Odishatv Bureau

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan took a lift from a stranger, whom he fondly called his "ride buddy", to reach his work location on time.

Big B took to Instagram, where he shared a picture of himself riding pillion as an elderly gentleman can be seen riding a Harley Davidson.

"Thank you for the ride buddy .. don't know you .. but you obliged and got me on time to the location of work .. faster and in the avoidance of the unsolvable traffic jams .. thank you capped, shorts and yellowed T-shirt owner," he wrote as the caption.

However, netizens asked the actor why both were not wearing helmets during the ride. 

One of the user quesitioned, "Where is the Helmet 🪖 sir?" Another user wrote, "Where is helmet 🪖 ? Why you both have break the rule, you are roll model of others, shame."

A third user wrote, "Sir, you both are without a helmet. That is a cognizable offence. But I enjoy the pic and its spirit!"

On the film front, Amitabh Bachchan will be next seen in  Nag Ashwin-directed Project K, which also stars Prabhas and Deepika Padukone. He will also be seen in Ribhu Dasgupta's courtroom drama, 'Section 84'.

(With IANS Inputs)

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