As Amitabh Bachchan clocks in 80 years in cinema, he turns music composer with R Balki's Chup: 'Played by 'moi'...'

Amitabh Bachchan has spoken candidly about his music composition for R Balki's film Chup: Revenge of the Artist. This marks the first time in his career that he has taken on the mantle of a composer. The actor admitted that he was the only one to play every instrument in the composition and that he was also the only one to record it. He also revealed that the song, which he had written a message about, is about unrequited love.

The seasoned actor posted the note on both his Tumblr blog and Facebook page. He also shared a recording of his song playing at the conclusion of Chup, with the credits saying, "110 years of Indian cinema. 80 years of Amitabh Bachchan. Thank You Amit Ji...The title music at the end has been specially composed by Amitabh Bachchan."

Big B wrote “A composition of 'moi' after an inspiring moment from film .. Each instrument played by 'moi' .. and recorded personally .. alone.”

Amitabh Bachchan claimed the song's melody conveys the pain of unrequited love and loss. He began, "To me it was the melody, that spoke...spoke of love...of unrequited love...love that is not openly reciprocated or understood...by beloved...beloved be not aware of admirer’s deep, pure affection, or consciously reject it...what then the melody - if it can be called that .. melodies that are singular strains of expression...but an expression of what...happiness or disillusionment it played for the maker."

It has been said that the movie Chup, starring Dulquer Salmaan, Sunny Deol, Shreya Dhanwanthary, and Pooja Bhatt, is a tribute to the late director Guru Dutt. On September 23, it hit the heatres.