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Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

Height: 1.85 m DOB: 11 October 1942

Referred to as the Shahenshah of Bollywood, Star of the Millennium, or Big B, he has since appeared in over 190 Indian films in a career spanning almost five decades.

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amitabh bachchan finds it tough to work with farhan akhtar

Amitabh Bachchan finds it 'tough' to work with Farhan Akhtar

Bollywood | Jan 03, 2016, 01:50 PM IST

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has essayed complex roles effortlessly in his over four-decade career, says he has always found it tough to work with actor-director Farhan Akhtar.While Farhan had directed Amitabh in "Lakshya", he

wish i could work with today s actresses when i was young

Wish I could work with today's actresses when I was young: Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood | Jan 03, 2016, 10:27 AM IST

Mumbai: Superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday regretted not getting to work with today's actresses when he was young.Bachchan had played a romantic role opposite late Jiah Khan in Ram Gopal Verma's "Nishabd".Asked if he wished

jaya bachchan shweta nanda applaud big b s wazir

Jaya Bachchan, Shweta Nanda applaud Big B's 'Wazir'

Bollywood | Jan 02, 2016, 07:12 PM IST

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who will be seen as a paralysed chess grandmaster in the forthcoming action thriller “Wazir”, has received a thumbs up from his wife Jaya and his daughter Shweta for the film.While

shocking vidya balan hospitalized on new year s eve

Shocking! Vidya Balan hospitalized on New Year's eve

Bollywood | Dec 31, 2015, 07:32 AM IST

Mumbai: Actress Vidya Balan, who had plans to celebrate New Year with her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur abroad, had to cancel their outing and return home and get hospitalised after suffering shooting pains which could

wazir director bejoy nambiar calls censor board ridiculous

'Wazir' director Bejoy Nambiar calls Censor Board 'ridiculous'

Bollywood | Dec 30, 2015, 06:19 PM IST

Mumbai: Filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar, who feels "ridiculous things" are happening in the censor board, says there needs to be uniformity regarding censorship of content in Indian cinema.Asked about his views on the strictness of the

neil nitin mukesh opens up on his titular role in wazir

Neil Nitin Mukesh opens up on his titular role in 'Wazir'

Bollywood | Dec 30, 2015, 11:02 AM IST

Mumbai: In his eight year long career Neil Nitin Mukesh may have played various negative characters, but the actor says the role he has in upcoming film "Wazir" is his darkest portrayal yet.Neil, who made

makers of wazir fears censor deletes love making scenes

Makers of 'Wazir' fears censor, deletes love-making scenes

Bollywood | Dec 28, 2015, 06:41 PM IST

Mumbai: "Wazir" could have featured sensuous and passionate lovemaking scenes between actors Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari, but the film's makers chose to cut them out to avoid conflict with the censor board."As part

farhan akhtar clarifies that wazir is emotional drama not

Farhan Akhtar clarifies that 'Wazir' is emotional drama, not thriller

Bollywood | Dec 28, 2015, 01:41 PM IST

Mumbai: Actor Farhan Akhtar, who will be seen as investigative officer in "Wazir", says the movie is a heart-warming emotional drama rather than the thriller people think it is going to be."There is little bit

big b all set to do new challenging roles

Big B all set to do new challenging roles

Bollywood | Dec 28, 2015, 11:35 AM IST

Kolkata: Bollywood superstar Amitabh  Bachchan is ready to play roles, which he has not done yet in his career spanning over 45 years."I would love to do roles that I have not done. I will

amitabh bachchan reveals how wheelchair stint in wazir

Amitabh Bachchan reveals how wheelchair stint in 'Wazir' challenged him physically (See Pics)

Bollywood | Dec 27, 2015, 05:30 PM IST

Kolkata: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who will be seen in a wheelchair in his next film "Wazir", says it was physically more challenging than his other roles."I think every role is challenging but physically perhaps a

amitabh bachchan opens up on his role in wazir

Amitabh Bachchan opens up on his role in 'Wazir'

Bollywood | Dec 27, 2015, 10:33 AM IST

Kolkata: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who will be seen in a wheelchair in his next film "Wazir", says it was physically more challenging than his other roles."I think every role is challenging but physically perhaps a

five of the biggest box office failures in 2015

Five of the biggest box-office failures in 2015

Bollywood | Dec 24, 2015, 11:49 PM IST

New Delhi: The year 2015 is entering its last week. With the entire globe gearing up for the New Year, our Bollywood celebs are also set to welcome a new phase in their lives. But

ranveer deepika s bajirao mastani sinks big b in magical

Ranveer-Deepika's Bajirao Mastani sinks Big B in magical world. Here's the proof

Bollywood | Dec 23, 2015, 01:11 PM IST

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has showered immense praise on Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone starrer "Bajirao Mastani" and said that he is still not over the magic created by the historical love saga.Big B posted

ranveer singh gets his first award for bajirao mastani

Ranveer Singh gets his first award for 'Bajirao Mastani'

Bollywood | Dec 23, 2015, 10:10 AM IST

Mumbai: Director-producer Aditya Chopra was at loss of words after watching Bajirao Mastani, reveals actor Ranveer Singh. Chopra is to direct Ranveer in Befikre, which will mark the filmmaker's first directorial venture after 2008 romance

amitabh bachchan compares his boat pic with leonardo

Amitabh Bachchan compares his boat pic with Leonardo DiCaprio's 'Titanic'

Bollywood | Dec 22, 2015, 10:48 AM IST

Kolkata: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has jokingly compared his picture of sailing on a boat in the Hoogly river with Leonardo DiCaprio-starrer “Titanic”.Bachchan, 73, who worked with DiCaprio in his Hollywood debut “The Great Gatsby”, is

farhan akhtar shares his experiences on recording atrangi

Farhan Akhtar shares his experiences on recording 'Atrangi Yaari' with Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood | Dec 17, 2015, 10:52 AM IST

Mumbai: Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar says it was a “wonderful” experience recording a duet titled “Atrangi Yaari” hinging on the bond of friendship with his “Wazir” co-star Amitabh Bachchan.Farhan along with Big B recorded the track

after big b irrfan khan s facebook account gets hacked

After Big B, Irrfan Khan's Facebook account gets hacked

Bollywood | Dec 16, 2015, 09:15 PM IST

New Delhi: Actor Irrfan Khan's Facebook account was hacked earlier in the day on Wednesday, but it has now been restored, according to sources.Irrfan, who is currently shooting in remote areas of Jaisalmer was unaware

farhan akhtar opens up on his experience of recording song

Farhan Akhtar opens up on his experience of recording song with Big B

Bollywood | Dec 16, 2015, 07:18 PM IST

Mumbai:  Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar says it was a ‘wonderful' experience recording a duet titled ‘Atrangi Yaari' hinging on the bond of friendship with his ‘Wazir' co-star Amitabh Bachchan.Farhan along with Big B recorded the track

amitabh bachchan farhan akhtar record duet for wazir

Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar record duet for 'Wazir'

Bollywood | Dec 14, 2015, 10:57 AM IST

Mumbai: "Wazir" co-actors Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar went behind the mic together to record a duet track about unusual friendships, for the film.The 73-year-old shared some of his photographs on his blog, and he

rajinikanth turns 56 celebs tweet wishes for him

Rajinikanth turns 56, celebs tweet wishes for him

Bollywood | Dec 12, 2015, 07:00 PM IST

Mumbai: On the occasion of superstar Rajinikanth's 65th birthday on Saturday, celebrities across various fields including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, megastar Amitabh Bachchan and veteran actor Anupam Kher have wished him “Happy birthday”.Rajinikanth,

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