Amitabh Bachchan, says he has always been a big fan of Bachchan's wife Jaya

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan’s performance in The Last Lear has won him immense acclaim in India and internationally. It is being described as his best performances ever. But Amitabh Bachchan doesn’t agree. Bachchan says that his best is yet to be seen.

"It would be a terrible day for an artiste if people classify his contribution as his best. That would be the end of his work. There is always an opportunity to work better and the best is yet to come," Amitabh said.

He added: "I am a simple actor. As long as I am offered challenging roles, I would like to take them and experiment with acting always."

And while the world can’t get enough of the Big B’s superb performance, the film’s director Rituparno Ghosh, who has for the first time directed Amitabh Bachchan, says he has always been a big fan of Bachchan’s wife Jaya and that working with Amitabh will not change that.

"I have grown up with Jaya di’s films. I used to be a major Jaya Bachchan fan and I am a major admirer of her acting prowess. After working with Amit da, I can say that he gives a lot of warmth and works with immense sincerity. It was a valuable experience working with him, but my loyalty towards Jaya di will never change," Ghosh said, "She is for us a trendsetter of modernity in Indian cinema. Her acting comprised all moods."

The filmmaker has earlier worked with Amitabh’s son Abhishek in the Bengali film Antarmahal and with his daughter-in-law Aishwarya in Chokher Bali. He is also working with Jaya for his next film Sunglass that also stars R. Madhavan, Konkona SenSharma, Raima Sen and Naseerudin Shah.