Waheeda Rehman my favourite from the beginning: Bachchan

Mumbai :Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says actress Waheeda Rehman has been his favourite since the time he started watching cinema.

The 72-year-old “Piku” actor has paired with Waheeda, 77, in movies like “Kabhi Kabhie” and “Trishul” and said the actress still has a “childlike mischievous banter.”

“The lovely Waheeda Rehman, my favourite from the time I started seeing cinema… And her childlike mischievous banter, resonant from the time I met her 45 years ago…

“And then through films that I did with her… ‘Reshma Shera’, ‘Kabhi Kabhie’ and ‘Adalat’ and ‘Trishul’ and so many other…,” Bachchan wrote on his blog.

Bachchan, who met the “Guide” actress at a book launch event, shared pictures with her writing, “Still with Waheeda ji and sharing a little personal moment, which harps on the presence of some guests and their… well… Never mind…! hahaha”

The actor also shared a picture with filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra who is producing his next “Wazir”, which also stars Farhan Akhtar.

“Vidhu Vinod Chopra and his continued connect with his films even in the most non film like environ… Showing me the publicity material for ‘Wazir’,” he wrote.

PTI