Amitabh Bachchan
Background
Amitabh Bachchan (Hindi: अमिताभ बच्चन. Pronunciation: /əmitaːbʱ bətʃtʃən/ born as Amitabh Harivansh Srivastav on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh), is one of the most prominent Indian film actors of Hindi cinema. He gained popularity in India in the 1970s as an action hero and over the decades of his career which have since spanned numerous film genres, he has become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema. Bachchan holds the record for the most number of Best Actor nominations at the Filmfare Awards and has won three National Film Awards and twelve Filmfare Awards to date.
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...NEW DELHI: Superstar Amitabh Bachchan has cancelled an invitation of former US president Bill Clinton to participate in his Clinton Global Initiative after the terror strikes in Mumbai, saying he wanted to be in the country during this time of crisis. "I cancelled....
4 hours ago from
Times of India
...win the right to shake hands with President Bush. Among those in attendance at the star-studded premiere Wednesday evening was Bollywood’s “new heartthrob” Imran Khan, who proudly posed for paparazzi donning a T-shirt with Mr. Bush’s face sandwiched between...
5 hours ago from
Hot Air
... On the evening of Nov. 26, the biggest names in Bollywood walked the red carpet at the Bombay premiere of "The President Is Coming," a comedy about six 20-somethings vying to win the right to shake hands with President Bush. Among those in attendance at the...
7 hours ago from
Rantburg
...them since they are secular. Police and intelligence must also investigate this angle, that Lallu, Mulayam, Amar Singh, Amitabh Bachchan and family, Abu Azmi, and others who have wide ranging contacts internationally to protect the Muslims were part of current...
8 hours ago from
Expressindia.com
... 01/12/2008 - 12:42:12 The Live Earth India concert due to feature Bon Jovi, Pink Floyd star Roger Waters and Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am has been cancelled in the wake of the recent terror attacks in Mumbai. The charity concert, which was planned to...
8 hours ago from
Irish Examiner
...our administration? We now see a basic disregard for human life. I've been praying constantly for all our children's future." Preity Zinta, who returned two days ago from Dubai to a shell-shocked Mumbai still can't believe what's happened. "I was stranded...
9 hours ago from
IndiaFM
...to win the right to shake hands with President Bush. Among those in attendance at the star-studded premiere Wednesday evening was Bollywood's "new heartthrob" Imran Khan, who proudly posed for paparazzi donning a T-shirt with Mr. Bush's face sandwiched between...
9 hours ago from
Power Line
...Amitabh Bachchan who usually expresses his thoughts and feelings through his blogs, sent me an SMS on Monday afternoon. Visibly angry and frustrated, the "angry young man" of Indian cinema forwarded an SMS that was sent to him by Sharmila Thackeray, wife of...
10 hours ago from
India Times Movies
...on filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma being part of his entourage to the terror-hit Taj hotel and other sites, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Monday said there was "no bad intention in it". Asked what the filmmaker was doing at the site of a terror attack when...
10 hours ago from
Rediff
Bloggers provided a steady stream of updates during the temporary TV news blackout in Mumbai
MUMBAI --- As terror struck Maximum City, blogs emerged as a source of vital information for the bereaved.
Bloggers updated their spaces with the latest
10 hours ago from
AsiaMedia
Last Week - About Amitabh Bachchan
...time, but a change was made in the schedule because Ash is busy shooting Mani Ratnams bilingual film Ravan with hubby Abhishek Bachchan in Kerala. According to sources, Ashs date diary went haywire after she had to postpone the shooting of Ratnams film in...
7 days ago from
Apun Ka Choice
...the entire shoot is. It is really like being anywhere else in the world" Saira was earlier seen in a cameo role in Karan Johar's Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). She had played Abhishek Bachchan's second wife and was in the scene where Rani goes to meet Abhishek...
7 days ago from
New Kerala
...this holiday season. The movie mania begins starting Thanksgiving, with the premieres of the Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra starrer God Tussi Great Ho followed by Life in aMetro starring Shilpa Shetty and Kay Kay Menon on Zee Cinema. Up...
7 days ago from
New Kerala
...set to enter Bollywood. We are talking about Canada born model Saira Mohan who was first seen in a blink and miss role in Karan Johar's Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. Saira is all set to do a full-fledged role in the Big B starrer Teen Patti. After working with AB...
6 days ago from
IndiaFM
...a trace at the Box Office, but that dud of a performance is not stopping legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan from praising Ajay Devgan. The actor who will be sharing screen space with Ajay in his forthcoming flick ‘Teen Patti’ is going gaga over Ajay’s performance...
6 days ago from
Zee News
...(Rs2.80lakh), Deepika Padukone (Rs2.94lakh), Sachin Tendulkar (Rs2.50lakh), Feroz and Fardeen Khan (Rs18,225 each) and Diya Mirza (Rs8,800). Big production houses like Adlabs (Rs4.13 lakh), Filmcraft (Rs8.05lakh), Mukta Arts (Rs7.46lakh), Yashraj Films (Rs6.84lakh),...
6 days ago from
DNA India
...adapted into a film. The film is a comic thriller and has stalwarts like Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Boman Irani, Neha Dhupia & Tara Sharma. Paresh Rawal is one happy man as his dream is about to be realised. The play that has been been with the actor for the...
6 days ago from
IBN Live
...HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | BOLLYWOOD Wed, Nov 26, 2008 17:30 IST A compliment from Aamir Khan left the one-film-old Jiah Khan absolutely overwhelmed. After pairing with none other than the Bollywood cine icon Amitabh Bachchan in her debut film Nishabd , Jiah...
5 days ago from
Apun Ka Choice
...Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) British-born actress Jiah Khan, who hogged the limelight for her role in Ram Gopal Varma's 'Nishabd' opposite Amitabh Bachchan in 2007, says she has received the best ever compliment in her life from her 'Ghajini' co-star Aamir Khan. 'Aamir...
5 days ago from
Newstrack India
...superstar Amitabh Bachchan to attend the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting to be held in Hong Kong next month. 'Bill Clinton writes in to ask me to join their global conference for the betterment of the world in Hong Kong,' Amitabh posted in one...
5 days ago from
Newstrack India
Last Month - About Amitabh Bachchan
...ideas from the ad world. Ad filmmakers entering and creating an impact on cinema is not a new phenomenon. The legendary Satyajit Ray joined an advertising agency in 1943 and worked there for 13 years. Directors Basu Chatterjee and Shyam Benegal followed in...
30 days ago from
India eNews
New Delhi, Nov 02: Raj Thackeray's tirade against
north Indians could end up hurting Maharashtrians working in
the over Rs 200-crore Bhojpuri film industry as it considers
moving out of Mumbai owing to increasing insecurity.
With an average output of
30 days ago from
Zee News
Raj Thackeray’s tirade against north Indians could end up hurting Maharashtrians working in the over Rs 200-crore Bhojpuri film industry as it considers moving out of Mumbai owing to increasing insecurity.
With an average output of 75 movies per annum
30 days ago from
A Pakistan News
...own production company Dreamz Unlimited with Juhi Chawla and Aziz Mirza, and Red Chillies Entertainment, which owned Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL Cricket. Best known for: his smile and dimples, he is a megastar with highest international popularity rating...
30 days ago from
Zee News
...successful film producer and television host. Shahrukh Khan, after taking acting lessons from renowned theatre director Barry John at Delhi’s Theatre Action Group (TAG), started his career in small screen in the late 1980s. In the year 1988 he made acting...
29 days ago from
Merinews
...result of this, a film like 'Khosla Ka Ghosla' was made." His next film "Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye" starring Paresh Rawal and Abhay Deol is supposed to be yet another ode to originality and creativity. With big banners and popular actors joining hands with the...
29 days ago from
New Kerala
...Rai Bachchan, who celebrates her birthday today is considered one of the most bankable stars in Bollywood. She's probably the only Indian actress for whom age has not been a constraint. The rise of fresh new faces has not deterred her either. Great beauty...
29 days ago from
New Kerala
...HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | BOLLYWOOD After being forced to rest at home due to his recent illness, the indefatigable Amitabh Bachchan Big B was shooting for director Leena Yadavs film Teen Patti in the second week of October when he was admitted to hospital...
29 days ago from
Apun Ka Choice
...Cruise, you're tailoring the project according to the stars. That's not what I do. I've never done that. When I worked with Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger they were completely unknown." Even as he prepares to start his first Hindi film in Mumbai since Mr...
29 days ago from
OneIndia
...the media at Kreeda, his Bangalore residence Monday morning, Kumble looked relaxed after bringing down the curtains on his 18-year-long glorious career at the Ferozshah Kotla in New Delhi, Sunday. "I have taken the decision at the right time. The Indian team...
28 days ago from
New Kerala