Tag: Amitabh Bachchan

Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has gifted environmentalist Afroz Shah an excavator and a tractor for cleaning up of Versova beach here. Amitabh, who is a supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, on Thursday shared a series of photographs from the beach. “The joy of gifting for a cause as noble as the […]

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says as compared to earlier times, the vanity vans have changed and those belonging to superstars like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan have most tastefully done up interiors. “I have seen and been invited to a few. Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, John Abraham, Salman Khan, Deepika Padukone — they […]

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan today said that the society has not allowed women to freely use the fundamental right of legal recourse in cases of harassment as patriarchal mindsets still dominate most part of India. “Many crimes against women go unreported because women are scared to go to the police station, where they may face […]

Mumbai: Mourning the death of actress Rani Mukerji’s father Ram Mukerji, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan today said death can never be pleasant. Amitabh and wife Jaya Bachchan and their son Abhishek Bachchan and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attended the prayer meeting organised at the ISKCON Temple in Juhu on Wednesday for Mukerji. The cine-icon, 75, tweeted: […]

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says during festivals, he always tries to keep himself free to spend time with his family. Amitabh, who hosts popular game show “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC), greeted soldiers at the Wagah Border in an episode of the show. A soldier named Pushpika Sahu asked Amitabh whether he is also unable to […]

Mumbai: Director Ayan Mukerji is all excited for one of his most ambitious project “Brahmastra” and hopes the film becomes “the biggest success of his career as well as of the film industry”. “It’s the biggest project of my life. All my hopes are pinned on this film. I hope it becomes the biggest success… […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished Amitabh Bachchan as the Bollywood legend turned 75. Modi said the nation hailed his “cinematic brilliance” and “support to many social causes”. Modi took to Twitter to wish Big B: “Happy birthday Amitabh Bachchan! India is proud of his cinematic brilliance and support to many social […]

Mumbai: India’s star shuttler P.V. Sindhu will be seen on the hot seat of popular game show “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC). Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he had an extraordinary meeting with her. Amitabh, who called it “an honour and a moment of great pride” to be in Sindhu’s company, also shared a few photographs of […]

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is glad that his TV show “Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC) is giving a platform to real life heroes “to come forward and talk about their initiatives and seek more participation from viewers across the country”. Lawyer and activist Afroz Shah will be on the hot seat for a special […]

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently shooting for “Thugs of Hindostan” alongside superstar Aamir Khan here, says the cast and crew of the upcoming film have been advised to wear masks on the set after a few of them took leave due to common cold. “At work on the sets its like a zombied region […]

Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan remembered Rituparno Ghosh, one of India’s most versatile filmmakers in the post-Satyajit Ray generation, and the megastar says “he left too soon”. Amitabh, 74, worked with Ghosh in “The Last Lear”, which completed ten years of its release on Tuesday. The “Piku” actor on Monday night took to Twitter to remember the filmmaker, […]

Mumbai: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he handles his social media activity himself contrary to what others assume. “There is no substitute to personal attention and care … none … long may this survive,” the 74-year-old posted on his blog. “Many wonder and ask how many personnel ‘deployed’ by me for my social media activity… […]

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, the most followed Indian actor on Twitter, now has a fan following of 29 million on the micro-blogging platform. The 74-year-old, who has given hits like “Sholay”, “Deewar”, “Black” and “Piku”, is ahead of actors Shah Rukh Khan (27.6 million), Salman Khan (25.1 million), Aamir Khan (21.8 million), Priyanka Chopra (18.9 […]

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says eminent sound recordist Ghosh advised him to sing more often after he heard the actor singing the song “Mere paas aao” for the 1979 film “Mr. Natwarlal”. Amitabh got nostalgic about the iconic Mehboob Studio in Mumbai after he revisited there. “In 1968-69 I had climbed up here to give […]

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has praised actor Jackky Bhagnani’s short film “Carbon” on the need for saving the environment, and another movie “Karta Tu Dharta Tu” which pays tribute to Mumbai Police. Amitabh on Tuesday shared the link of “Carbon” on Twitter and wrote: “A short film by Bhagnani Junior (Jackky). Pertinent and important! An […]