Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been a regular blogger for more than a year, has now convinced his close friend and Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh to follow suit.

"My friend and member of my immediate family, my younger brother Shri Amar Singhji, MP from Uttar Pradesh, on my instigation has started his blog at www.thakuramarsingh.com. Do visit and say what you feel about it.., " Amitabh posted on his blog bigb.bigadda.com/.

Amitabh, 67, is known to have very close relations with the politician. In fact, the megastar took a two-month break to be with his friend during the time he was in Singapore for medical treatment.