Amitabh Bachchan Shares His Thoughts On Shammi Kapoor

Amitabh Bachchan, who was friends with deceased Shammi Kapoor and was seen teary-eyed at his funeral, tweets sombre thoughts remembering the actor.
“Miss a birthday, a wedding, but never a funeral, an advice given by a friend. Seeing the turnout at Shammi ji’s confirmed my opinion,” the megastar tweeted.
“It is an irony of life that one person is able to collect an entire industry only when he is not there to notice it!” the star observed.
“Jodi tor dak shune kayu na aashe tobe ekla chalo re..!! When no one hears your call, walk alone.. Gurudev Tagore,” the star signed off with the tweet.
Earlier he has spoken about his time and interactions with the ailing Shammi Kapoor.
“Shammi ji and I worked together in a few films and it was moments that can never be forgotten. His verve for life, its excitement, its energy was infectious. He would enter a room and suddenly everything would electrify. You were happy in his company and his optimism. Spending a few moments with him could pump up the adrenalin to its maximum degree,” Big B said.
Amitabh had also said that the charismatic actor, who was on dialysis for quite some time before his demise, was “tired and could not take it anymore”. Source
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Additional Police Protection Provided To Amitabh Bachchan

Police cover has been beefed up for Amitabh Bachchan. About two dozen additional policemen have been deployed today outside Bachchan’s homes, Prateeksha and Jalsa.
The additional deployment is a precautionary measure to tackle any law and order issues which may arise in the wake of the release of Prakash Jha’s controversial film, Aarakshan. The film releases tomorrow, August 12. Mr Bachchan stars in the film, along with Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone and Manoj Bajpai.
Police have also been deployed outside Saif Ali Khan’s home as a precautionary measure.
Earlier today, the Punjab government has also imposed a ban on the release of Aarakshan in the state following apprehensions that some scenes and dialogues may trigger trouble.
The Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP government said the ban will remain in force till screening committee constituted by the state  previews the movie and submits its report.
The decision to ban the Amitabh Bachchan-Saif Ali Khan starrer was taken after receiving reports that Aarakhshan. has certain scenes/dialogues which may inflame the passion of some communities in Punjab, an official spokesman said today.
Yesterday, the Mayawati government had banned the film in UP for two months on the grounds that it could create law and order problem in the state.
The decision to ban the film which is due to hit the screens on Friday was taken following a recommendation by a high level official committee set up by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government.
“The main theme of the movie is about commercialization of education followed by several objectionable dialogues against people from backward communities. There is no discussion on reservation in its second half. We have asked the Censor Board to make necessary changes in it,” National Commission for Scheduled Castes Chairman P L Punia said.
The Punjab government has constituted a seven-member committee consisting of Samir Kumar, IAS, Secretary Home, Raj Kumar Atihai, Chairman Safai Karamchari Board, Punjab and Vijay Danav, Chairman, Scheduled Caste Welfare Board and a member of the Punjab Scheduled Caste Commission. Source
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Abhishek Bachchan Takes Inspiration From Ajay Devgn

Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn took everyone by storm with their recent masaledar and dhamakedar venture Singham.
The movie’s magic has not even spared Ajay’s ‘Bol Bachchan’ co-star Abhishek Bachchan. Heard that Jr. B is very much in awe with Devgn’s hefty look in ‘Singham’. The two actors share good rapport while shooting for ‘Bol Bachchan’ and during such bonding time Ajay said to have suggested Abhishek to try and work on his own body.
As a result, Jr. B is now hooked on the image building gyaan given by Ajay and of late is seriously sweating it out in gym. Source
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Amitabh Bachchan & Sridevi - The Legends Are Back In ‘English Vinglish’

The Badshah Khan of bollywood Amitabh Bachchan, who will be seen sharing screen with veteran actress Sridevi after 18 years almost in their upcoming film ‘English Vinglish’, says the actress is “still spontaneous and lovely”.
“Sridevi still the same… spontaneous and lovely..!!” Bachchan said on micro-blogging site twitter.
The two were last paired in the 1992 hit film ‘Khuda Gawah’. Earlier, they were seen together in films like ‘Inquilaab’ and ‘Akhree Rasta’.
‘English Vinglish’ is director R Balki’s wife Gauri Shinde’s directorial debut.
“Shooting today with the effervescent SriDevi after eternity almost… for R Balki’s wife’s directed film ‘English Vinglish,” Bachchan tweeted.
The film, which is touted as Sridevi’s Bollywood comeback, will see her essay the role of a housewife, who enrolls for a spoken English course to impress her husband and family. Big B will be seen making a special appearance in the film.
Sridevi was last seen in a full-fledged role in 1997 film ‘Judaai’ with Anil Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar. Source
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Abhishek, Genelia, Asin & Ajay In ‘Bol Bachchan’

As per our sources, the out-and-out comedy ‘Bol Bachchan’ earlier had Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan on board while the hunt for their leading ladies was on. Now it is said that Asin and Genelia D’Souza have been signed on respectively.
It is said that Asin and Ajay share the same endorsement company which helped the actress to bag this film. However, some sources share that that’s not the case and Asin is just impressed with the script while she is yet to give her nod for the project. On the other hand, the production team believe that Abhishek along with Genelia seems to be quite fresh pair.
Alleged to be inspired from Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s popular 1979 film, ‘Bol Bachchan’ expected to starts its shooting from August 20 at the Ramoji Rao Film City in Hyderabad. Source
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Acting Comes Natural To Amitabh Bachchan; He Follows No Methods

You must be thinking that how can Big B manage to perform so well for the roles like he is playing in his upcoming flick.
He was answering a similar question for his film BBUDDAH-HOGA TERRA BAAP. This actor does not prepare. He just acts and has very little faith in the ‘method’ theory of acting first propounded by the Russian actor and theatre director Constantin Stanislavsky and later popularised by Stella Adler and Lee Strasberg who trained thespians like Brando, Niro and Pacino.
We also have our ‘method actors’ in Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri, and a whole lot of new-gen practitioners of the craft who go through an intense process of preparation for their ’serious’ and ‘meaningful’ roles. Our cerebral Khan is also believed to be a kind of a follower of the ‘method school’ since he takes his own sweet time getting into his intense characters and then coming out of them. Source
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Bollywood Greets Aishwarya And The Entire Bachchan Family

As reported earlier, Aishwarya is finally expecting a child after so many years. Team Bollywood.ac wishes the entire family on this occasion.
Farhan Akhtar: Congratulations Amit uncle and Jaya aunty. Much love as always. Congratulations Abhishek. Please convey my best wishes to Ash.
Deepika Padukone: CONGRATULATIONS!!!lots of love…X to Mr. Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya, Jaya Aunty and and Aishwarya’s parents…
Rana Daggubati: Abhishek is soon to be Daddy Bachchan. Congrats and lots of love.
Riteish Deshmukh: Congratttttuuulationnnnnnssssssssssss- superrrrr superrrrrr happppppyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Amazing! Congrats soon to be dadujaan! Mr. Bachchan and big bro Abhishek & Ash bhahi ! love n happiness to u always ! Yipeeee !!:D
Genelia D’souza: Congratulations sir, congratulations ab, super super happy 4 Aish n u, one things 4sure d kid vl b one hell of a good lookin kid ? congrats agn (sic)
Ranganathan Madhavan: Ohhh.. Sooooo Happy for you sir.. The legend continues..Love to the whole family.

Priyanka Chopra: CONGRATS SIR awesome news!! lets make way for the legacy to go forward……
Shah Rukh Khan: Sir mubarak ho…phir se Dada ho gaya hum sab ka Baap. Congratulations sir and all love for the beautiful couple. Source
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The Bachchan Family Is Thankful To All

The Bachchan clan is glad and overwhelmed by the spontaneous response to the ‘new baby in AB episode’. The Bachchans had expressed their vote of thanks to all of their well wishers.
Big B says, “Jaya and I are delighted at the news. We Wish to thank all out friends and well wishers for their affection and seek your blessings and love in the coming days… “.
The proud couple Abhishek and Aishwarya in their joint vote of thanks say, “Thank you all for your warm wishes. We are happy and would like to thank all our well wishers for their love, support and blessings.” Source
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Breaking News - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Is Pregnant

Bollywood’s star couple–Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai–are expecting their first baby. Superstar Amitabh Bachchan [ Images ], the expectant granddad and Abhishek’s father, spilled the beans on the microblogging site Twitter tonight to say his daughter-in-law Aishwarya is pregnant.
“NEWS NEWS NEWS !! I AM GOING TO BECOME A GRANDFATHER .. AISHWARYA EXPECTING .. SO HAPPY AND THRILLED !!!,” Bachchan Sr tweeted.
The baby will be the couple’s first child. Abhishek,35, and Aishwarya, 37, tied the knot on April 20, 2007.
Aishwarya has not personally confirmed she is pregnant.But Archana Sadanand, the publicist for the former Miss World, said there is nothing more to add other than what Amitabh had said. Source
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No Abusive Languages For Amitabh Bachchan

Abuses and cuss words seem to be the flavor of Bollywood this season. While actors these days do not hesitate in hurtling abuses in every other line or through songs, Big B takes a rather unusual way!
The superstar, who will be seen doing thoda action, thoda Jackson in his forthcoming BBUDDAH has found a unique way of abusing on screen.
The latest promo of the film showcases Big B using the word ‘beep’ instead of expletives whenever he feels like doing so.
‘Aye baut bada beep hai yaar tu’ is what he is heard saying in the promo! Source
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Amitabh Bachchan Stays Out Of Politics

Big B is playing safe! To avoid any controversies, the megastar refused to pass any personal comment on the issue of caste-based reservations in Indian society when he came down to the capital on Monday to promote his film Aarakshan.
“I would not like to make any personal comment about the issue. I am not into politics and I won’t like my comments to be made into a political debate,” Amitabh told reporters.
Aarakshan, a Prakash Jha directorial, deals with the perils of caste-based reservation in India, and its resulting corruption in the education system of the country. Since it is a sensitive issue in the nation, Amitabh thought it best to reserve his comments.
I am not into politics: Amitabh Bachchan
However, he shared what his movie character Prabhakar Anand, a school principal, feels about the issue.
“My character, Prabhakar Anand has the thought that everyone should get an opportunity… but after that if a person has the merit, we should recognise it. And this is the thought that has been highlighted in the film,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jha, known for films like Shool, Apaharan and Raajneeti, said it is tough to take a firm stand on the reservation issue.
“It is very tough to say if a person is for or against reservation. One has to think from both sides,” he said.
Aarakshan, releasing on August 12th, also features Saif Ali Khan, Deepika Padukone, Manoj Bajpayee and Prateik Babbar. Source
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Amitabh Bachchan To Play The Role Of MF Hussain

A relatively new director Prabhakar Shukla was keenly pursuing to make a film on celebrated painter MF Husain for the past one year, Zee News reported.
But before he could discuss the film in detail with MF Husain, the painter passed away on Thursday in London this week. Apparently, the director wishes to cast Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan in the role of maverick artist MF Husain. If things go as planned, Hindi filmmaker Shukla might be able to rope in Amitabh Bachchan for his project called ‘Husain - The Painter’, as Big B was very close to the deceased painter.
Big B was on very good terms with MF Husain. The latter had gifted him a painting of Lord Hanuman carrying the sanjivani booti when Bachchan was hospitalised during the ‘Coolie’ incident. Meanwhile, Shukla is still to approach the superstar and isn’t sure that Bachchan will indeed giving his nod to the project.
Shukla has to his credit a small-budget film titled ‘Kahani Gudiya Ki’, but the director has been heard of acquiring a producer to back his big budget ‘Husain – the Painter’. daily times monitor. Source
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Amitabh Bachchan Remembers M F Hussain

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan today mourned the death of M F Husain and said the best gift he received from the celebrated artist was a painting of Lord Hanuman when he was recuperating after an accident on the sets of Coolie.
“M F Husain, artist, painter, friend… passes away! Sad, very sad! Many of his works and gifts adorn my home,” Bachchan said on micro-blogging site Twitter.
“Husain’s best painting gift to me… a Hanuman with ‘Sanjeevani booti’ flying… given to me in Breach Candy Hospital, during the Coolie episode,” he said.
During the shooting of Manmohan Desai’s film Coolie in 1982 Bachchan was critically injured in the intestines while filming a fight scene with co-star Puneet Issar which almost cost him his life.
The 68-year-old actor also mentioned about other paintings of Husain, given to him, which he cherished.
“Another special painting he did for me… translated my poem I wrote in Hospital, on canvas… very special and most endearing!!,” Big B said. Source
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Abhishek Bachchan Will Be Missed On The IIFAA Stage

The grapevine was abuzz with news that the Bachchans are patching up with the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA), and that Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya would perform at the event in Toronto too. But junior Bachchan has slammed the news.
‘Just to clarify… Neither Aishwarya nor I will be performing or attending IIFA Toronto. Classic case of jumping the gun!’ Abhishek posted on his Twitter page.
His father, megastar Amitabh Bachchan had been the brand ambassador of the IIFA awards since their inception in 2000, but last year, Big B couldn’t attend the event in Sri Lanka, and the concept of a brand ambassador itself was dropped.
Amitabh had earlier clarified that he would not be attending the event this year too.
‘Not coming to Toronto IIFA… IIFA says my services are not required,’ he had tweeted.
The IIFA weekend is to be held June 23-25. Source
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Abhishek Bachchan Fumes Over Media

Abhishek Bachchan might be considered to be one of the most cool-headed guys in town, but lately the actor showed the media not-so-cool side of his. Now, hear the story.
According to reliable sources, at the launch of the DVD event of his last film (damp squib) DUM MAARO DUM, Abhishek was miffed by a few questions and the actor made no efforts to hide that fuming expression.
Adds our source, “Abhishek Bachchan was displaying his uncool side for most parts of the press meet. It all started with a journo asking a few unrelated questions that ticked off the actor. Abhishek was very curt in his defense. Though his expression gave away that he was angry, but an occasional smile hinted that he was trying to balance the situation.”
Though earlier too Abhishek has been asked odd questions at press meets, but this time it seemed he was ill at ease facing such unexpected queries. Anyways, let’s hope this was just an odd exception that showed how uncool Jr Bachchan can be at times. Source
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Abhishek Bachchan With SRK In ‘Zor Ka Jhatka’

The excitement index on the show grows bigger and brighter as ‘The Game’ continues on the show Zor Ka Jhatka in Argentina. In the new Kamartod Qualifier round, Abhishek Bachchan joins the King Khan to cheer up the participants in his witty, encouraging style.
Spicing things up this time round, SRK and Abhishek decide to divide the participants into two teams, putting themselves in the driver’s seat of this game! SRK takes Raja, Krushna, Natasha and Mink into his team while Abhishek’s gang comprises of Debina, Amit, Payal, Manas and Dimpy.
This starts an interesting battle between the two superstars. The fun quotient goes sky rocketing when Kangna Ranaut makes a special appearance in the last segment of the show. After watching the ‘Dizzy Dummy’ round, Abhishek gets a bit dizzy himself. SRK comes to the rescue, cleverly telling him that he has some paper bags just in case anyone throws up!
They hit the arena singing & dancing, fully pepped up for the battle ahead. While Mink sang ‘Minka Ki Jawaani’ with a tambourine, Dimpy sang ‘Judaai Judaai’ for her beloved husband Rahul Mahajan. Source
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Shows Ethnicity

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan goes ethnic with a vengeance, ditching gowns for drapes.
Also, don’t miss the cursory hand against the torso
In all her recent outings, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been favouring desi wear.
The Guzaarish girl has been spotted draped in salwar-kameez and sarees at all the formal events.
From Akshay-Twinkle’s wedding anniversary to the award function on Saturday night. Here’s a look. Source
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Abhishek Bachchan Is Indeed A Hot Property

Abhishek Bachchan has at least half a dozen films (Game, Dum Maro Dum, Bol Bachchan, Players, Department etc.), lined up for release in next two years with his date diary being totally booked. Now for an actor who hasn’t enjoyed the best year of his career in 2010 (with ‘Raavan’ and ‘Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se’), one would have expected something on the contrary.
“In a way this also reflects the shortage of known names, let alone saleable ones, that we have in Bollywood today”, rues a trade expert, “How many films can you expect the four Khans (Aamir, Salman, Shah Rukh, Saif), Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn or Hrithik Roshan to do? We have only these seven names if you have to think of an actor with a mature personality. Ranbir Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor and Imran Khan are more suited for younger roles.”
“This is the reason why one continues to remember Abhishek’s solo hits like ‘Guru’ and ‘Bunty Aur Babli’”, a senior film maker comments on condition of anonymity, “Ok, so these films may seem to have arrived centuries ago but the fact remains that Abhishek has proved himself at the least. The Bachchan tag also means that he would ensure good product visibility at the least. In that sense, the makers would save some time, money and energy in hard selling their film which would otherwise not be the case if they take someone else who is either lower down the order or a relatively new face.”
Well, this is indeed a point to ponder over. What do you think? Source
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Abhishek & Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Are The Most Powerful Indian Couple

Country’s leading entertainment magazine conferred up on Bollywood’s most rocking couple Abhishek and Aishwarya the honour of being India`s No 1 Power Couple on the launch occasion of their latest issue.
Featuring the famous couple on the cover, the magazine presented Abhi-Ash with the No 1 title an upmarket Delhi hotel.
The editor of the magazine credited Abhishek with conceptualising the cover. Bachchan junior said, “I made it happen, she (Aishwarya) made it watchable.”
Speaking to a daily, Abhishek said, “We didn`t know we were going to be the `No1 Power Couple`. He (the editor) has been running after me for a very long time to do a cover. But unfortunately, both of us have been very busy working, so we couldn`t take time out to come down and shoot it.”
When asked how he remained so humble despite his famous family, Abhishek said: “It`s very simple actually. You remain grounded when you go home to Mr Amitabh Bachchan every day.
“You have a wonderful day - fans take autographs, wonderful people take photographs, and you feel nice and inflated up in your head. Then you go home and Mr Amitabh Bachchan opens the door and you are shown your place right there.”
Aishwarya, on the other hand was delighted and acknowledged the honour by calling it a ‘sweet’ title. Source
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Amitabh Bachchan & Cameron Diaz To Share The Same Platform At IIFA

Next year, Amitabh Bachchan’s much-delayed international collaboration will finally happen, though on an unusual platform. In June 2011, the Big B will be bonding with several big international names including Cameron Diaz who will be part of an American-Hollywood entourage to be invited to participate at the international Bollywood event.
Says a source, “Because this time the IIFA is being held in Toronto many big names from the American movie industry are being invited to attend and Cameron Diaz has already said yes. The IIFA organizers Wizcraft have already spoken to Cameron. Events are being planned to accommodate Mr. Bachchan and Cameron on the same platform for several discussions on the coming together of Bollywood and Hollywood.”
Though the next IIFA awards function is a long way away and the venue (Toronto) will only be officially announced in mid-January, Sabbas Joseph, Director Wizcraft International Entertainment confirms that Toronto is the venue for IIFA 2011.
As for Cameron Diaz’s participation, Sabbas says, “There are several conversations going on. No comments at this point.” Source
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