Mumbai: In his new show, Amitabh Bachchan will be sharing extraordinary stories of ordinary people, and the megastar revealed that he has often personally encountered such people in his life.


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Sharing an anecdote at the time of the 73-year-old actor's accident on the sets of "Coolie" in 1982, Bachchan said that a fan brought a basket full of samosas for him to touch.


"After my 'Coolie' accident, when I returned home, a guy came with a basket full of samosas. He said, 'Please touch it. I want to distribute them as you have returned and you are doing fine'. I don't like this perception but it was his faith so I did it," Bachchan said.


The actor was taken aback to see a truck loaded with samosas and when he enquired about it, the man said, "'I have a samosa stall near Metro cinema. I sell them at 8 annas per piece but when your film hits theatres I sell them at Rs 1 per samosa. Whatever I have earned is because of you, so I want to do charity now'."


In another such incident, a black marketeer would offer a rose to his family members while he was in hospital recuperating from the accident.


"When I reached home after recovering, he came to me and said, 'I am a black marketer and whatever I have earned from your films, I have used them to get my two sisters and a cousin married. I wanted to thank you so I give you a rose daily'."