World No Tobacco Day 2017: Left smoking almost 35 years back, says Amitabh Bachchan

New Delhi: Well, Internet is flooded with pictures of Bollywood celebrities smoking. But, there are very few stars who quit the habit long back to embrace a healthy lifestyle. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is one of them.

On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day 2017, Big B took to Twitter to tell his fans that he quit smoking almost 35 years back. And, in order to make life more beautiful, he even asked the smokers if they intend to do the same.

"#WorldNoTobaccoDay - 31 May 2017, "Tobacco – a threat to development." .. I left smoking almost 35 years ago ..!! Will you ?" the 74-year-old actor tweeted along with an interesting picture. In the image, he can be seen covering his mouth and nose to escape the deadly smoke.

T 2441 - #WorldNoTobaccoDay - 31 May 2017, "Tobacco – a threat to development." .. I left smoking almost 35 years ago ..!! Will you ? pic.twitter.com/V9rbD7hcrF — Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) 30 May 2017

World No Tobacco Day reportedly intends to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption around the globe.