Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan went down memory lane on a visit to Bangalore. He reminisced the times when he shot for cult Hindi movie "Sholay" around the city.

"In Bengaluru...familiar sites from the times of the shoot of 'Sholay' all gone...now a bustling modern slick and swish city...WOW! So many memories linked to this 'garden city'..its not important whether they were good or bad, its important that you remember them (sic), " Amitabh posted on his Twitter page.

The actor, who featured alongside Dharmendra in the 1975 movie, is busy promoting his forthcoming film "Aarakshan" these days, and Bangalore happened to be on of the cities in the promotional plan.

The movie, which also features Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Manoj Bajpayee and Prateik Babbar, will release Aug 12.