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"I have focused on Milkha’s love for his country, not his records"Legendary Indian long-distance runner Milkha Singh was appropriately the star of the event that…
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Tag Archives: Amitabh Bachchan
First Time For Amitabh Bachchan
We all know that Amitabh Bachchan is a thorough professional and believes in being well prepared before he arrives on the sets. That won’t be the case with his television debut as director Anurag Kashyap had something else in mind.
We’re told that the fiction series that Bachchan is ...
Satyagraha
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Posted in Hindi Film Trailers
Tagged Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Amrita Rao, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Manoj Bajpai, Prakash Jha
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Amitabh Bachchan Announces TV Series
Amitabh Bachchan has announced the launch of his first fictional television series, which is based on social issues. Expected to go on the floors in December, the yet untitled show will air on Sony Television and will be produced by Endemol and Bachchan’s Saraswati Productions. Anurag Kashyap will be creatively ...
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Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Anurag Kashyap, Saraswati Productions
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RIP Jiah Khan
Bollywood actress Jiah Khan allegedly committed suicide at her home in Juhu last night. She was 25. Khan, whose real name was Nafisa Khan, made her debut in Bollywood opposite Amitabh Bachchan in Nishabd in 2007. She was born in London, where she studied film and literature and then moved ...
Posted in Main Story, Straight News
Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Ghajini, Housefull, Jiah Khan, Nafisa Khan, Nishabd
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Death Of A Dream
Friends and colleagues remember Rituparno Ghosh, an artiste whose legacy will never fade
At a time like this, it may sound trite to comment on the body of work left behind by Rituparno Ghosh. It is definitely not adequate. How do you describe the work of a filmmaker who ...
Posted in Features
Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal, Bangla, Hirer Angti, Noukadubi or Abohoman, Preity Zinta, Raincoat, Satyanweshi, Shob Choritro Kalponik, Titli, Unishe April, Utsav
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Double Whammy
Making a film with a double role is more difficult than it used to be. Have they gone out of fashion or are they begging to be revisited?
Two for the price of one is an offer few can resist. Yet, last week’s action-thriller Aurangzeb which had actor Arjun Kapoor ...
Posted in Features, Main Story
Tagged Aakhree Raasta, actor, Adalat, Amitabh Bachchan, Angoor, Aradhana, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Bandhe Hath, Bemisal, CHaalBaaz, Desh Premi, Don, double role, film, Hum Dono, Hum Kaun Hai, Kasme Vaade, Lal Baadshah, Mahaan, Ram Aur Shyam, Salman Khan, Satte Pe Satta, Seeta Aur Geeta, Shah Rukh Khan, Sooryavansham, The Great Gambler, Toofan
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Sonakshi Sinha In Welcome 2
A few weeks ago, we broke the news that Anees Bazmee would start shooting Welcome 2 and the film would feature John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Amitabh Bachchan playing a very important role. But the leading lady was yet to be decided.
Now we hear that producer ...
Posted in Main Story, Trade Gup
Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Anees Bazmee, Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Nana Patekar, No Entry 2, Sonakshi Sinha, Welcome 2
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Short Takes
• Yami Gautam has been roped in to play leading lady in producer Anjum Rizvi and director Shivam Nair’s next film titled Fanney Khan. The film is expected to go on the floors in August and also features Annu Kapoor in a pivotal role.
• Finally, the shooting of Welcome 2 will ...
Big B Admired For The Great Gatsby
After being flooded with overwhelming love, support and fan frenzy during his stunning New York premiere appearance, superstar Amitabh Bachchan has bowled over the difficult to please critics of Hollywood for his performance in Baz Lurhman’s highly anticipated The Great Gatsby. After an elegant and classy night during The Great ...
Bombay Talkies
Back in 1913, at the dawn of the Indian film industry, the beauty of every frame projected onto the screen lay in the rawness of technique. The thought of digitisation and other techniques we consider state-of-the-art today, were inconceivable.
However, one thing has remained constant – concept-driven films were ...
Ring In The New
Bollywood has seen a rush of new – and successful – talent in the last 12 months. Are the stars losing their sheen?
Lady Luck is definitely smiling on fresh talent this year as more and more filmmakers are placing their bets on them. And what’s more, new talent ...
Posted in Features, Main Story
Tagged Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Chashme Baddoor, Commando, Gangs Of Wassepur I, Ishaqzaade, Salman Khan, Vicky Donor
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Launch Amid Fans
Viacom18 Motion Pictures never fails to come up with something unique to promote its films. And you’ll never guess what they’ve got up their sleeve to promote their forthcoming release Bombay Talkies.
The film, which is nothing but four short stories directed by four directors, has one part directed ...
Posted in Trade Gup
Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Anurag Kashyap, Bombay taklies, film, Juhu, legend
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Kalyan Jewellers Inaugural Function
To celebrate the launch of its three showrooms in Mumbai, Kalyan Jewellers had a grand soirée in a city hotel. The evening commenced with a musical performance by Pankaj Udhas. The soirée was attended by Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwariya Rai Bachchan. To represent the company regionally they have stalwarts ...
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Tagged Aishwariya Rai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Pankaj Uddhas
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Prakash Jha, Indian Ocean To Team Up For Satygraha
Prakash Jha has signed band Indian Ocean to sing a song for his film, Satyagraha. Produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Prakash Jha Productions, will also feature the band members Susmit Sen, Rahul Ram and Amit Kilam.
Indian Ocean has flown down to Bhopal for a three-day shooting schedule ...
The Bachchans Donate
The Bachchan family came together for a press conference at their home Jalsa to talk about a charity exhibition held on Amitabh Bachchan’s 70thbirthday. The proceeds of the event have been donated to the Save The Girl Child campaign.
Amitabh Bachchan Honoured
Viewers of the BIG CBS Prime channel's show, India's Prime Icon, have chosen Amitabh Bachchan as the first ever winner of India’s Prime Icon on BIG CBS PRIME. The actor was felicitated India’s Prime Icon at the grand finale event of the show by Priyanka Chopra and Anushka Sharma. This was followed by a special tribute by writer and critic Bhawana ...
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Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Anushak Sharma, BIG CBS, Priyank Chopra
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Lata Mangeshkar’s Label Launch
Lata Mangeshkar launched her music label LM in Mumbai recently. Amitabh Bachchan, Neeta Ambani, Rekha, Madhur Bhandarkar and Pandit Jasraj were present at the occasion.
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Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Madhur Bhandarkar, Neeta Ambani, Pandit Jasraj, Rekha
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Just Entertainment!
They call him the ‘The Mass Maharaja’ down South. But thanks to the dubbed (Hindi) versions of his movies airing on satellite channels, he’s popular across
the country too. Why, Rowdy Rathore, which was a big success in Bollywood, was a remake of one of his films Vikramarkudu. Soon, we’ll ...
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Don Seenu, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Kick, Ram Gopal Varma, Rowdy Rathore, Vishal Bhardwaj
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Indians Vote For Their Favourite Vuclip Icons
As the year comes to a close, Vuclip, an independent mobile video and media company, has unveiled the findings of its Vuclip Icons of the Year 2012 mobile survey. The survey, which was served in three parts and delivered through Vuclip’s mobile site, for a duration of up to a week each, ...
Posted in Straight News
Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, AR Rahman, Katrina Kaif, Ratan Tata, Saina Nehwal, Vidya Balan
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Yahoo! India’s Year In Review Revealed
Yahoo! India recently announced its Year in Review 2012 (YIR), which reflects topics that dominated the daily online habits of Indian Internet users across 15 categories. This combines search trends with the editorial selection of what users read, recommended and shared most on the Yahoo! network in India during 2012. ...
Posted in Straight News
Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Sunny Leone, Virat Kohli, Yahoo! India
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Amitabh Bachchan At Taj’s 51 Buckingham Gate
The Taj Hotel’s pays its tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema by launching the cinema suite at Taj’s 51 Buckingham Gate, London. The suite hosted its maiden guest Bollywood’s legend Amitabh Bachchan on December 6. The suite is created by Indian designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee and takes its inspiration from motion ...
Amitabh Bachchan To Be Honoured
Italian auto giant Piaggio partners with the 12th edition of River to River Florence Indian Film Festival set to take place at Cinema Odeon, Florence, Italy from December 7 to 13, 2012, fortifying its long standing Italian-Indian connect. Commemorating the best of Indian talent, the festival will pay tribute to ...
Kareena Kapoor Was Cautious
We all know that Kareena Kapoor is doing Prakash Jha and Disney-UTV’s Satyagraha. Well, we’re told that Kapoor was initially apprehensive about saying ‘yes’ to this project and wondered whether she would stand out amidst a cast that included so many A-list male actors – Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn and ...
Posted in Main Story, Trade Gup
Tagged Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Manoj Bajpayee, Satyagraha
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s Speech On Receiving French Honour
Good evening and thank you to the French Ambassador Francois Richier, Eminent dignitaries, respected members of the media, my dear family and friends, ladies and gentlemen….
I must begin by sincerely thanking the French Government, for honouring me with this award of Knight of the Order of Arts and ...
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Tagged Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Aradhya, Award, Birthday, French
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B 70 Art Event
B 70, an art show was inaugurated by Kokilaben Ambani on the occasion of Amitabh Bachchan’s 70th birthday, October 11. The show curated by Sapna Kar is being held at the Hall of Vision, Nehru Centre in Mumbai on October 12 and 13.
The event will see an exhibition ...
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Tagged Aaishwarya Rai bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, B 70, Kokilaben Ambani
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An Affair To Remember
Amitabh Bachchan turned 70 on October 11 and a grand surprise birthday bash was hosted to celebrate the occasion. The celebration took place at Filmcity’s Reliance MediaWorks Studios and the guest list was not just restricted to a host of film stars but also the big wigs of the political ...
Sir David Frost To Interview Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Sir David Frost, British journalist and media personality best known for his interviews with former President Richard Nixon, which were made into a film, and play, is starting a new series called The Frost Interview. The series of eight, one-hour programmes will each feature an interview with a person who ...
Brand Bachchan
His superstar appeal and natural charm make him one of the top five celebs that have advertisers queuing up to sign him on as their brand ambassador – even at the age of 70. Not surprisingly, Amitabh Bachchan is the face of over ten brands today. So, what makes Big ...
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Tagged Amitabh Bachchan, Boroplus, Fast Relief, Navratna, Pierce Brosnan
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“It’s good to see a new space being created for limited-budget films”
Been there, done that and still going great guns. During the course of four decades and still counting, he’s seen it all. The man of the moment, quite literally, needs no introduction. Here’s Amitabh Bachchan in conversation with Vajir Singh
70 years... You have been ruling the industry close ...
Posted in Interviews
Tagged AB Corp, Amitabh Bachchan, Barfi, Gangs Of Wasseypur, Shakti, Silsila, Vicky Donor, Zanjeer
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Govind Menon Directing Prateik
Finally, yes, finally, his dream of making another...
Finally, yes, finally, his dream of making another...
Aarakshan
Deepika Padukone is dubbing for Prakash Jha Produc...
Deepika Padukone is dubbing for Prakash Jha Produc...
I Am Notorious For My Creative And Marketing Inputs
Vikram Malhotra, COO, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, s...
Vikram Malhotra, COO, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, s...
“India is not yet a critical market for Hollywood films”
Ashok Amritraj, a former tennis player who represe...
Ashok Amritraj, a former tennis player who represe...
"I Make My Directors Struggle"
Producer Anurag Kashyap on his next release Luv Sh...
Producer Anurag Kashyap on his next release Luv Sh...
Sir David Frost To Interview Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
British journalist Sir David Frost to visit Mumbai...
British journalist Sir David Frost to visit Mumbai...
“If It Weren’t For NFDC, There Would Be No JBDY”
Filmmaker Kundan Shah walks down memory lane as he...
Filmmaker Kundan Shah walks down memory lane as he...
"I need to play a different type of role every time"
Rani Mukerji speaks her heart out about Talaash, w...
Rani Mukerji speaks her heart out about Talaash, w...
Pritam Nominated
Music director Pritam has been nominated for the m...
Music director Pritam has been nominated for the m...
Indians Vote For Their Favourite Vuclip Icons
Vuclip has unveiled the findings of its Vuclip Ico...
Vuclip has unveiled the findings of its Vuclip Ico...
“My films are popcorn entertainers; I don’t make them for respect”
Sajid Khan is all set to entertain the audience on...
Sajid Khan is all set to entertain the audience on...
‘‘I proved to the country that Shakespeare can be masala...’’
Vishal Bhardwaj in a no-holds-barred interview to ...
Vishal Bhardwaj in a no-holds-barred interview to ...
