Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, here in Toronto in 2007 for the premiere of their film Guru, will join Bachchan's parents for a year-long world stage tour launching July 18. (Aaron Harris/Canadian Press)

India's most revered acting family, the Bachchans, as well as daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai, will be hitting the road with a world stage tour to promote Hindi-language films.

In an announcement late Friday, legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan revealed that he will begin a Bollywood stage tour with his son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Rai on July 18 in Toronto.

"In our first leg of our tour we are going to cover 11 cities in Europe, U.S. and Canada," said Bachchan from Mumbai. The 65-year-old performer hasn't done a stage show in a decade.

The show includes actors who will dance to 70 Bollywood melodies accompanied by 40 dancers on stage.

The Indian film industry is often referred to as Bollywood — churning out hundreds of films annually from massive soundstages in Mumbai, which was once called Bombay.

The year-long show will hit Africa and Southeast Asia before returning to India.

"We are looking forward to meeting all our fans from all over the world," said Bachchan, who says his actress-wife Jaya Bhaduri will also be joining him on stage.

Rai, whose wedding to Abhishek last April was on par with that of British royalty, released this statement: "Interaction with fans will be the biggest high of the tour."

Other stars joining the tour include Ritesh Deshmukh and Preity Zinta.