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Tamil superstar Rajinikanth joined several stars from South in wishing Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan a very happy birthay as the Shahenshah of Bollywood turned 80 on Tuesday.

Taking to Twitter, Rajinikanth, who has been good friends with the Bollywood legend, wrote: "The legend... Someone who has inspired me always. The one true sensation and superhero of our glorious Indian film fraternity enters 80. Happy birthday my dearest and most respected Amitabh ji. With lots of love and best regards always."

The legend.. someone who has inspired me always… the one true sensation and superhero of our glorious Indian film fraternity enters 80 .. happy birthday my dearest and most respected @SrBachchan Amitabh ji .. with lots of love and best regards always ❤️🙏🏻

— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) October 11, 2022

Rajinikanth wasn't the only star from the south to say that he had been inspired by the legend.

Telugu star Ram Charan, who is also the son of Megastar Chiranjeevi, too wished the legend on the occasion of his birthday and said that he too had been inspired by him.

Happy Birthday @SrBachchan Garu🙏
Thank you for being an institution of acting and goodwill.. Always inspired by you 🙏🙏

— Ram Charan (@AlwaysRamCharan) October 11, 2022

Ram Charan tweeted: "Happy Birthday Bachchan Garu! Thank you for being an institution of acting and goodwill. Always inspired by you!"

Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly too was among the first to wish Amitabh Bachchan on Twitter. Posting a picture of himself with Amitabh Bachchan, he tweeted: "Happy Birthday Sir, wishing you a long life ahead and many more blockbusters ahead."

Happy Birthday Sir, wishing you a long life ahead and many more blockbusters ahead 😊🎉🎂#happybirthdayamitabhbachchan pic.twitter.com/J9szvcvGnv

— Nivin Pauly (@NivinOfficial) October 11, 2022

Shilpa Shetty, Ashwin Sanghi, Anupam Kher and many other celebs took to Twitter to share their best wishes for the megastar Amitabh.

From a mentor to a legend,
From an inspiration to an icon…
In these eight decades of your glorious life,
There’s not a single heart that you didn’t win❤️
Happiest Birthday to you, Amit ji🤗♥️@SrBachchan #HappyBirthdayAmitabhBachchan #BigB #inspiration #legend #icon pic.twitter.com/tgIfQxTUuw

— SHILPA SHETTY KUNDRA (@TheShilpaShetty) October 11, 2022

Happy birthday @SrBachchan ji. May you continue to entertain the world for many many years more. 🙏🏽#HappyBirthdayAmitabhBachchan pic.twitter.com/KucWIYIkfK

— Ashwin Sanghi (@ashwinsanghi) October 11, 2022

आदरणीय अमित जी!जन्मदिन की ढेर सारी शुभकामनाएं।प्रभु आपको लंबी एवं स्वास्थ्य आयु प्रदान करें।आप मेरे लिए ना केवल अभिनेता के रूप में प्रेरणात्मक हैं! बल्कि “आख़री रास्ता” से “ऊँचाई” तक आपके साथ काम करके जीवन के अलग अलग पहलुओं के बारे में सीखने को बहुत कुछ मिला है।@SrBachchan!🙏😍 pic.twitter.com/OyMbm4mOEH

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) October 11, 2022

While Abhishek Bachchan has taken all the efforts to make his father's 80th perfect.  A special program of Kaun Banega Crorepati will be aired today on Sony Entertainment. He took to Twitter to share his courtesy and heartfelt message. 

He wrote, "It took a lot of secrecy, a lot of planning, a lot of hard-work and a lot of rehearsals to get it right...."

It took a lot of secrecy, a lot of planning, a lot of hard-work and a lot of rehearsals to get it right. But then again, he deserves no less!
It was very emotional to be able to surprise dad and celebrate his 80th Birthday at the place he loves the most, his workplace. pic.twitter.com/se7gWqyimH

— Abhishek 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧 (@juniorbachchan) October 11, 2022