MUMBAI, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan has announced that he will be paying off loans for over 850 farmers from the northern Uttar Pradesh state.

The 76-year-old superstar has previously helped over 350 farmers from Maharashtra by paying back their loans.

Bachchan wrote in his blog post, "Now a list of over 850 farmers from Uttar Pradesh have been identified and their loans amounting to over 0.75 million U.S. dollars shall be taken care of ... the assistance from the bank in question assists in its execution and its benevolence."

The Bollywood star is hosting a TV show titled "Kyun Banega Korpathi" (Who will be the millionaire).