Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has proven he is no less than his ‘Paa’ character Auro in real life. The sexagenarian was at his impish best at a recent awards ceremony when he went and ’stole’ food from superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s vanity van.
‘I came in early and went straight to the back into the vanity [...]
A new breed of filmmakers is now busy turning the tables on the fourth estate with movies like ‘Paa’ and ‘Rann’. Incidentally, both star Amitabh Bachchan who often takes potshots at the media in real life.
Promos of director Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Rann’ clearly suggest he is making an attempt to expose errant journalists and their [...]
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek were honoured with the best jodi award for their chemistry in ‘Paa’ at the STAR Screen Awards.
Amitabh played Abhishek’s son who suffers from progeria, a disease that accelerates the ageing process. The father-son duo also entertained the audiences at the event Saturday by doing the Auro dance [...]
The Gujarat government has granted tax exemption to the Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Paa’, that deals with a rare medical disorder, progeria or accelerated ageing.
A notification granting the tax exemption was issued by the Gujarat government Friday. The tax exemption in the entire state would come into effect from Saturday.
The plea for the tax exemption [...]
After Gujarat, Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Paa’ has now been declared tax-free in West Bengal.
The tax exemption will help reduce ticket prices and will further help the movie business in its long run, said a statement.
Produced by AB Corp and distributed by Reliance BIG Pictures, ‘Paa’ is an emotional story of a father-son relationship that had [...]
Leena Yadav is ecstatic about her second directorial venture ‘Teen Patti’ because she got to work with stalwarts like Amitabh Bachchan and Sir Ben Kingsley. She calls them magicians and says the two don’t overshadow each other at any point in the movie.
‘As soon as we finished the script, it was very clear in our [...]
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan Wednesday said he would be willing to be the brand ambassador of Gujarat and added that he would like to be a part of a documentary on the state.
‘I would be happy to lend my face and voice for the cause of Gujarat,’ Bachchan told reporters here when asked if he [...]
Anil Kapoor, who recently turned 50, has many a reason to be happy – his American television series ‘24′ is set to premiere in New York Jan 14 and his presence in the series has been extended from 10 to 16 episodes.
‘Initially, I was under contract for just 10 episodes. Then seeing the way my [...]
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Quite a few interesting films are lined up for release early 2010. Be it director Sajid Khan, Sirish Kunder or Ken Ghosh, they are all looking forward to their creations in the New year.
While ‘My Name Is Khan’ and ‘Kites’ are the hottest contenders when it comes to the most awaited [...]
Allahabad, Dec 31 (IANS) An Uttar Pradesh artist has prepared a 60-foot-long greeting card to welcome the new year and bid farewell to 2009.
Titled Memories 2009: Lost and Found, the card carries portraits of personalities who received honours for their achievements and those who breathed their last in 2009.
The work of the 25-year-old artist, R.K. [...]
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been a regular blogger for more than a year, has now convinced his close friend and Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh to follow suit.
‘My friend and member of my immediate family, my younger brother Shri Amar Singhji, MP from Uttar Pradesh, on my instigation [...]
Patna, Dec 25 (IANS) Ikramul Khan, who was suffering from progeria, a disease that accelerates the ageing process, died in Bihar’s Saran district Friday with an unfulfilled wish of meeting Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
‘My brother Ikramul died without fulfilling his last wish of meeting Amitabh Bachchan,’ Khan’s brother Ali Hussain, who is also suffering from [...]
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan seems to be following his father, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, wherever he can. If the grapevine is to be believed, Abhishek is now set to host a new show titled ‘Bingo’ on entertainment channel Colors.
‘Abhishek is doing a show called ‘Bingo’ with us. It’s a very interesting [...]
Panaji, Dec 23 (IANS) The National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) has taken objection to gross violation of smoking laws at the recently concluded Bacardi blast, a music festival held in Goa over the last weekend.
Taking suo moto cognisance of television news footage showing the audience at the music festival smoking in a public environment, [...]
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Oscar winning music maestro A.R. Rahman has won the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year award 2009 in the entertainment category.
‘Rahman has redefined contemporary Indian music and is the pride of the entire nation. He is also an idol to millions for making a mark on the global music arena,’ Rajdeep [...]
Mumbai, Dec 16 (IANS) Oscar-winning veteran actor Ben Kingsley, who will be seen in Bollywood director Leena Yadav’s crime thriller ‘Teen Patti’ as a narrator, says he loves working with women directors and responds well to them as they see things men miss.
‘I just did two other films with female directors. I like being directed [...]
Akola (Maharashtra), Dec 15 (ANI): AIDS workers in Maharastra’s Akola town took a leaf out of a latest Bollywood flick to protest step-motherly treatment to them.
The workers wore the mask of Auro, a teenager afflicted with progeria, in the film ‘Paa’, played by Amitabh Bachchan.
The protestors said that [...]
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) It was a dream come true for actor Anupam Kher to have met ‘Fiddler On The Roof’ legend Topol recently.
There were two international cine-persons that Anupam Kher wanted to meet or work with.
‘And by some quirk of faith I managed to work with Woody Allen and meet Topol within one year,’ [...]
Mumbai, Dec 9 (IANS) Superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s workaholism is well known. Little wonder that he dozed off at a felicitation ceremony in Chennai.
Amitabh was at Satyam cinema where he was honoured by the film federations of Chennai. Extreme exhaustion caught up with the 67-year-old veteran when he fell asleep before the ceremony Saturday and woke [...]
Kolkata, Dec 4(ANI): Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan’s fan club took out a colourful procession in Kolkata on Friday to mark the release of his film “Paa”.
The fans, most of them seen wearing ‘Paa’ masks, danced to drum beats in a style similar to that of Amitabh himself in the film [...]
Kolkata, Dec. 4 (ANI): The Amitabh Bachchan Fan club took out a colourful procession in Kolkata on Friday to mark the release of his film, ‘Paa’.
Most of them were seen wearing ‘Paa’ masks to mark the occasion.
The fans danced to drum beats in a style similar to that of Amitabh himself in the film as [...]
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan’s much-awaited ‘Paa’, in which Big B plays a 13-year-old boy suffering from progeria that accelerates the ageing process, will release Friday in 20 countries with 700 prints, including digital.
‘Paa’ is an AB Corp Ltd. presentation in association with Reliance BIG Pictures, which will release it simultaneously in India as [...]
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan says ‘Paa’ was crucial for his production company AB Corp and says son Abhishek has done a remarkable job as a producer by wrapping up the film within a Rs.15 crore (Rs.150 million) budget.
‘Any film that a producer makes is crucial for him financially. And we completely recognise [...]
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The release date of Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ has now been pushed ahead to avoid a clash with Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Teen Patti’.
‘Teen Patti’, a crime thriller, is scheduled to hit the screens Feb 12 next year, while ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ will now release Feb 26, said a press [...]
Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Age is no bar for Amitabh Bachchan. From television to films to endorsements, he is doing everything and that keeps the 67-year-old megastar busier than his younger colleagues.
‘I do wish to do films and, yes, there are interesting offers, which I shall consider. And, no, it shall not be one film [...]
Film: ‘Paa’; Music Director: Ilayaraja; Lyricist: Swanand Kirkire; Singers: Shilpa Rao, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan and Amitabh Bachchan; Lyricist; Rating: ***
‘Paa’ is a film with an unusual story and music maestro Ilayaraja has composed tunes that gel well with the movie’s subject. Director R. Balakrishnan’s film stars Amitabh Bachchan as Abhishek’s son Auro, who suffers from [...]
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is still awaiting an acknowledgement for an SMS that he sent to Shah Rukh Khan on his birthday over a week ago.
‘Nov 2 was Shah Rukh’s birthday and I may have been the very early wisher to him, but he still has not acknowledged,’ [...]
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who caught up with actors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif on the sets of reality show ‘Bigg Boss 3′ recently, is all praises for the latter and says she is a ‘modern day marvel’.
‘Katrina is a modern day marvel. From a non-Hindi speaking young shy and uncertain [...]
Hyderabad/Mumbai, Nov.6 (ANI): Cricket fans here and in Mumbai have hailed batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar’s landmark feat of 17,000 one-day international runs.
Tendulkar achieved the record against Australia in the fifth game of the seven-match series here on Thursday evening.
Tendulkar, who is to complete two decades in the game [...]
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Organisers of the 11th Mumbai Film Festival have given megastar Amitabh Bachchan a Lifetime Achievement award for completing 40 years in the entertainment industry.
Receiving the award from Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, Bachchan Thursday evening thanked the noted directors who recognised his talent and the Mumbai Academy of Moving Images (MAMI) for [...]
