Amitabh Bachchan surprises all with appearance in 'mundu'

Springing a pleasant surprise on his fans, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan turned up in Kerala's traditional attire, a gold bordered 'mundu' (dhoti), at a function in Kochi on Sunday night.

"When in Rome do as Romans do," quipped the film icon to an amused gathering that included Union Minister of state for Agriculture, K V Thomas, Malayalam superstars Mammootty and Mohanlal and the city's who's who.

Bachchan presented the Manorama News channel's 'Newsmaker of the year 2009' award to Resul Pokkutty, who won the Oscar award for the best sound designer for 'Slumdog Millionnaire'.

Later at an interaction, an amused Mammooty, told Bachchan that he was expecting him to be in formal attire and had himself turned up in a suit.

Bachchan's reply was, "When in Rome do as Romans do", as the audience burst into laughter and applauded.