In different instances on Monday, actors Amitabh Bachchan and Anushka Sharma were seen ditching their luxury cars for a bike ride to beat the traffic
Amitabh Bachchan and Anushka Sharma
On Monday, actors Amitabh Bachchan and Anushka Sharma were seen in the city taking a bike ride without a helmet. This did not go unnoticed by netizens who tagged Mumbai Police in the comment section of the posts demanding action. Mumbai Police has now heard the complaints by netizens and initiated action against the two Hindi film actors. While Amitabh took a lift from a stranger to reach work on time and posted about the same on social media, Anushka took a bike ride with her bodyguard after a roadblock. In both scenarios, neither the actors nor their riders were wearing helmets.
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Early on Monday morning, Amitabh Bachchan took to his social media handle to share a picture of himself riding pillion on a bike. "Thank you for the ride buddy .. don’t know you .. but you obliged and got me on time to location of work .. faster and in avoidance of the unsolvable traffic jams .. thank you capped, shorts and yellowed T-shirt owner," he wrote. However, netizens tagged Mumbai Police in the comment section and pointed out how the helmet was missing from the pictures. Mumbai Police has now reacted to one of the comments stating that they have shared the complaint with the traffic branch.
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In another post related to Anushka Sharma hopping on a bike on Monday evening, a user tagged Mumbai Police. The official Twitter handle responded to the user and said that the complaint has been shared with the traffic branch.
A paparazzo account posted a video of Anushka opting to take a bike ride instead of waiting for the road to be cleared. Sharing details about the situation, the paparazzo mentioned, "#AnushkaSharma takes a bike ride with her bodyguard Sonu as a tree fell in Juhu and blocked the road she was travelling in Mumbai".
Anushka was seen in khakhi pants and striped shirt and wearing sunglasses with her hair tied in a bun.
Meanwhile, Anushka Sharma, who is the face of a global skincare and cosmetics brand, is set for her Cannes debut where she will honour women in cinema along with Hollywood icon Kate Winslet. One of India’s all-time biggest cinematic icons with a huge global following, Anushka is also amongst the most influential actors of her generation who has three 300 crore plus films – Sultan, PK and Sanju - under her belt. Anushka Sharma personifies a self-made success story in Indian showbiz like no other.