Bollywood icon, Amitabh Bachchan made a huge number of special appearances in ordinary films this year. Two of them hit the screen in January and three in June but the result was not at all satisfactory.

Big B's cameo in Farhan Akhtar's labour of love Lakshya was better than the first two releases. Unfortunately the film was a box-office dud. Milan Luthria's Deewaar left many audiences feeling cheated.

His act in the puerile Kyun Ho Gaya Na, which starred Aishwarya Rai and Vivek Oberoi, will hopefully be the last time audiences see him wasting his talent.

Only Rajkumar Santoshi's Khakee and Govind Nilhani's Dev did justice to him but event these films failed to excite viewers.

Recently heard that the actor has decided to avoid such roles.