25 July 2012

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Amitabh Bachchan to carry the London Olympic torch A R Rahman composed a track

Amitabh Bachchan to carry the London Olympic torch A R Rahman composed a track

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan will carry the London Olympic torch here tomorrow, a day before the opening ceremony of the Games.


Amitabh Bachchan will be part of the relay team, which will carry the torch.

Amitabh Bachchan tweeted that
He would be carrying the Torch in London tomorrow at 10.30AM.

"OK! HERE IT IS: Have been invited by London Olympic Organizing Committee to carry the torch in the relay tomorrow ...," Bachchan tweeted.

"Honored to be asked to carry the Olympic Torch in London at Southwark around 10:30 AM! A proud moment for me and country," he added.

A R Rahman has teamed up with his 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle to compose a track for the inaugural event.

It is a track in Punjabi celebrating the Indian influence in the UK. It is a part of a medley in the Olympics opening ceremony

Illaiyaraaja's song is also set to feature in the medley of music tracks to be used in the inaugural programme.

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Tags - Amitabh Bachchan Olympic Torch A R Rahman  Illayaraaja

10 comments:

Natasha July 26, 2012  

Oh wow, that's amazing. I love the Indian influence in British culture over here, I've grown up with it, so I can't wait. Thanks for commenting on my blog too, glad you liked the photos. xxx

Christine July 26, 2012  

Just days before the Olympics, exciting. Thanks for stopping by!

unikorna July 26, 2012  

Love the Olympics

Treat and Trick July 26, 2012  

It is such an honour for this star!

MEcoy July 27, 2012  

Olympic torch is really a big deal huh