{"id":76005,"date":"2020-09-21T13:59:43","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T08:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=76005"},"modified":"2020-09-21T13:59:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T08:29:43","slug":"in-the-viral-image-amitabh-bachchan-is-not-with-dawood-ibrahim-but-ashok-chavan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/in-the-viral-image-amitabh-bachchan-is-not-with-dawood-ibrahim-but-ashok-chavan\/","title":{"rendered":"Amitabh Bachchan’s photo with Ashok Chavan viral as actor meeting Dawood Ibrahim"},"content":{"rendered":"

A picture of actor Amitabh Bachchan shaking hands with a man has been going viral on social media. Users are claiming this photo is proof of a link between Bachchan and the infamous underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim. They also believe that it is this connection between the two which prompted Jaya Bachchan to hit back at those targetting the Indian entertainment industry over alleged drugs connection. On September 18, Facebook user Shailendra Jora<\/a> posted the picture, writing, “I am your father by blood, but I am your slave..! This old picture of Dawood Ibrahim and Amitabh Bachchan has now been released. That’s why Jaya Bachchan is all fired up over Bollywood’s drugs connection. Shame on Amitabh Bachhan.!” His post had been shared 1,100 before it was taken down (archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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A Twitter user shared this picture with the same claim<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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A few other netizens also shared the image on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> with the message, “\u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u0905\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0927\u0940 \u0926\u093e\u090a\u0926 \u0907\u092c\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092e \u0914\u0930 \u0905\u092e\u093f\u0924\u093e\u092d \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u0928\u0964”<\/p>\n

Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A reverse image search led us to an article by the Times of India<\/a> dated March 25, 2010. According to this report, the person shaking hands with Amitabh Bachchan is senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Ashok Chavan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Several other media outlets, including The Hindu<\/a>, India TV<\/a>, NDTV<\/a>, and The Indian Express<\/a> shared photos from Amitabh Bachchan and the politician’s meeting.<\/p>\n