Big B Invited for Bihar Diwas in March

Bihar government has invited Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and other actors of Bihar origin for Bihar Diwas centenary celebration in March.

It marks the day when the British carved out Bihar from Bengal Presidency on March 22, 1912.

Other Bollywood personalities like Shatrughan Sinha, Prakash Jha, Udit Narayan, Shekhar Suman, Manoj Bajpayee and Neetu Chandra have also been invited for the special event.

The government has invited the presidents of Mauritius, Suriname and Fiji.

A brainchild of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Bihar Diwas was first celebrated in 2010.