Key Points

Amitabh Bachchan took a delightful trip down memory lane during KBC. He recalled his Sherwood College days and the secret love letter exchanges with All Saints girls. The actor also shared a thrilling safari story about an elephant chasing tourists. Bachchan's nostalgic revelations added a personal touch to the game show episode.

Key Points: Amitabh Bachchan Recalls Sherwood Boys Passing Love Letters at All Saints

  • Bachchan reminisced about Sunday chapel gatherings between schools
  • Boys dressed in coats and blazers for the weekly parade
  • Love letters were passed secretly during prayer kneeling
  • He joked about having more stories that could get him in trouble
  • Shared a separate scary elephant encounter from African safari
  • Elephant chased tourist cars for miles after being provoked
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Amitabh Bachchan recalls how Sherwood boys used to pass on love letter to All Saint's girls

Amitabh Bachchan shares nostalgic stories from his Sherwood College days, revealing how boys secretly passed love letters to All Saints girls during Sunday chapel.

"boys used to silently pass on love letters to girls without anyone knowing - Amitabh Bachchan"

Mumbai, Sep 10

During a recent episode of the popular game show, "Kaun Banega Crorepati" host Amitabh Bachchan took a trip down memory lane, reliving his carefree teen days as a student in the Sherwood Boys' School, Nanital.

When a contestant informed Big B that she had been a student in Nanital's All Saint's, an excited Amitabh recalled how every Sunday students from both Sherwood and All Saint's used to gather at the Chapel.

He added that it was the only day when the boys from his school used to get all decked up with coats and blazers and look extremely presentable for the parade.

Reminiscing about the good old days, Big B shared that when the students were asked to kneel down to pray, boys used to silently pass on love letters to girls without anyone knowing.

He added with a laugh that he has plenty more memories from his Sherwood days, but if he shared all of them, he might get into trouble at home.

Additionally, while hosting "Kaun Banega Crorepati", Amitabh shared a scary encounter with an elephant. He opened up about his jungle safari experience when his fellow tourists in Africa managed to irk an elephant.

He said, “In Africa, there is a safari park. We went there to see wild animals. On the way, we saw that there was a traffic jam on the road. There was a car behind the car. We asked why there was a traffic jam as it’s a jungle and a traffic jam in a jungle is very unlikely. They told us, “There is an elephant on the road. We couldn't move ahead until the elephant moved. We sat quietly”.

However, one of the tourists lost patience and sped his car in order to get past the elephant. Annoyed by this, the elephant violently pushed the car and started charging towards the other tourists.

Big B said, “The car in front of us was in a traffic jam for a long time. The elephant turned around and hit the elephant with his car with his trunk. After that, the elephant turned around and saw the traffic jam. The elephant started running towards the traffic jam”.

“All the cars switched to the reverse gear, and started driving back. The elephant kept running for 5 miles. The elephant was chasing us. Then there were rangers. One of them did something. The elephant went to meet his wife. We were saved”, he added.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Typical boarding school stories! My dad studied in Doon School and he has similar stories about passing notes during assembly. Those were simpler times without smartphones and social media.
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Michael C
The elephant story had me on edge! Tourists really need to respect wildlife and not provoke animals. Thank goodness the rangers were there to handle the situation. Important lesson about patience in nature.
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Ananya R
Amitabh Bachchan at 80+ still has such sharp memory and storytelling skills! What a legend. The way he narrates these anecdotes makes them come alive. True superstar material!
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Sarah B
I appreciate that he didn't share ALL the stories to avoid trouble at home 😂 Shows respect for his family even while reminiscing about his youth. Class act!
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Vikram M
Nainital has such beautiful boarding schools. Sherwood and All Saint's both have such rich history. Makes me want to visit and see these iconic institutions myself!

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