Shobha De Decodes A Style Supernova 'Amitabh Bachchan'

Bond with the best said Oscar Wilde sagely, “you can never be overdressed or over educated...” those words can easily be applied to Amitabh Bachchan, opines author, columnist, publisher and friend of the legend.

- Shobhaa De

The only thing missing from Amitabh Bachchan’s shaandar life is a Bharat Ratna. With that priceless medal pinned onto his impeccably-cut bandhgala, Mr Bachchan’s style statement as India’s most-watched Living Legend, will come a full circle. From Bollywood’s Angry Young Man to a global Grand Old Man, Amitabh Bachchan has always worn his style with immense grace and dignity. It has nothing to do with his choice of attire. For me, true style is invisible. It is an attribute. It is innate and indivisible from every aspect of the individual’s life. It is what the person does, rather than what is worn, when no one’s looking. For someone like Amitabh Bachchan, that special and private space disappeared decades ago. He has been public property for such a long time, it’s hard to think of desi movies without his impressive presence towering over the others – metaphorically and literally. Here’s a Superstar Grandpa who can work a designer tux far better than men not much older than his own grandkids. But this piece is not about what the Big B wears... or doesn’t. It’s about how he lives his life...