This picture of Big B looking over a new-born Abhishek will melt your heart

Abhishek Bachchan might be miles away with wife Aishwarya in Australia, but dad Amitabh Bachchan made sure his son felt the love all the way from India on his birthday today. Big B sprinkled his social media pages with heartfelt birthday posts for Bachchan Jr, even re-tweeting several others from fans. This particular image -- retweeted by Bachchan -- which apparently shows him looking over a new-born Abhishek, warms our hearts.

Meanwhile, Bachchan Jr has been painting his Instagram feed with images from Australia, where, along with Ash, daughter Aaradhya is giving him company in bringing in his 42nd.

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