AMITABH Bachchan is to shave off his trademark white beard.

He had originally grown the beard for smash hit TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati and then it became a part of his persona in a series of huge films like Kaante. He plans to be clean-shaven for his next two projects Khakee and Lakshya.

Directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi, Khakee is a film based around super cops.

Lakshya centres around the army.