In his latest blogpost, Amitabh Bachchan has dismissed media reports that he had described Slumdog Millionaire as a film projecting the underbelly of India and thus getting the recognition from the West.
Blogging from Paris, Bachchan expressed strong disappointment and displeasure with the way his earlier blogpost on Slumdog Millionaire had been interpreted by the media. Articulating his consternation Big B writes, “What a colossal joke this is all turning out to be !! Without reading the text of my blog or the purpose behind the mention of ‘Slumdog’ an entire …

NEW DELHI: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has slammed Danny Boyle’s Golden Globe award winning underdog drama “Slumdog Millionaire” for
showing India in poor light.
“If ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ projects India as Third World dirty underbelly developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations,” Amitabh said in a posting on his blog on Wednesday from Paris, France.
“Its just that the ‘Slumdog Millioanire’ idea authored by an Indian and conceived and cinematically put together by …

Panaji (IANS): Director A.R. Murgadoss and actor Aamir Khan, who are riding on the success of “Ghajini”, are being lauded by National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) for cinematically endorsing and propagating the no-smoking ban in the action thriller.
The scene in “Ghajini”, which has drawn accolades from the anti-smoking lobby, shows Aamir, who is prodded on by his girlfriend into beating up hooligans who insist on smoking in a public place.
“We thank Murugadoss and Aamir Khan for highlighting such an important fact even though we certainly do not favour any …

Unlike Bebo and PC who decided to work gratis for SRK’s Billu Barber, Deepika kept her cheque. Stars, roped in for a song or special appearances, often waive off their fees. Amitabh Bachchan did Paheli gratis for Shahrukh Khan. Ditto in Om Shanti Om with Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt and a host of other actors. A little known fact: Deepika Padukone refused to accept any remuneration for Red Chillies’ (SRK’s production house) OSO, as she considered a debut film opposite King Khan, to be fee enough.
Now that …

Ajmal Amin Kasab might be interested in meeting him but megastar Amitabh Bachchan has clearly said that he found the idea of meeting the lone terrorist caught alive in the Mumbai terror attack – ‘repulsive’. He’s said, “I read news reports that during investigation he expressed a desire to meet me and watch my films. I wrote about it on my blog and sought views from fellow bloggers. Fifty per cent respondents felt that I should meet him while the remaining were against such an idea.”
He’s also explained why he …

Perhaps, Mr. Perfectionist would have been Big B’s sole choice for getting his biography launched. Yup! Book on living legend Amitabh Bachchan titled ‘Bachchanalia’ was launched by Aamir Khan, yesterday here in Mumbai.
‘Bachchanalia’ compiles the cherishing moments of Mr. Bachchan’s childhood days till his present-day life in tinsel town. The entire family of Bachchans including Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya were present for the most valued occasion.
Considering it to be a benignant function, Aamir never missed his chance of singing appraisals for Big B. On the pars, Abhi-Ash expressed …

2008 was a year when quite a few newcomers made a mark in their very first film. Actors like Anushka, Asin, Adah and Prachi Desai made a thumping impression while Genelia D’Souza saw a revival in her career with ‘Jaane Tu Jaane Naa’. Katrina Kaif got her hits but there wasn’t a single performance that could make the cut into the Top-10 of the year while big guns like Priyanka Chopra, Aishwarya Rai, Bipasha Basu and Kajol continued to reign. Joginder Tuteja looks at some of the best performances by …

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was discharged Friday from the Lilavati Hospital here after being treated for an abdominal condition, has thanked his fans for their good wishes but has hit out at the media for being “insensitive” while reporting on his illness.
“My sincerest thanks to all who gave me strength to fight another medical battle. The fans and well-wishers. The media friends who wrote in on my mobile. Friends who visited me at the hospital and those that wrote in. Strangers who I never met or know,” Amitabh wrote …

Born on October 10 as Bhanurekha Ganesan , Rekha shot her first Telugu movie at the tender age of 12. At the age of 15, she debuted as a heroine in successful Kannada film Goadalli CID 999 and her Bollywood debut in 1970 Sawan Bhadon made her a star. She learnt Hindi but played glamorous roles till the commercial and critical success Do Anjaane happened in 1976 with Big B. 1978 was a very luck year for her. She earned her first Filmfare nomination for her nuanced portrayal of a …

Oct. 11: Fans ready to wish Amitabh Bachchan a happy 66th birthday turned to prayer when the film star was admitted to hospital with abdominal pain.
The actor was taken to Nanavati Hospital in Juhu in the morning, but was later shifted to Bandra’s Lilavati Hospital where he remains in suite 1101, accompanied by wife Jaya, daughter Shweta, son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya.
Bachchan had suffered a near-fatal stomach injury on the sets of Manmohan Desai’s Coolie in 1982. In 2005, he underwent abdominal surgery.
Through the day, speculation swirled on what may …