A group of students from Bhavnagar’s Shri K.L. Institute for the Deaf on Wednesday met Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan at his residence in Mumbai.

“One of the greatest joys of life is the thought of bringing a smile on the face of one that you do not know. I experienced such joys this afternoon on meeting an entire school of children, that have come out on a country tour from Bhavnagar in Gujarat. The children were aged from perhaps 12 to 25. And they were dumb and could not speak. They were all physically challenged. But to see their enthusiasm and affection and love in giving so much, even in such adverse conditions was indeed most moving,” writes Amitabh on his blog.

Bachchan says on his blog,”All the students in red peak caps are the ones that are challenged. They do look a lot older than what I had thought them to be. All of them had carried a small rose flower, were sorry for being late in the morning when I was meant to see them ; the meeting now being kept at my office instead of the hall conceived by the neighbor that invited me. That special hand structure that you see in one of the pictures, is telling all that they are happy. I do hope that they remain happy and prosperous forever !!”