We came across an old diary entry of the legendary actor, Amitabh Bachchan, in which he mentioned how he quit smoking and drinking, and it was simply unmissable. According to reports, Amitabh once admitted to smoking and drinking. Not only that, but he also described how he emerged from the situation dramatically.
When Amitabh Bachchan recollected his smoking and drinking memories
On April 9, 2023, the megastar penned his thoughts on how he finally decided to quit drinking and smoking at the same time. At first, he recalled many related memories and mentioned going to a chemistry lab with his friends. After that, they made an elixir by combining various elements. Following this, his classmates became extremely ill after celebrating their graduation with the alcohol stored at the lab. He wrote:
“Practicals bring back memories of school, where the word or the expression was invariably referred to the practicals in the science labs… mixing elements, playing around with gadgetry in the physics lab… the college routine in continuation and the site one fine day when the last paper for the Graduate degree was over to find some of the classmates celebrating with the pure alcohol, kept in the lab, for experiments and getting extremely sick… an act that taught a lesson very early towards the effects or rather the dis effects of the elixir.”
Amitabh also wrote about other incidents in his school and college that had a negative impact on his life. He accepted drinking and smoking in order to attend social functions. However, the actor stated that he felt no need to announce the same during his youth. He explained:
“Yes there were a few other instances noticed, in school and in college, when this intoxicant played havoc due to its excess… and then when in a job in the City of Joy (Kolkata), the natural curriculum seemed to be in line with that phrase ‘social drinking’… I shall not deny the consumption of it, but its reason or resolve in leaving for years and years now, I shall not deliberate… it is a personal choice and demeanour… yes I do not… but why the announcement of it ..”
Amitabh Bachchan recalled how he gave up drinking and smoking
Amitabh continued by saying that as a result of his excessive drinking as an adult, he suffered greatly. In his blog, the veteran actor stated that he does not regret his decision to give up both drinking and smoking. Amitabh also stated that he hadn’t touched either ‘for years and years now’. To quote him:
“As is the case with the cigarette… in abundance in the years of free, and the sudden and immediate resolve to leave it.. and the way to leave is really quite simple… chuck that glass of the intoxicant, while in the middle of it and crush the ‘ciggi (cigarette)’ on your lips at the same time and… sayonara (goodbye in Japanese)… the very best way to be in riddance… not some part time exigencies to stop the use… its the removal of the cancer at once… done at the rush of a stroke… the more the dwindling, the greater the undesired habit of remaining ..”
On the professional front, Amitabh is currently preparing to appear in Project K, his upcoming film. Following that, he is expected to begin filming for the recently announced film Section 84, written and directed by Ribhu Dasgupta.