Amitabh Bachchan hangs ‘nimbu mirchi’ on 2021 to protect it from evil eye in quriky Instagram post

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday shared a quirky post in an attempt to protect the year 2021 from the evil eye. 

The 78-year-old actor, who is one of the most active celebrities on social media, took to Instagram and Twitter to share a picture of numeric figures 2021 with an icon of lemon and green chilies. 

Hanging ‘Nimbu Mirchi‘ or lemon and green chilies is a traditional Indian way of protecting a possession or a thing from the evil’s eye. The ‘Coolie‘ actor also penned down a quirky note expressing his concerns over how the new year 2021 will turn out since 2020 has been a bad year for the entire world due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

“Do hazaar bees ke ant par, ab kuchh hi baaki hai. Nazar na lage, ikkis (20) vaali tangdi par bhaiya, nimbu mirchi taang de, (There are only a few days left in 2020’s end. I wish it stays protected from the evil eye, let’s hang lemon and chilies over it),” he wrote in the caption.

Check it out here.

The post received several comments from the superstar’s fans.

In other news, on Sunday evening, Amitabh Bachchan took to Twitter to pray for choreographer Remo D’Souza’s speedy recovery. He had suffered a heart attack on Friday afternoon and is currently under observation in Kokilaben hospital in Mumbai.

Amitabh shared a video posted by his fan. In the video, Remo was heard praising Big B while speaking to a group of dancers on the sets of the dancing reality show ‘Dance Plus’, which Remo judged. He said that there is no one above Amitabh Bachchan, but they actually reminded Remo of Bachchan senior.

Bachchan shared the video on his verified Twitter handle and wrote, “get well Remo .. prayers !! and thank you for your wishes.”