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Summary Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan says it was a great honour to carry the Olympic flame.
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan spoke to journalists on Thursday after carrying the Olympic flame on part of its journey through London.He said being part of the Olympics was a great honour.Never ever dreamt that I would do something like this. One has been watching the Olymics and everything that goes around it ever since you were a kid. And now to suddenly find yourself to be a part of it, and a very prominent part, I think this is a great honour - to be asked to carry the torch. Im full of excitement and pride and do want to thank London 2012 for having asked me and invited me here, Bachchan told Reuters in an interview.Amitabh Bachchan is one of Indias most popular actors and people were crowding the route of the torch relay to cheer him on and snap photographs. However, Bachchan said the event was not about him, but about the torch.I dont think that many of them knew me, but they knew the torch that I was carrying. And I think thats really what was more significant and important. Yes, there is an Indian community and they know me from my films. But I think the torch, and its value, and its significance is what really matters in the Olympics.And he sent his best wishes to the Indian athletes competing in the 2012 Games.I hope we do well. Weve gradually been making a lot of progress as far as sports are concerned. I feel primarily the fact that ever since the economy has opened up in India we have had the facility to invite bigger and professional talent from outside to train people within the country and I think that is proving to be very fruitful - whether it is in the boxing arena or the track and field events or even the hockey, which is traditionally our national game. I hope we do well and my best wishes to all of them, Amitabh added.One billion people are expected to tune in around the world for the opening ceremony on Friday evening.
