Amitabh Bachchan To Pay Off Loans Of Over 850 Farmers

After paying off loan of farmers from Andhra and Vidarbha, Bollywood’s megastar Amitabh Bachchan will now pay off loans of over 850 farmers from Uttar Pradesh. Big B on his personal blog shared this information and said that farmers have been identified, and their loans to the tune of Rs 5.5 crore will be taken care of.

“Over 350 farmers loans that were difficult to pay off , and to prevent them from committing suicide, was paid off some days back too .. earlier farmer loans from Andhra and Vidarbha had been done …,” Big B wrote on his official’s blog.

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“Now a list of over 850 farmers from Uttar Pradesh have been identified and their loans amounting to over 5.5 crore shall be taken care of .. the assistance from the Bank in question assists in its execution and its benevolence…,” Big B added.

Amitabh Bachchan To Pay Off Loans Of Over 850 Farmers

Besides paying off farmer loans, Big B had earlier identified 44 families who had lost their loved ones – martyrs who gave up their lives for the country – and distributed cash to them as a gesture.

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On the work front, Big B is waiting for the release of its next film “Thugs of Hindostan”. Besides Big B, the film also features superstar Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and “Dangal” fame girl Fatima Sana Shaikh.

The film is based on Philip Meadows Taylor’s novel confessions of ‘A Thug’ and is slated to hit the theaters on 8th November, 2018.