Amitabh Bachchan in a still from Zanjeer.
, the film which gave megastar Amitabh Bachchan the tag of an 'angry young man', has completed 42 years.
Directed by Prakash Mehra, the 1973 action thriller featured Big B as police officer Vijay Khanna along with his wife Jaya Bachchan and late veteran actor Pran.
The 72-year-old, whose latest release
Piku features him as an old man suffering from constipation, took to Twitter to thank his fans for loving the slice-of-life family entertainer.
In another post, he added:
Piku, which also stars Deepika Padukone and Irrfan Khan, explores the relationship between a father (Amitabh) and a daughter (Deepika). Directed by Shoojit Sircar, the film released on May 8.