K. Bhagyaraj is prolific director, actor: Amitabh Bachchan

Mumbai, April 18 

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has called director K. Bhagyaraj, who has completed 40 years in cinema, a prolific personality in the Tamil region.

Amitabh, who has worked under the directorship of Bhagyaraj in the 1986 film ‘Aakhri Raasta’, took to his blog to praise the filmmaker-actor. 

"A message to that prolific personality in the Tamil region K. Bhagyaraj, a prolific director, producer actor, music director editor of a weekly -turning 40 years of his service to cinema. He directed 'Aakhri Raasta'," Amitabh wrote. 

The 76-year-old thespian said the ‘Aakhri Raasta’ was a memorable film for him.

"(It) was as a remake of a Tamil film, but one that I enjoyed being a part of," he added. 

Currently, Big B is gearing up for his next ‘Brahmastra’, a fantasy thriller film directed by Ayan Mukerji. The film also stars Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor. — IANS