Amitabh Bachchan will be the first Indian celebrity to lend his voice to Amazon's Alexa. Photo: AFP
The 77-year-old actor has been a household name in India for nearly half a century, and his deep baritone is instantly recognisable to listeners in the country of 1.3 billion. In a blog post on Sept 14, Amazon India said Bachchan's"voice experience" feature will become available for purchase on Alexa next year.
Alexa first rolled out celebrity voice options last year with actor Samuel L. Jackson, following a similar move by Google the year before, which gave users the option of hearing singer John Legend on the Google Assistant.
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