I'm humbled that people still consider me an icon: Amitabh Bachchan – India TV

New Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, whose movie career is into its fifth decade, says he draws inspiration from young actors and is humbled that he is still considered an icon among them.The 69-year-old actor began his cinematic journey in 1969 with “Saat Hindustani” and rose to superstardom with “Zanjeer”.With more than 180 films to his credit, Big B still continues to be active in his career, having inspired many over the years.“I am very humbled that people still consider me as their icon. I am so lucky to be living in the same era as these actors whom I have met and even had the opportunity to work with some,” he added.His career continues to scale new heights, the latest being his Hollywood debut in Baz Luhrmann's “The Great Gatsby”, a 3-D film adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel of the same name.The film also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.“Baz Luhrmann was in India and he called my office. I decided to be a part of the film just as a small gesture,” said Bachchan, who was in Ranthambore recently to front the ‘Save Our Tigers' campaign.When asked if he would take up such Hollywood projects in the future, Bachchan said, “I don't know. There has been an influx of great talent in our industry off late and the credit goes to the masses.The audience now wants to see good cinema and are not ready to settle for just anything.”Big B also said that the reason for this transition in the film industry is mainly because of the high quality content easily available to the audience.Part of the reason I believe is that now they have access to TV and the internet, films have to match up to that quality that the audience is getting almost free of cost in their homes.