Can I speak with Amitabh Bachchan now?, Yes it is and that is made possible with Alexa? Amazon today made it a reality to millions of fans. In an announcement made on Thursday, Amazon launched the voice of the 78-year-old Bollywood star as a part of its initiative to amuse existing users and attract new consumers to use its voice assistant over Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri.
With the new launch, the US tech giant has also brought its celebrity voice feature to India. The feature initially arrived in the US with the voice of American actor and producer Samuel L. Jackson in 2019.
Amitabh Bachchan’s voice on Alexa how to use it?
Amazon has made Amitabh Bachchan’s voice available on Alexa at an introductory price of Rs. 149 (MRP Rs. 299) for one year. You need to say, “Alexa, introduce me to Amitabh Bachchan” to purchase the celebrity voice. You can also get it directly from the Amazon site.
User have to pay Rs. 149 to get the celebrity voice for one year.
Once the payment is confirmed, you will be able to start interacting with the actor’s voice. You can also interact with Bachchan’s voice using the wake word “Amit ji” by asking, “Alexa, enable Amit ji wake word.” It will work alongside the default “Alexa” wake word. This means that you can call the voice assistant by using the wake word “Alexa” and at the same time use “Amit ji” to speak with the actor’s voice.
Formally announced in September last year, Amazon worked on enabling Amitabh Bachchan‘s voice on Alexa for the last few months. The experience is aimed to please his fans and attract new users to the voice assistant.