAurHeroKaSafarpic.twitter.com/ITJd64CYzz
— Amit Nadkar (@NadkarAmit) November 15, 2015
T 1042- Breaking News!! @SrBachchan ji in a local train with @Hussainkk12 . #BigBAurHeroKaSafar@priyaguptatimespic.twitter.com/FX2ZDfw9fE
— Amitabh Bachchan FC (@Thekkapoor) November 15, 2015
Respect #BigBAurHeroKaSafarpic.twitter.com/6qD7rPRTp9
— Binary Baba™ v3.0.1 (@0__1) November 15, 2015
Such a down to earth man @SrBachchan Saw him, @Hussainkk12 in a local today humming with someone #BigBAurHeroKaSafarpic.twitter.com/whUHPk9idR
— Ashwini N (@ClickLOA) November 15, 2015
T 2059 -Local from VT to Bhandup to support Saurabh, who sings in locals for charity to cancer .. sang with him .. pic.twitter.com/K3WiabhYU7
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) November 15, 2015
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