Legendary Actor Amitabh Bachchan has accepted the proposal of Maharashtra Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar to be the tiger ambassador of the state. Amitabh Bachchan will be involved in promoting eco tourism, especially tiger tourism in Maharashtra. The 72-year-old actor has communicated his consent to Mungantiwar today through a letter.
Random Facts
- There are 48 tiger reserves in India which are governed by Project Tiger which is administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
- India is home to 70 percent of tigers in the world.
- Project Tiger is a Tiger conservation programme launched in 1973 by the Government of India during Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s tenure.
- Owing to the project, the number of tigers has improved to 2226 as per the latest census report released on January 20, 2015.
- Bengal Tiger is the National Animal of both India and Bangladesh.
- Amitabh Bachchan has appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades.
- Bachchan made his Hollywood debut in 2013 with The Great Gatsby, in which he played a non-Indian Jewish character.
- The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 1984, the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions to the arts.
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