Doubles homage party for Amitabh BachchanOctober 10th, 2009 Amitabh Bachchan has been invited to a promotional event for his upcoming film Rann by producers Sheetal Talwar and Madhu Mantena at 7 pm today. It is actually an event held to celebrate his forty years in the film industry on the eve of his 67th birthday.
Mr. Bachchan approached Sanjay Dutt for 'Aladin': directorOctober 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Director Sujoy Ghosh says that it was Amitabh Bachchan who approached Sanjay Dutt to play Ringmaster in Aladin. After I narrated 'Aladin' to Mr.
I get angry, but don't show it: Amitabh Bachchan (Interview)September 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amitabh Bachchan has learnt to live with controversies. But India's biggest star admits they sometimes get under his skin -- and when that happens he says he takes care not to show his irritation, particularly before the media.
No clash between Big B's 'Teen Patti' and 'Paa'September 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Director R. Balakrishna's eagerly-awaited role-reversal drama "Paa", which has Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role, has been postponed by a month to avert a clash with the other Big B starrer "Teen Patti".
AB Flying in and out for Bigg Boss 3!September 7th, 2009 Amitabh Bachchan has to figure out a way to shoot for Bigg Boss 3. The actor is currently in Singapore to take care of his friend, Amar Singh who is recuperating from a prolonged illness.
I was inadequate for politics, says Amitabh BachchanAugust 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was an MP for a brief period in the 1980s, says he discontinued his association with politics because he felt he was inadequate for the job. "Many ask me why I joined politics and then why I left it.
Feature: Kaminey not the first one- Slang has scandalized before!August 22nd, 2009 Bollywood filmmakers have always been at their creative best to zero on the titles of their films. Creativity to our Indian filmmakers means imagination with no bounds.
Bees Saal Baad Big B is singing the same old tune!August 22nd, 2009 Sujoy Ghosh has incorporated a folk song, O Re Saawariya, into his latest film, Aladin. The song is featured on Amitabh Bachchan.
Big B to be with ailing pal Amar Singh until recoveryAugust 11th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan is currently in Singapore to stand by his ailing pal Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh. Singh's both kidneys had collapsed and he was admitted to a hospital in Singapore for a transplant.
Little Kiran plays Little AmitabhAugust 8th, 2009 Kiran Shah, a 53 year old actor of Indian origin who has acted in several Hollywood films since the 1970s, has been chosen to play the five-year old Amitabh Bachchan in Paa. In the movie, Amitabh Bachchan plays a character who suffers from Progeria because of which he ages at an alarming rate.
Amitabh Bachchan in hospital for 'routine checkup'July 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan went to Lilavati Hospital here Wednesday morning for what was described as "a routine checkup", though in his blog he has complained of a stomach ache. Though the hospital authorities declined to comment, the same old stomach problem that Bachchan, 66, has been suffering from for long may have recurred.
IIFA spreads awareness about Bollywood: BachchanJune 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Brand ambassador of International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA), Amitabh Bachchan, said on Tuesday that the aim of the organization while choosing a new location each time was meant to spread the Bollywood awareness across the globe. "The idea really is to be as expansive as possible to reach various parts of the universe and go places which are relatively unheard of as far as Indian cinema is concerned and be able to carry our cinema there," said Amitabh Bachchan in a conference in New Delhi.
Amitabh Bachchan shuns Australia honourJune 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has turned down an honorary doctorate from an Australian university to protest a recent spate of attacks on Indian students studying there. Bachchan said he could not bring himself to go for celebration in a country, which has witnessed horrific acts against his own countrymen.
Big B snubs Australian 'Doctorate' over attacks on Indian studentsMay 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Disappointed over recent 'racial' attacks on Indian students in Australia, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has declined to accept the honorary Doctorate degree scheduled to be conferred upon him by the University of Queensland. Amitabh has stated in his popular Blog-bigb.bigadda.com-that he is aggrieved by the attacks on Indian students in Australia and hence does not deem it right to accept such an honourary degree, which is to be given to him in July during a function.
Bollywood bids adieu to Prakash MehraMay 18th, 2009 Veteran filmmaker Prakash Mehra passed away on Sunday May 17th morning. However, his funeral took place on Monday May 18th late noon at the Oshiwara Cremation Grounds.