Oxford: The name `Amitabh Bachchan` does more for India abroad than other known symbols of India`s soft power such as the Taj Mahal, curry or the Kama Sutra, according to Rachel Dwyer, an expert on Indian cinema and culture. Delivering the Annual Distinguished Ford Lecture 2011, Dwyer, a professor based at the London-based School of […]
Jun 25, 2021
New Delhi: Former miss India world Sarah Dias Jane, who is making her debut in Bollywood with Abhishek Bachchan starrer `Game`, says she is inspired to learn Hindi by Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha. The young actor is working hard on her dialogue delivery but wants to be perfect in the language. "When Amitabhji and Rekhaji […]
Jun 24, 2021
New Delhi: After a decade-long gap, Bollywood couple Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan are coming together on screen once again, but this time for a jewellery commercial. The veteran actors, who last shared screen space in Karan Johar`s `Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham` (2001), are working together in an ad campaign for the jwellery brand Tanishq. "At […]
Jun 24, 2021
Bhopal: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Friday said that he would like to become a journalist in his next life. "It is not possible in this life, but in my next life I would like to become a journalist," said Bachchan, who is currently shooting for Prakash Jha`s film, `Aarakshan` (reservations) in Bhopal. When asked […]
Jun 24, 2021
Pakistan's ex-prime minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has invited Amitabh Bachchan, who has said he will undertake......
Jun 22, 2021
Washington: Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, as well as ace India cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni have made it to the Forbes annual Celebrity 100 rankings of the world’s highest-paid celebrities. Both Bachchan and Salman share the 71st rank with earnings of $33.5 million each, while Akshay with $32.5 million is placed […]
Jun 22, 2021
Mumbai: It’s been 42 years since Amitabh Bachchan married his “Zanjeer” co-star Jaya but the megastar says that even after so many years of togetherness it all seems very “close and immediate”. The 72-year-old, who tied the knot on June 3, 1973, with Jaya, took to micro-blogging website Twitter to express his gratitude towards his […]
Jun 22, 2021
New Delhi: Cinema icons Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan were conferred with Padma Vibhushan — India’s second highest civilian honour — by President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday here. The awards, announced on the eve of this year’s Republic Day, were accorded at an investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several […]
Jun 22, 2021
Delhi: Bollywood film icon Amitabh Bachchan will visit Egypt later this month to inaugurate the India By The Nile Festival 2015 featuring contemporary and classical music, dance, theatre, visual art, film, food and literature. The 72-year-old will be the guest of honour at the event, where his 1977 hit Bollywood action comedy “Amar Akbar Anthony” […]
Jun 21, 2021
Amid discussions on women's safety in India, cinestar Amitabh Bachchan, who is the UN ambassador for the Girl Child, has demanded "respect of equality" for the "stronger beings"
Jun 21, 2021
BJP leader L.K. Advani, spiritual leader and philanthropist Aga Khan, actors Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal are among the nine awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan, today
Jun 21, 2021
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he has always admired his "Shamitabh" co-star Dhanush as an actor
Jun 21, 2021
Mumbai: Teasing his fans with a peek-a-boo into the storyline of his upcoming movie "Shamitabh", megastar Amitabh Bachchan says it revolves around two individuals, who come together for a purpose, but drift apart due to their ego.
Jun 21, 2021
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan Tuesday unveiled the trailer of R. Balki's "Shamitabh" in the presence of the entire star cast of the film.
Jun 21, 2021
Watching a short, two and a half minute long video posted by someone on Twitter recently, I was awestruck by the spring in the feet of the Birthday Boy who is celebrating his 76th birthday today: Amitabh Bachchan aka Big B. It was a scene from a film shoot. The septuagenarian actor, who has straddled […]
Jun 10, 2021
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