LUCKNOW, June 5: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan appealed to a court on Tuesday to accept him as a farmer and allow him to keep a 20-acre property.

The local court had ruled on Friday that a 1983 certificate identifying the 64-year-old actor as a farmer was forged.

“We have appealed to the honourable court to set aside the order passed against my client Amitabh Bachchan,” lawyer Gaurav Bhatia told the news agency.

The appeal will be heard on Thursday after lawyers said their client was not given a chance to defend himself.

The court heard that Amitabh had used his political contacts in northern Uttar Pradesh state, which his wife represents in parliament, to be designated as a farmer.

He bought a farm in western Maharashtra, which like many Indian states restricts the purchase of agricultural land to legitimate farmers.—AFP