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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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Amitji's words of appreciation boost confidence: Sridevi

Bollywood | Oct 02, 2012, 01:31 PM IST

New Delhi, Oct 2 : Sridevi is overwhelmed after learning about megastar Amitabh Bachchan's words of appreciation for her ready-to-release movie "English Vinglish" and says they boost her confidence.In a post written on his blog

big b down with cough and cold

Big B down with cough and cold

Bollywood | Sep 30, 2012, 02:25 PM IST

Mumbai, Sep 30 : Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is under the weather as he has been "coughing my lungs and stomach away" and says that he is going through "pains with each expulsion"."An awful night,

amitabh bachchan fan gets autograph tattooed to his hand

Amitabh Bachchan fan gets autograph tattooed to his hand

Bollywood | Sep 28, 2012, 02:22 PM IST

Mumbai, Sep 28: Amitabh Bachchan was speechless when one of his fans from Gujrat got his autograph tattooed on his hand. He says that it is humbling to see such an expression from his followers."Intense

big b gets special birthday gift from fan

Big B gets special birthday gift from fan

Bollywood | Sep 26, 2012, 01:25 PM IST

Mumbai, Sep 26 : Amitabh Bachchan's 80th birthday is still over two weeks away, but his fans have been showering him with gifts galore. One of the fans gifted him a wooden frame with a

english vinglish left me in tears amitabh bachchan

'English Vinglish' left me in tears: Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood | Sep 25, 2012, 11:53 AM IST

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has said Gauri Shinde's debut directorial " English Vinglish" moved him so much that he was left in tears.The film, which will hit theatres on October 5, marks the comeback of

salman khan joins facebook gets over 2 mn likes

Salman Khan joins Facebook, gets over 2 mn likes

Bollywood | Sep 15, 2012, 04:49 PM IST

Mumbai: Bollywood star Salman Khan has become the latest celebrity to join social networking site Facebook after Aamir Khan, Piyanka Chopra and Amitabh Bachchan. In a video message posted on his page, Salman said, "Many

middle class people all over world fed up with system jha

Middle class people all over world fed up with system: Jha

Bollywood | Sep 11, 2012, 12:42 PM IST

Mumbai, Sep 11: Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is set to come out with yet another high-voltage political drama ‘Satyagrah', says the middle class people all over the world are distressed over the prevailing system.  Reportedly,

kbc 6 gets first crorepati in kashmir s manoj raina

'KBC 6' gets first crorepati in Kashmir's Manoj Raina

Bollywood | Sep 09, 2012, 10:23 AM IST

New Delhi, Sep 9: A crore of rupees was a distant dream for Manoj Kumar Raina, who was uprooted from the Kashmir Valley when militancy broke out in 1989. But the dream has turned into

kaun banega crorepati season 6 is back with a bang

Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 6 is back with a bang

Bollywood | Sep 08, 2012, 01:41 PM IST

New Delhi, Sept 8: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is back with the highly popular quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati on Sony Entertainment Television. This time the show promises to bring in a lot more to its

sonu sood to play sher khan

Sonu Sood to play Sher Khan ?

Bollywood | Sep 04, 2012, 08:09 AM IST

Mumbai : Actor Sonu Sood has been approached again for playing the iconic role of Sher Khan in the remake of Amitabh Bachchan starrer ‘Zanjeer', after Arjun Rampal could not go ahead due to date

every actor has his own place says amitabh bachchan

Every actor has his own place, says Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood | Sep 03, 2012, 09:38 AM IST

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was voted best actor in a recent poll, doesn't agree with the results as he feels every actor has his own place in Bollywood and it would be unfair to

kbc is not the solution for all problems says big b

KBC is not the solution for all problems, says Big B

Bollywood | Aug 30, 2012, 05:37 PM IST

Mumbai, Aug 30: Though every season of popular game show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati' brings in socially relevant themes, host Amitabh Bachchan says the game show is not the solution for all problems.With ‘power of knowledge'

ties with gandhi family still intact says amitabh bachchan

Ties with Gandhi family still intact, says Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood | Aug 30, 2012, 09:19 AM IST

Mumbai, Aug 30: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has said the relationship between his family and Gandhi family still remains intact. In an interview to Headlines Today, Big B  however said he can't go out of his

amitabh bachchan says he personally helped ak hangal

Amitabh Bachchan says, he personally helped AK Hangal

Bollywood | Aug 27, 2012, 08:25 AM IST

Mumbai, Aug 27: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who worked with AK Hangal in the iconic film ‘Sholay',  has refuted reports that Bollywood stars had been indifferent to the character artiste during his last days. Bachchan tweeted:

my daughter shweta knows best amitabh bachchan

My daughter Shweta knows best: Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood | Aug 24, 2012, 02:32 PM IST

Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan is a vast pool of knowledge himself, but the Bollywood megastar believes his daughter, Shweta Nanda, is the most knowledgeable person in his family.When asked who in the Bachchan family was the

i did the great gatsby for free as a gesture amitabh

I did 'The Great Gatsby' for free, as a gesture: Amitabh

Bollywood | Aug 23, 2012, 09:16 AM IST

Mumbai  : Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has a blink-and-you-miss-it role in Hollywood film ‘The Great Gatsby', says, he did the film for free as a gesture.  Directed by Baz Luhrmann, ‘The Great Gatsby' stars Amitabh

i am now on facebook amitabh bachchan

I am now on Facebook: Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood | Aug 23, 2012, 06:47 AM IST

Mumbai  : Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has a regular blog and millions of followers on Twitter, today joined social networking site Facebook to reach out further to his fans.The 69-year-old launched his facebook page, which

break in at bachchan s abode jalsa

Break in at Bachchan's abode 'Jalsa'

Bollywood | Jul 22, 2012, 04:37 PM IST

Mumbai, Jul 22 :Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his family had some anxious moments after an unidentified person broke into their house Jalsa.The 69-year-old actor wrote about the incident in his blog, saying that the person

naseeruddin shah demands footage equal to big b s

Naseeruddin Shah demands footage equal to Big B's

Bollywood | Jul 21, 2012, 09:26 AM IST

Mumbai : Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has asked director Sujoy Ghosh to re-work the script of his next, Badla, to make his role as meaty as Big B's, reports Mumbai Mirror. Amitabh Bachchan and Naseeruddin

amitabh jaya visit shatrughan sinha in hospital

Amitabh, Jaya visit Shatrughan Sinha in hospital

Bollywood | Jul 22, 2012, 10:19 AM IST

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his wife Jaya visited actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha at the hospital where he is recovering after undergoing a bypass surgery.Bachchan, 69, who has worked with Sinha in films like “Bombay to