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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 to launch bmc s cleanliness drive tomorrow

Amitabh Bachchan to launch BMC's cleanliness drive tomorrow

India | Jan 22, 2013, 08:33 PM IST

Mumbai, Jan 22: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will launch the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's ‘Swachh Mumbai Prabhodhan Abhiyan', a drive aimed at cleaning the slum areas, here tomorrow.Bachchan will also participate in the civic body's public

amitabh bachchan s gadget woes

Amitabh Bachchan's gadget woes

Bollywood | Jan 14, 2013, 02:35 PM IST

Mumbai, Jan 14: Amitabh Bachchan has bought a Samsung Galaxy Note II and says that the handset's functions are so mindblowing that he has no clue about how to work it."I changed my mobile again

after winning screen awards big b joyous

After winning Screen Awards, Big B joyous

Bollywood | Jan 14, 2013, 02:06 PM IST

Mumbai, Jan 14 : Amitabh Bachchan voiced "joy and gratefulness" after he and his son Abhishek won awards at the 19th Annual Colors Screen Awards.While Abhishek got a trophy for the best comic role in

big b defends indian cinema says it integrates people

Big B defends Indian cinema, says it integrates people

Bollywood | Jan 13, 2013, 07:56 AM IST

Mumbai, Jan 12: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is upset how Indian cinema is being "accused of various faults". Defending the same, he says it is the lone entity in the world that integrates people under one

urdu poet nida fazli describes ajmal kasab as angry young

Urdu poet Nida Fazli describes Ajmal Kasab as angry young man similar to Big B of 70s

Bollywood | Jan 12, 2013, 11:16 AM IST

New Delhi:  Noted Urdu poet Nida Fazli has compared Pakistani terrorist and 26/11 gunman Ajmal Kasab with Amitabh Bachchan's onscreen characters describing the former as an "angry young man" similar to that of Big B's

i can never compete with amitabh bachchan aamir khan

I can never compete with Amitabh Bachchan: Aamir Khan

Bollywood | Jan 11, 2013, 12:33 PM IST

New Delhi,Jan 11: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan holds Amitabh Bachchan in high regard and says he neither sees himself on the same platform as the megastar nor can he ever compete with the veteran actor.Both

i can never compete with big b aamir khan

I can never compete with Big B: Aamir Khan

Bollywood | Jan 10, 2013, 04:53 PM IST

New Delhi, Jan 10: Bollywood star Aamir Khan holds Amitabh Bachchan in high regard and says he neither sees himself on the same platform as the megastar nor can he ever compete with the senior

amitabh bachchan back to shooting films by january end

Amitabh Bachchan back to shooting films by January end

Bollywood | Jan 10, 2013, 09:06 AM IST

Mumbai,Jan 10: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was last seen on the big screen in Ram Gopal Varma's Department in May 2012, revealed that he will start shooting for his films by January-end."By end of January,

stars spotted at siddharth vidya s post wedding bash

Stars spotted at Siddharth-Vidya's post wedding bash

Bollywood | Jan 07, 2013, 07:54 AM IST

Mumbai: It was a star studded wedding bash for the newly married couple Siddharth-Vidya in South Mumbai. Hosted by UTV head Ronnie Screwvala and wife Zarina, the post-wedding party marked the presence of several Bollywood

kbc 6 gets it rs.5 cr winner big b admires sunmeet kaur

'KBC 6' gets it Rs.5 cr winner, Big B admires Sunmeet Kaur

Bollywood | Jan 06, 2013, 07:21 PM IST

Mumbai, Jan 6: Amitabh Bachchan says Sunmeet Kaur Sawhney, who has won Rs.5 crore in a sixth season game of "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC) and become the first female contestant to take home the mega

chitrangada wants to live big b s life for a day

Chitrangada wants to live Big B's life for a day

Bollywood | Jan 03, 2013, 01:07 PM IST

New Delhi, Jan 3 : Actress Chitrangada Singh has revealed she would love to live the life of megastar Amitabh Bachchan for one day.She made the revelation during the shooting of UTV Stars' "Live My

b town wishes safe peaceful new year

B-town wishes 'safe, peaceful' New Year

Bollywood | Jan 01, 2013, 04:34 PM IST

Mumbai, Jan 1: Good health, love, happiness and respect for women - Bollywood celebrities have wished all this and more to their fans and loved ones on the first day of 2013.The celebrities took to

big b prays for pran s speedy recovery

Big B prays for Pran's speedy recovery

Bollywood | Dec 26, 2012, 08:06 PM IST

Mumbai, Dec 26: The veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan got emotional when he met his "Zanjeer" co-star Pran in hospital. Pran is recovering well after undergoing a surgical procedure, says megastar Amitabh Bachchan."Pran, colleague, senior and

even animal won t behave so big b on delhi gang rape

Even animal won't behave so: Big B on Delhi gang-rape

Bollywood | Dec 19, 2012, 06:08 PM IST

Mumbai, Dec 19: Shocked over gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in the capital, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says it is "atrocious and unforgivable" and that "even an animal would not behave so"."Wanted to say so

rafi sang great songs in the absence of technology says big

Rafi sang great songs in the absence of technology, says Big B

Bollywood | Nov 27, 2012, 06:47 AM IST

Mumbai, Nov 27:  Praising legendary singer Mohammad Rafi, megastar Amitabh Bachchan has said it was amazing how Rafi saab sang as melodiously as he did in absence of technology.Big B spoke at the launch of

amitabh bachchan happy with growing extended family

Amitabh Bachchan happy with growing ''extended family"

Bollywood | Nov 26, 2012, 01:44 PM IST

Mumbai,Nov 26:Wherever he goes - be it his blog or Twitter or Facebook - fans follow him everywhere in great numbers and megastar Amitabh Bachchan thanks them for their love and respect."My extended family, my

as a child i wanted to be like big b says reema kagti

As a child I wanted to be like Big B, says Reema Kagti

Bollywood | Nov 22, 2012, 11:18 AM IST

Mumbai, Nov 22: Director Reema Kagti has revealed that as a child, she wanted to be like megastar Amitabh Bachchan and would imitate him.Reema, who is looking forward to the release of her upcoming movie

bal thackeray bollywood s friend philosopher and guide

Bal Thackeray - Bollywood's friend, philosopher and guide

Bollywood | Nov 18, 2012, 06:31 AM IST

Mumbai, Nov 17: There were reasons why Bollywood celebrities queued up to call on Bal Thackeray when the Shiv Sena supremo lay in a critical condition before he breathed his last Saturday. He was always

aaradhya bachchan s first birthday to be private

Aaradhya Bachchan's first birthday to be private

Bollywood | Nov 15, 2012, 10:36 AM IST

Mumbai,Nov 15:  Post the grand birthday bash of Amitabh Bachchan, it's now Aaradhya's turn to indulge as she turns a year old Nov 16. However, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan says it will be a private affair

proud of aishwarya s french honour amitabh bachchan

Proud of Aishwarya's French honour:Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood | Nov 02, 2012, 02:00 PM IST

Mumbai,Nov 2:Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is proud that his daughter-in-law, actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, has been chosen to receive a civilian award by the French government for her contribution to the arts on her