The grand preparations for this year's Republic Day parade, where US President Barack Obama will be chief guest, includes a special rendition of the National Anthem sung by actor Amitabh Bachchan.
Mr Bachchan's rendition of Jana Gana Mana will air on radio and TV, and possibly even find a spot in the parade itself tomorrow.
Mr Bachchan tweeted:
Mr Bachchan recorded the song in Jorasanko, the ancestral home of poet Rabindranath Tagore who wrote Jana Gana Mana.
He tweeted:
Mr Bachchan is also rumoured to have been invited to the banquet in honour of Mr Obama at Rashtrapati Bhawan tonight. There is, however, no official confirmation of this.
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