Legendary Bollywood thespian Amitabh Bachchan was the chief guest at the just concluded ANR National Award presentation ceremony. The Big B honored Megastar Chiranjeevi with the prestigious award for his contribution to the film industry.

Speaking at the event, Amitabh hailed ANR’s immense contribution to the Indian film industry. He lauded Nagarjuna and all the Akkineni family members for successfully continuing ANR’s legacy. Amitabh went on to say that Chiru, Nag, and Nag Ashwin made him a part of their movies and that he can proudly claim to be part of the Telugu film fraternity. “Do not forget to cast in me in your future projects,” Amitabh quipped.

Later, Big B took to X and shared a heartfelt note on the ANR National Award ceremony. “An evening filled with emotion and nostalgia .. as the family and the Industry pay homage to ANR Nageshwar Rao on his 100th birth Anniversary..My immense gratitude Nag for making me a part of the evening ..AND CHIRANJEEVI garu .. my great honour to present you with the ANR Award,” he tweeted.