"There are actors and there are actors and there is Dilip Kumar, Dilip Saheb, Yusuf Khan! From the moment I saw him in film, I knew he was the ultimate inspiration for me." "Today he posts a generous comment on me on his Twitter account, and I have nothing more to say but this - I do not care for any comment from any critic, colleague.

I do not care for any opinion from anyone," Bachchan wrote on his blog. "This below is the the most endearing and lasting endorsement that any actor could receive.

I feel today after 42 years in the industry, that there is a fulfilment of thought and value. Nothing greater could have been asked for, nor received.

I believed in a man who to me represented the ultimate. He was, he is and he shall always be, The Dilip Kumar," he added.

Dilip Kumar, 89, wrote a blog addressing Bachchan saying that it was unfortunate that his film Black missed an Oscar nomination. "In recent times, I can remember Black and, if I remember right, Saira and I were at a loss for words at the premiere night, after the curtain came down, to express our myriad feelings of admiration for your outstanding performance.

"It is a pity the film missed the Oscar nomination. If any Indian actor, in my personal opinion, deserves the world's most coveted award, it is you," he added.

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