India, Oct. 24 -- Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan paid a deeply emotional tribute to legendary ad man Piyush Pandey, who died on Thursday morning, battling pneumonia. He was 70.

Taking to his blog, Amitabh expressed profound grief, calling Piyush "a creative genius, a most amiable friend, and guide," adding that the advertising icon's legacy "shall ever be an eternal emblem of his immeasurable creativity."

On his blog, Amitabh wrote, "A creative genius .. a most amiable friend, and guide .. has left us .. No words to express our grief .. Piyush Pandey, passed away this morning .. The creative works left behind by him shall ever be an eternal emblem of his immeasurable creativity .."

Amitabh and Piyush shared a long and memorable profess...