New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan is celebrating his 83rd birthday on Saturday, and it is no less than a festival for his devoted fans. Visuals from outside his Mumbai bungalow, Jalsa, have surfaced online as fans gathered in crowds to catch a glimpse of the Shahenshah.

But do you know Amitabh Bachchan is not a fan of birthdays? At least that's what he claimed years ago. In fact, his ideal celebration is to be away from all the attention.

In 2018, Bachchan shared excerpts from an interview on his birthday eve. Sharing it on Facebook, he called birthdays 'unnecessary fuss.'

His post read: "FB 2159 - An interview on the eve of birthday.. It is that special day again...special for us, that is. Why do birthdays annoy...