{
  "id": 7593246,
  "title": "Amitabh Bachchan breaks silence on retirement rumours",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/amitabh-bachchan-breaks-silence-on-retirement-rumours",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T15:38:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-breaks-silence-on-retirement-rumours-1.500675673"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Renowned actor Amitabh Bachchan has addressed recent retirement rumors, clarifying his statements in a blog post. The 83-year-old megastar responded to the speculation, emphasizing that his earlier remark was a reference to retiring for the night, not leaving acting and television behind. \"I wish to retire now,\" he wrote, but clarified that his intention was to go to bed, not to stop working. Bachchan, currently hosting the 18th season of Kaun Banega Crorepati, remains active in his professional life, dismissing any suggestion of a pending retirement from his roles.",
  "summary": "Dubai: Amitabh Bachchan has broken his silence on recent retirement rumours, putting speculation about his future in the spotlight to rest with a characteristically witty response. The 83-year-old megastar addressed the reports in a blog post after his earlier remark that it was “late, time to retire” was widely interpreted as a reference to stepping away from acting and television. ‘I wish to…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Amitabh Bachchan Clarifies Retirement Rumours After Cryptic Blog Post: 'Main Sone Ja Raha Hoon'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/amitabh-bachchan-clarifies-retirement-rumours-after-cryptic-blog-post",
        "published": "2026-09-15T10:18:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Amitabh Bachchan slams retirement rumours: ‘Not retiring from work any time soon’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/amitabh-bachchan-slams-retirement-rumours-not-retiring-from-work-any",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:20:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}