One Word, Many Memes: How Amitabh Bachchan’s Reply Inspired Twitter

Amitabh Bachchan’s tweet came with no context, triggering a barrage of hilarious memes.

Amitabh Bachchan is synonymous with superstardom in the country. Therefore, it is no surprise that fans are always hooked onto anything to do with the legend. It also helps that the star is extremely tech-savvy and active on social media, keeping fans updated about his professional and personal milestones. So on Monday when the actor posted on Twitter, his fans were all ears. But Amitabh Bachchan’s one-word post left fans intrigued.  In the tweet shared on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, the actor just said, “Never”. With no emoticons to convey the sentiment of the tweet or any other message to provide context, users on the micro-blogging platform had a gala time coming up with memes and jokes about the post.

Before we head to the meme fest, take a look at Amitabh Bachchan’s tweet.

never

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 9, 2022

One fan used Amitabh Bachchan’s tweet to convey just how much Indians love cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. “Bhai will you be able to watch IPL with the same excitement when dhoni retires? Every Indian:” followed by Amitabh Bachchan’s tweet.

Bhai will u be able to watch IPL with the same excitement when dhoni retires?

every indian: https://t.co/2zL6gFCrEo

— shlokinprogress (@keepitshlowkey) May 10, 2022

There was a reference to Virat Kohli’s recent lacklustre performance on the cricket field as well.

Will Virat ever score a century again?
: https://t.co/VSze0fVITX

— Aditya Bhattacharya (@Adiseanttak) May 9, 2022

Several Twitter users also took the opportunity to chastise Amitabh Bachchan for keeping mum on the rising fuel prices in the country.

Me: When will you protest against rising Petrol Prices? @SrBachchan : https://t.co/GpjdEFHCjc

— Kaleem Ahmed Khan (@KaleemAKhans) May 9, 2022

When will Amitabh say something about Petrol priceshttps://t.co/CAfSpfWi3i

— Ayush ???? (@pacophile) May 9, 2022

Will you tweet about petrol hikes ?
Big B: https://t.co/cKok9TRmmn

— CEO of India (@itsmeirru) May 9, 2022

Amitabh Bachchan’s tweet could also apply to global warming and carbon emissions by developed countries, one user felt. “When you ask countries to reduce their carbon emissions,” the tweet said. 

When you ask countries to reduce their #carbonemissions. #zeroemission https://t.co/hMnVs6Za0c

— Aatika Patel (@aatikaptel) May 10, 2022

Tea lovers too assembled in the comments section. “Will you ever stop drinking chai? Me: never,” the tweet read.

Will u ever stop drinking chai?
Me: https://t.co/Qlhpjm9ta2

— the noicee guy (@the_noicee_guy) May 10, 2022

And, some notes on “inner peace” too were shared.

When I’ll get inner peace.. https://t.co/4lbX1vvGgG

— Dwaipayan Bala (@DwaipayanBala) May 9, 2022

On the work front, Amitabh Bachchan has several interesting projects lined up including Brahmastra, Good Bye, Uunchai and Project K, among others.