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Indian movie megastar Amitabh Bachchan, top of the Bollywood pack at the age of 67 after an epic 40-year career, says he can hardly act and doesn`t see himself being able to take up film direction any day soon.
"I am often asked when I would direct a film and my standard answer to that has always been that I can barely act, where am I going to get the acumen to direct," the Times of India reports Bachchan posting on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.
"To me it (direction) has been an enormous task that can only be fulfilled by those that have passion and desire to want to tell a story. I guess sometime or the other we have all wanted to do that - to narrate a credible story. But to convert it into film is indeed another matter," he added.
He says he is content with his acting career.
"I am most happy when I do not have to worry about the aspects of film making than with those connected to a performance. Prepare, perform, and push off! It may sound too selfish a thought, but really what else could I ever contribute to it," he posted.
Bachchan feels that although it is a major task to direct a film, directors are not often given due credit.
"Directing a film is an enormous task. Every aspect of it has to be understood and envisioned before any serious claim can be made on this. Which is why I think the respect and admiration and acclaim that should have rightfully been the director’s is sometimes destroyed by a complete misunderstanding of what his or her contribution, in the field of direction is," he added.
The actor will be seen next in Ram Gopal Varma`s `Rann` and in Leena Yadav`s `Teen Patti`.
