Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan to provide voice for Amazon Alexa
Neural speech technology will be applied to make Alexa sound exactly like Bachchan
The superstar’s voice will be available on Alexa from 2021
His voice can be accessed across all Alexa-enabled devices like Echo and Fire TV Edition
Market for speech and voice recognition in India is expected to be around $58.4 Mn this year
Alexa’s first celebrity voice was that of Hollywood actor Samuel L. Jackson