Amitabh Bachchan joins Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat' campaign

After Bollywood actors Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan participated in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat (Clean India) campaign, it's megastar Amitabh Bachchan's turn to take up the charge to clean Mumbai. Big B decided to take the broom in his own hands to clean the streets of the city on Wednesday. 

Bachchan was nominated by industrialist and close friend Anil Ambani, who also cleaned the area near Churchgate a week after Modi had kicked off the cleanliness drive on Gandhi Jayanti. Ambani had also invited Asian Games gold medalist boxer Mary Kom and tennis star Sania Mirza among other nine celebrities along with Bachchan.

Taking time out from his hectic schedule, Bachchan decided to take the initiative forward before shooting for the finale of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC). He shared some glimpses from the day with his fans on the micro-blogging site Twitter.

Have a look:

T 1659 - And before the finale .. it was 'Swach Bharat Abhiyaan' .. went on the streets and broomed and collected dirt to clean up the place

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 29, 2014

T 1659 - The 'Swach Bharat Abhiyaan' .. personalised !! Let every one deserve to be involved .. pic.twitter.com/sQLJmtlrK9

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 29, 2014

T 1659 - The 'Swach Bharat Abhiyaan' .. personalised !! Let every one deserve to be involved .. pic.twitter.com/mh6Ry7s0TA

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) October 29, 2014

Elated with Amitabh Bachchan's attempt, Modi also tweeted:

Who wont get inspired when @SrBachchan himself wields the broom &joins Swachh Bharat Mission! Very significant effort http://t.co/U7c3ky5D36

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 30, 2014

On the launch of the cleanliness drive, Modi had nominated Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Tendulkar, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Anil Ambani among others to make ‘Swachh Bharat’ a people’s movement.