Pop legend Michael Jackson was the incredible perfection that god could have possibly created and a man who personified the impossible, says Hindi film megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan remembers legendary sarod genius Ali Akbar Khan, saying he was a treat for music lovers especially when he used to play with sitar maestro Ravi Shankar and tabla exponent Ustad Allah Rakha.

Bollywood veteran Rajesh Khanna was at his dramatic best when he received the life time achievement trophy at the International Indian Film Academy(IIFA) awards here from his Anand co-star Amitabh Bachchan late Saturday night.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan's wax figure, which was unveiled at the Madame Tussauds museum in New York last month, has been especially flown in to be showcased at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards event here.

She played the daughter of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Prada in Kohraam a decade ago. Now Jahan Bloch is all set to debut as heroine in Krantiveer - The Revolution, being directed by dad Mehul Kumar.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan's bald look in his upcoming home production Paa might be just a make-up gimmick, but several others are opting for the bald look this summer to keep cool.

Australia's Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has asked Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to reconsider his decision to decline a honorary doctorate in the wake of a series of racist attacks on Indian students in that country.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his actor son Abhishek shot a sequence for their upcoming film Pa Sunday in the Delhi Metro.

Animal welfare organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has urged members of the India International Film Academy (IIFA) and its brand ambassador, Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, to avoid non-vegetarian meals at the forthcoming event to be held in Macau, China next month.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says more with his eyes and body language than the dialogues in Ram Gopal Varma's Rann, says co-star and Kannada actor Sudeep.

Fans of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan may be in for a double treat since the actor has completed Aladdin and is now working on the last schedule of Paa He says the two movies might release in close succession.

A wax figure of Indian film star Amitabh Bachchan was unveiled at Madame Tussauds New York with a Bollywood Bash being held at Times Square here.

Oscar winning sound engineer Resul Pokutty says his ultimate dream is to direct a film and if possible he would like to work with Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

Director Ram Gopal Varma has irked the censor board by tampering with the national anthem for the song Jana gana mana rann hai in his upcoming film Rann which stars megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Lawyers say there is no specific law to prevent people from doing so.

French director Jan Kounen, whose latest film will be screened on the closing night of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, is headed to India for his next project that may star Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan in the main leads..

Director Ram Gopal Varma and producers of his film Rann, which stars Amitabh Bachchan as a media baron, will to go to the Supreme Court to appeal against censor board's ruling to remove the song Jana Gann Mana Rann hai from the movie as well as the promos.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, whose antipathy towards the media is well known, Wednesday said he would like to be a journalist

Visits by superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan and then calls from Rajesh Khanna and Saira Bano to inquire about his ailing father have completely overwhelmed Pakistani singer Adnan Sami.

Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who directed Abhishek Bachchan for the first time in Delhi-6, says he is a pedigree actor and is far more blessed than his parents Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan.

Film: 99; Music Directors: Ashutosh Pathak, Shamir Tandon, Roshan Machado and Mahesh Shanker; Lyricists: Vaibhav Modi, Shabbir Ahmed, Sita Menon and Amitabh Bhattacharya; Singers: Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, KK, Bonnie Chakraborty, Raja Hasan and Labh Janjua; Rating: ***

He calls them his extended family, shares his day-to-day life with them and is now looking forward to see the faces of those who regularly visit his blog. Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who completed a year of blogging April 17, doesn't want to tag his online friends who enrich his life as faceless.

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan is said to be playing his megastar father Amitabh's father in the upcoming movie Pa

Mourning the death of veteran actor Feroz Khan, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says that despite several attempts in the past the two could not work together.

Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh says his next venture Aladin, which has superstar Amitabh Bachchan playing the genie and is complete with the latest special effects, will be no less than a Harry Potter or The Lord Of The Rings flick.

Popular Kannada star Sudeep is enjoying every bit of shooting in Ram Gopal Varma's next movie Rann where he plays Amitabh Bachchan's son. He says sharing screen space with the superstar always charges him up.

Actor-director Rohit Roy is all set to step into Amitabh Bachchan's shoes for the Bengali adaptation of 1973 hit film Abhimaan best remembered for its songs like Teri bindiya re and superlative performances by the Big B and Jaya Bachchan.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan cheered up Preity Zinta's Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab by giving a short TV bite on her behest.

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan Tuesday released the 20th edition of Limca Book of Records and was felicitated for being among 20 luminaries who have made India proud.

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has announced he will refrain from Holi celebrations in remembrance of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack victims.

Model-turned-actor Arjun Rampal, who won the best supporting actor at the 54th Idea Filmfare Awards, has apologised to Amitabh Bachchan for not mentioning his name in his winning speech, the megastar says on his blog.

Religiously dutiful about maintaining an e-diary with regular posts everyday, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will now be writing the foreword for his poet father the late Harivansh Rai Bachchan's highly acclaimed work Madhushala

Amitabh Bachchan has plans to visit Shah Rukh Khan at his residence Mannat here after the latter underwent a successful shoulder surgery.

Just five days of shooting left for Amitabh Bachchan starrer Teen Patti and it has been put on hold. Reason? Producer Ambika Hinduja is getting married Feb 15 to her restaurateur boyfriend Raman Macker in the Maldives.

RGP-Sa Re Ga Ma has clinched a deal with Sanjay Leela Bhansali to co-produce the Rs.350 million Chenab Gandhi, which will have Amitabh Bachchan in the lead role.

Amitabh Bachchan is set to play a superstar named Ashmit Bhargava in Kushan Nandy's The Actor, which incorporates many incidents from the Big B's life, making it his most autobiographical film to date.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and Oscar-nominated award-winning music director A.R. Rahman are among the Indian dignitaries who are to be invited to help celebrate the 150th anniversary of the arrival here of the first indentured sugarcane labourers from India on Nov 16, 2010.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured by the World Economic Forum for outstanding excellence in art.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan wants to dispel myths about his high and mighty image, saying that he would prefer to be known just as the son of Teji and Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

Film: Delhi-6 review of songs Music Director: A.R. Rahman; Lyricist: Prasoon Joshi; Singers: Rekha Bharadwaj, Kishori Gowariker, Shraddha Pandit, Sujata Majumdar, Kailash Kher, Javed Ali, Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal, Benny Dayal, Vivienne Pocha, Blaaze, Tanvi, Claire, Ash King, Chinmayee, Karthik, Naresh, Srinivas, Bony Chakravarthy, Mohit Chauhan, Amitabh Bachchan and Rahman. Rating: ***

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will attend the London premiere of Akshay Kumar's comic caper Chandni Chowk To China (CC2C) Monday.

While the Shahenshah of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan, decided to drop his plans to seek the blessing of Lord Pashupatinath due to the mounting dispute over the hallowed shrine under Nepal's Maoist government, the prince of India's tinsel town Govinda is all set to pray at the deity's feet.

Though Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan dropped his plans to visit Nepal in view of the growing dispute over the revered Pashupatinath temple, another cinema icon from India, Shabana Azmi, has kept her date with the Himalayan republic.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan cancelled his scheduled visit to Nepal this week at the last moment due to the deepening row over the hallowed Pashupatinath temple that has pitted Nepal's Maoist government against priests and Hindu devotees, said a report Monday.

Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan may have a mutual admiration society and both may bond with each other superbly, but as a child the Ghajini star never thought that Big B would make it to the top

Fans of Amitabh Bachchan can look forward to the release of a book featuring complete memorabilia of the Bollywood megastar.

Jiah Khan has impressed with her performance in Ghajini and the 20-year-old says it was great acting with Aamir Khan in her second film, after having starred opposite superstar Amitabh Bachchan in her debut venture.

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan has been invited by the Tehran Film Festival to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. However, the actor is not sure he would be able to attend the event.

Amid the war of words between the three Khans - Aamir, Shah Rukh and Salman - the Ghajini star Aamir has declared that it is none other than superstar Amitabh Bachchan who is still the number one in Bollywood..

Actor R. Madhavan, known for his golfing prowess, says he was surprised by his Teen Patti co-star Amitabh Bachchan's skill at the game.

After doing Cheeni Kum, a contemporary take on relationships, Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu are teaming up again for period film The Legend Of Kunal

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has said that the media misrepresented the remark on his blog about having slept with a gun under his pillow when the Mumbai terror attacks took place.

Condemning the terror strike in Mumbai as a terrible situation, Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan said that for the first time in his life he slept with his loaded licensed revolver.

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who is currently shooting with wife Aishwarya in Kerala for Mani Ratnam's Raavan, has fallen ill, revealed father Amitabh

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan remembers legendary filmmaker B.R. Chopra as a firm believer in aesthetics whose films highlighted issues of social and moral conflict.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has now started writing his highly popular blog in English and Hindi. The change came after his hospitalisation for abdominal pain.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says that prying cameras disturbed the Karva Chauth, a festival that celebrates wedded bliss, at his house.

Bolywood 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.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who was admitted to Lilavati Hospital here last Saturday following complaints of abdominal pain, was discharged Friday. He had been in the hospital for a week.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's health continues to improve and he has been put on a liquid diet on the fifth day of his hospitalisation following complains of abdominal pain, a spokesperson for Lilavati Hospital said here Wednesday.

The pain came back on his 66th birthday. And as he was being rushed to hospital, Bollywood's biggest icon Amitabh Bachchan was hoping it was not a rerun of three years ago when a crippling abdominal ache kept him in hospital for two months.

Uncertainty over the medical condition of megastar Amitabh Bachchan created a mild flutter here Monday but the hospital he is being treated in insisted he was recovering though it was too early to say when he would be discharged...

They were celebrating Amitabh Bachchan's 66th birthday at a temple built for him here when news of his hospitalisation came like a cruel blow. Now the Bollywood superstar's fans are spending sleepless nights praying that their god gets well soon.

Love, concern and get well wishes for the ailing superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been pouring in ever since he was hospitalised on his birthday. Close friend and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali says Kathak maestro Birju Maharaj prayed for the icon's recovery in the middle of a concert.

About Rs.1 billion is riding on the shoulders of Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently recuperating in a hospital here after he complained of abdominal pain on his 66th birthday Saturday.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan's test-results are normal and he will be released soon, say doctors attending on him.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who was admitted to a hospital here Saturday following abdominal pain, was recuperating after being treated for the condition, according to a health statement.

The news of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan being hospitalised on his 66th birthday Saturday caused consternation the world over, prompting fans to wish him get well soon

Friends and colleagues of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan have wished him speedy recovery as he was admitted to a Mumbai hospital Saturday with severe abdominal pain.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who tunred 66 Saturday, was rushed to the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai's Vile Parle West suburb following abdominal pain and then shifted to the Lilavati Hospital in Bandra after a preliminary medical check up.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who turned 66 Saturday, was rushed to the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai's Vile Parle West suburb early afternoon following abdominal pain.

His father's poetry and some dry fruits - that is all that Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan wants on his 66th birthday Saturday.

He was 15 when he came to Mumbai and like many others fell by the wayside of Bollywood's dream factory. It's been many years since but stardust still clouds Avinash Kumar's vision, his Bollywood ideal still intact and cynicism kept at bay thanks mainly to his god Amitabh Bachchan who turns 66 Saturday

This 10-year-old carries school books to film sets and studies between shots. Swini Khara, the girl who shared screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in Cheeni Kum and is now seen in Hari Puttar, says she somehow manages to balance movies, homework and friends.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan attended the premiere of Abhishek Bachchan's film Drona, putting to rest rumours about the cold war between himself and Amitabh Bachchan.

Aamir Khan's acclaimed directorial debut Taare Zameen Par is India's official entry to the Oscars this year and many in Bollywood, including Naseeruddin Shah and Amitabh Bachchan, have sent their best wishes that it may be up there with the best in world cinema.

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan, who is in France with wife Jaya, says he might sign a French project, if he is lucky.

After Jagmohan Mundhra's Shoot On Sight, thespian Naseeruddin Shah has once again replaced Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan in the comic thriller Maharathi, a film inspired by a hit Gujarati play starring Paresh Rawal.

Even though filmmaker and fashion designer Muzzaffar Ali says that Amitabh Bachchan's look in The Last Lear was styled on him, the director of the film Rituparno Ghosh maintains that Big B was supposed to look like Rabindranath Tagore.

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan's performance in The Last Lear has been tagged as his best ever. But he says that his best is yet to be seen.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who plays a whimsical Shakespearean theatre artiste in The Last Lear, says that it is psychologically very difficult for a film actor to play a stage actor.

Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear was premiered Friday night here in the presence of the movie's cast and crew, including Amitabh Bachchan, who said that in this film for the first time I am playing an actor

Film: The Last Lear review ; Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal, Shefali Shah, Divya Dutta: Screenplay writer & Director: Rituparno Ghosh; Rating: *** 1/2

A senior Indian minister Thursday frowned on the protests in Mumbai against Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan's family, saying they should not have happened

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray Thursday said the agitation over the anti-Marathi remark made by actor-MP Jaya Bachchan was being withdrawn after an apology by Amitabh Bachchan even as he criticised a senior Mumbai police officer, calling him the Jaya Bachchan of the police department

The Mumbai premiere of Amitabh Bachchan-starrer The Last Lear was cancelled, but Big B and the entire film crew are upbeat about the red carpet start the English film is scheduled to get here later Thursday.

Expressing satisfaction over the apology tendered by Amitabh Bachchan, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray said Thursday that the agitation against the star's wife, actor-MP Jaya Bachchan, was being withdrawn

Veteran superstar Amitabh Bachchan Wednesday apologised for his wife and actor-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan's anti-Marathi remarks and said his family would be ready to take any punishment if found guilty of any crime.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists here Wednesday attacked a cinema hall where Amitabh Bachchan-starrer The Last Lear was set to premiere, forcing authorities to call off the evening function.

Supporting his wife Jaya Bachchan in a controversy resulting from her desire to speak in Hindi - after which she was criticised by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) - Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has said her remarks were not deliberate.

Director Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear is shot in theatrical style and stars Amitabh Bachchan as a whimsical Shakespearean actor who is drawn into the world of movies.

Ignoring Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor's warning against taking law in their hands, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists Monday evening went on a rampage in parts of the city, tearing off posters of films and advertisements featuring superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his family members.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan's performance in The Last Lear impressed Sir Richard Attenborough to the extent that he could not help but hug him.

Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan noticed something very interesting on his last visit to Paris - a restaurant named Gandhiji!

Just when Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan was hoping to witness a football match in London, with his eyes wide open, he realised he had a sore eye.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says he was overwhelmed by the unprecedented response of the crowds in London when he performed there with son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says that Shilpa Shetty, who performed with him in the US for his Unforgettable concert, is upset with him for not wishing her on her birthday, especially because she believes she has a good year whenever the Big B says happy birthday to her.

Producer Arindam Chaudhuri can't stop raving about Amitabh Bachchan's performance in his ready-to-release English language film The Last Lear He says the Big B's work in the movie is even better than in Black

Who is the most intelligent actor in Bollywood? Many names come to mind, but directors have their own favourite stars even though most of them say it is difficult to apply a uniform yardstick.The names that topped their lists include Amitabh Bachchan, Shabana Azmi, Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah and Akshay Kumar.

Indian screen idol Amitabh Bachchan underwent a diabetes test in this British city before a large crowd of Indians and exhorted them to follow his example.

Director R. Balakrishna of Cheeni Kum fame has once again teamed up with Amitabh Bachchan in Pa and says he is giving the legendary actor a complete makeover. Big B is said to have agreed to cast off his beard for this emotional drama.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is to join Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz this week to open the new premises of a diabetes charity in Leicester.

Film: God Tussi Great Ho review ; Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Sohail Khan and others; Director: Rumy Jafry; Rating: *

The Unforgettable tour turned out to be a multimillion-dollar show for everyone concerned. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his entourage were paid about $700,000 per performance, while tickets worth over $1 million were sold in Chicago alone.

Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu is miffed at being tagged as the seniormost actor in Bachna Ae Haseeno which is releasing Friday, and says she has started feeling someone as old as legendary Amitabh Bachchan.

Indian film icon Amitabh Bachchan is drawing packed houses on The Unforgettable Tour he is taking through six cities with his actor son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai.

Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgan are all praise for Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra, who bagged India's first individual gold medal at the Olympics.

Director Leena Yadav denies that her second film Teen Patti, starring Amitabh Bachchan, is inspired by the recent Hollywood flick 21

Contrary to speculation that Amitabh Bahchan expressed a desire to be directed by Aamir Khan, the Bollywood icon says he doesn't remember making any such statement.

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar says Amitabh Bachchan is the only king in the Hindi film industry.

After Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, and Ajay Devgan, actress-anchor Pooja Bedi has started her own blog.

While Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was grooving to the beats of one of his popular songs Rang barse from Silsila in Texas for his world concert Unforgettable, a power cut tried to play spoilsport.

Ethnic Guru, the promoters of Amitabh Bachchan-led Unforgettable Tour in Canada, have denied reports of break-up with tour organizers Wizcraft International Entertainment.

The 'Unforgettable' world tour of the Bachchans, the 'first family' of Bollywood including Amitabh, son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya, will skip Vancouver and finish the first phase in Oberhausen, Germany.

Amitabh Bachchan is known to sign on unusual roles and the latest is that the superstar will play his son Abhishek's grandad in Rakeysh Mehra's forthcoming Dilli 6

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan's Unforgettable tour has worked out to be just that -- unforgettable for him -- and he has thanked the media and his fans, especially in San Francisco, for its grand success.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is tracking the globe for his international concert the Unforgettable, has developed a severe cold and fever.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan can't take his decisions on his own, or so he says in his latest blog entry.

Ethnic Indians from all over the Caribbean flocked to the Queen's Park Oval here to watch Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhichek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya dance to the tunes of their hit songs as part of their Unforgettable Tour.

The Bachchans' 'Unforgettable' tour got overwhelming response in Toronto and Amitabh can't stop raving about the fantastic crowds and their energetic performances.

The mammoth Hindi film industry is pinning its hopes on high-pitched live stage shows to fulfil the ever elusive dreams of achieving crossover success. From legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan to Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan, everyone is busy with world concerts.

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma considers Amitabh Bachchan as one of the finest actors in Bollywood but has ironically not watched many of his movies. He ranks Bachchan's performances in the two biggest flops, Nishabd and Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag - both made by him - as the best.

Living up to its hype, the Amitabh Bachchan-led Unforgettable Tour opened to an unprecedented response here. Billed as the biggest-ever Bollywood live show abroad, the three-hour inaugural kept the 10,000-strong audience at the Rogers Centre riveted.

Amitabh Bachchan may have lost his clothes on a British Airways flight from London to Toronto, but he kept his shirt on at a press conference here to kick off the Unforgettable Tour. Amid peals of laughter, Big B said his loss of luggage had become big news in India.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan has been on innumerable world concerts but says he is nervous about the 'Unforgettable' world tour that kicks off in Toronto Friday because of the changed mechanics, presentation and his age.

From hip-hop with son Abhishek, Amitabh Bachchan has now moved to devotional songs. He has recorded the Hanuman Chalisa Hindu religious chant and is set to do a new musical interpretation of his father's version of the Bhagavad Gita.

Several Bollywood stars, including Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan, have become part of a unique initiative where celebrities and over 2,000 volunteers are set to form a human chain Aug 15 to raise their voice against terrorism.

Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgan are among the many celebrities who have become avid bloggers. So much so that ad men and web experts say blogs are an effective tool of advertising and stars are using it well to promote themselves.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan's AB Corp has inked a Rs.15 billion ($375 million) deal with Anil Ambani's Reliance Big Entertainment for making films and serials. The Big B says this collaboration is the result of a synergy of their professions and that both will benefit from it.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan denies media reports that his son Abhishek lost his temper and slapped a spot boy on the sets of his film Drona

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan has rubbished reports that he is teaming up with Rekha in the Disney-produced film Marma Yogi

Amitabh Bachchan's AB Corp and Anil Ambani's Reliance Big Entertainment (RBE) have entered into a joint venture for film production.

After hosting Amitabh Bachchan's blog site, a social networking website has now introduced Micro blogging exclusively for its celebrated user New technology enables the Bollywood icon to write brief text updates and publish them from anywhere anytime from his phone.

The police in this Madhya Pradesh city had to use force as fans of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan went out of control when he arrived here Sunday.

It's billed as 'The Unforgettable Tour'.Indian Hindi film icon Amitabh Bachchan, his son and beautiful daughter-in-law along with a bevy of other Bollywood actors are to perform in Trinidad and Tobago next month - a show that everyone here is looking forward to. .

If Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and soap queen Ektaa Kapoor can consult the fortune tellers for success, can the Bengali film fraternity be far behind?

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, nowadays leting his emotions hang out on his blog, has expressed pained surprise at the contradictory reviews his latest film Sarkar Raj has elicited.

Any movie starring Amitabh Bachchan invariably gets a good opening at the box office. So if Sarkar Raj netted an 88 percent collection on its opening day, no one should be surprised.

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan was moved to tears when noted director and family friend Karan Johar praised his performance in Sarkar Raj during the premiere held at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Bangkok.

The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Bangkok kept its brand ambassador, Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, so preoccupied that he failed to keep his date with his blog.

Film: Sarkar Raj review; Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Rajesh Shringhapure; Director: Ram Gopal Varma; Rating: *

A dazzling 'Green Carpet' welcome was given to Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar Raj that premiered on the opening day of the three-day International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards gala here Friday evening as scores of fans chanted Abhishek, Abhishek, to welcome Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, who stars in the film with his glamorous wife Aishwarya and iconic father Amitabh.

Amitabh Bachchan honoured Rajendra Kumar Pachauri here Friday for Pachauri's leadership of the global movement to combat climate change.

Bollywood celebrities don't just peddle dreams but also dream homes. Real estate developers are now banking on the star power of the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai to endorse their projects.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan Monday refused to comment on fellow actor Shatrughan Sinha's latest barb - that he thinks the Big B is senior to him in age, but junior to him in the Hindi film industry.

After actors Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan, it is now the turn of ace director Ram Gopal Varma to be bitten by the blog bug.

After actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Govinda and Salman Khan, it is now Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan's turn to join the reality show bandwagon.

The Bachchan family's 'Unforgettable' world tour that will see Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, his son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan perform together on stage on hit numbers like Kajra re, begins July 18 in Toronto.

The statistics that veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan presented in his blog about Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain hosted by Shah Rukh Khan fail to give a complete picture, says Siddhartha Basu, the producer of the TV quiz show.

When a superstar-turned-'national figure' like Amitabh Bachchan starts toting graphs and pie charts to show that he is far ahead in television show ratings than a much younger colleague, Shah Rukh Khan, it reveals a great deal about the icon.

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is enjoying his blogging experience and the ugly abuses, the healthy criticism that come along with it. The Bollywood icon has clarified that his remarks about Shah Rukh Khan's quiz show on his blog were misinterpreted by the media and he has apologised to the actor since then.

Bollywood actor Aishwarya Rai played the perfect 'bahu' (daughter-in-law) during the shooting of Ram Gopal Verma's Sarkar Raj, as she took special care to ensure a good lunch for husband Abhishek and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan on the sets.

The horror genre may well be as old as the art of moviemaking itself, but it is fast losing its sheen in India as well as in world cinema. This week's Bollywood offering Bhoothnath, which has Amitabh Bachchan playing the spooky character, literally translates into 'a monster-like ghost', but barring a few eerie moments at the beginning, is a heart-warming saga.

Film: Bhootnath review ; Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Aman Siddiqui, Juhi Chawla, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Rajpal Yadav, Satish Shah; Director: Vivek Sharma; Ratings: ** 1/2

After B.R. Films' Baabul (2006) proved to be a box office dud, producer Ravi Chopra has high expectations from Amitabh Bachchan starrer Bhoothnath, a fun-filled fantasy film releasing worldwide Friday.

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is puzzled and amused by a report in a section of the press that he would be playing the role of Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Amitabh Bachchan starrer Sarkar Raj will kick off the 9th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards starting from June 6 in Bangkok.

Having got masterly performances out of Tabu and the Big B in Cheeni Kum, director R. Balakrishnan may be expected to recreate the same magic in his next feature film. But he is on a different track in his second directorial venture titled Pa, Pa features father-son Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan, but no Tabu.

For R. Madhavan the opportunity to work with Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan in Leena Yadav's Teen Patti is a dream come true. Maddy goes into Teen Patti at the year end. Right now he starts work on the Tamil version of Aziz Mirza's Yes Boss where he steps into reigning Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's shoes.

Dozens of people were injured during a police cane-charge to control frenzied crowds here Friday during the audio launch of Kamal Hassan-starrer Dasavatharam, an eyewitness said. The stars on stage included Kamal Hassan, Jackie Chan and Amitabh Bachchan besides Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.

Legendary actor Shammi Kapoor's son Aditya Raj, who is fondly called Mickey, is making his acting debut and says Amitabh Bachchan's role in Cheeni Kum inspired him to take the plunge.

Mithun Chakraborty's son Mimoh has none other than the mighty Amitabh Bachchan as competition. But the newcomer is unfazed. Releasing along with Mimoh's launch film Jimmy is the Big B starrer Bhootnath

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan was hurt on the sets of Sujoy Ghosh's mega fantasy Alladin while doing an action sequence. He was rushed to a hospital. He is back in action now.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan in his blog has lashed out against Shatrughan Sinha's insinuations that the nominations list of the International Indian Film Academy awards were fixed.

The first look of 'Sarkar Raj' was unveiled to select guests here and Amitabh Bachchan was thrilled with the event, the film's promo and the fact that Abhishek and Aishwarya spoke to the audiences live from Miami.

These days actors don't mind picking up new skills for their roles. From the legendary Amitabh Bachchan and veteran Shabana Azmi to the new breed of actors like Bipasha Basu, everyone has learnt something to portray their characters realistically.

Bollywood fashion designer Narendra Kumar, who has styled clothes for Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming film Fashion and plays a bit role in it too, has another ace up his sleeve - designing the line for the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Aladdin

Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will be in Miami for their first wedding anniversary next week. Not that they planned so. It just happened, says Amitabh Bachchan.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, who sang Mere paas aao in the 1979 hit Mr Natwarlal for children, feels it is time he reconnected with his young fans. After doing two adult romances Nishabd and Cheeni Kum, Amitabh is all set to woo his little fans in a big way with Bhootnath and Alladdin

In an apparent attempt to take the wind out of his detractors' sails, superstar Amitabh Bachchan Monday expressed gratitude to Maharashtra, saying the state has given me so much in the last 40 years - my wife, my children and so much love.....Jai Maharashtra

Jaya Bachchan, one of Indian cinema's most formidable actresses, turns 60 Wednesday but there will be no celebrations on the occasion Amitabh and Jaya and their daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai have, in fact, left for Miami where Abhishek is shooting for Karan Johar's Dostana

Many people in the West Bengal capital are disappointed after a girl from the city lost in the finals of kids' musical show. Indian film legend Amitabh Bachchan crowned 13-year-old Aishwarya Majmudar from Ahmedabad as the first Amul Star Voice of India Chhote Ustad in Mumbai Saturday.

Amitabh, who came to promote his upcoming film Bhootnath, walked onto the stage in a studio here and announced the winner after a power-packed welcome performance by the eliminated contestants of the show.

The Shiv Sena Saturday asked Amitabh Bachchan to follow the example of Rajnikant who stood up for his adopted state but the Bollywood superstar retorted saying he had done enough for Maharashtra.

The Unforgettable concerts in July that will see the Bachchan clan of Bollywood perform live across Europe and United States has new glamour quotient. Saif Ali Khan, Shahid Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit (Nene) will join Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai at different venues across Britain and the US, a source close to the family said.

Refuting allegations that the Mayawati government was unduly harassing Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, a top Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat Tuesday said the action against the actor for evading a marginal stamp duty was routine

The Supreme Court Monday dismissed an Uttar Pradesh government plea to prosecute Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan on charges of forgery in acquiring government land at Barabanki in the state..

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will get back his 20 acres of farm land in Pune district of Maharashtra as his ownership of it has been established, Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane announced Tuesday.

A Bollywood cold war ended when Aamir Khan dropped in for a chat with Amitabh Bachchan. I'm waiting for all my family members to be in town so we can see Aamir's film ('Taare...). Jaya was attending parliament. Abhishek is in Miami and Ash (Aishwarya Rai) too will be away. Once we're all together, we'll watch Aamir's film.

Punctuality has always been superstar Amitabh Bachchan's strong point. He is not known to arrive late for functions.

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan unveiled a book on India's icons by columnist and film critic Anil Dharker here Wednesday, but said he was embarrassed to be included among India's top 20 iconic people.

Contrary to a report that Big B plans to do a game show on TV, Amitabh Bachchan, busy with various film assignments, has no intentions of going into television in the near future. Television for now is a thing of the past for the Big B who will be seen in Bhootnath, God Tussi Great Ho and Sarkar Raj

Uttar Pradesh Monday moved the Supreme Court in a case pertaining to alleged fraudulent allotment of government land to Amitabh Bachchan in Barabanki district, challenging the reprieve granted to the actor by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court.

Actor Govinda is very excited about getting together with David Dhawan and producer Vashu Bhagnani again and says he will create something thoroughly entertaining. It's something I learnt from Mr (Amitabh) Bachchan. When he needed to make a comeback, he called Yash Chopra for 'Mohabbatein'. Similarly, when I needed to come back I rang up David and he gave me 'Partner'

In Vivek Sharma's Bhootnath, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan plays a friendly ghost to child actor Aman Siddiqui. Juhi Chawla is also playing a pivotal role in it and Bollywood's reigning star Shah Rukh Khan will make a guest appearance.

Arshad Warsi is upset because he lost a chance to share screen space with Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan in Teen Patti I was looking forward to working with Mr. Bachchan again after 'Zamaanat'. But it's not destined to be, at least not right now, Arshad told

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan's office here was attacked Friday night by unidentified people. My bungalow Janak where I've my office on the 13th Road was attacked last night. Four persons in a car threw bottles, an unfazed Bachchan told Saturday.

The unforgettable Bachchan concert tour featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya and with Jaya probably being coaxed for a friendly appearance, will begin this July.

Celebrities make good game show hosts. After Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, it is filmmaker Karan Johar's turn to host a game show, but on screen for a new Balaji production.

The compliments haven't stopped pouring in for Hrithik Roshan since Jodhaa Akbar hit the theatres. The latest addition to the list of people who have praised him is Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan.

Though Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan has been under fire from Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for building a girls' school in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district named after daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai, he has found plenty of backers in the film industry.

After proving his mettle in Sunday, Arshad Warsi is playing an incorrigible gambler in director Leena Yadav's Teen Patti And it's all because of the Big B, Amitabh Bachchan.

Gone are the days when no one remembered the person behind Amitabh Bachchan's knotted shirt in Deewar or Neetu Singh's bell-bottoms. For funds-flush Bollywood, getting the look of the actors right has evolved into a fine art and designers are now walking away with accolades and applause.

But the actor continues to shoot for Shoojit Sircar's Shoe Bite, with frequent breaks to rest. The Big B fell ill on the sets late Friday. Sarika stars opposite Amitabh in the film, an autumnal love story set in Shimla. The other members of the cast include Diya Mirza and Jimmy Shergill.

Controversy seems to hound the Bachchan family wherever they go. The grand birthday bash planned Tuesday for Abhishek in Jaipur had to be cancelled after a Rajput community protested in front of their hotel and Amitabh fell ill.

Director Shojeet Sircar, who is shooting a marital drama with Amitabh Bachchan and Sarika, has a problem: he needs two actors to play the younger version of the protagonists.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan cut short his shooting schedule here and flew to Mumbai Monday following reports that miscreants had attacked his house, police sources said.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be seen with a different co-star in Shoojit Sircar's untitled film - the talented Sarika. The two are shooting an autumnal love story in the snowy landscape of Shimla and Manali.

Amitabh Bachchan once called Ajay Devgan the Dark Horse of the film industry. But he is also proving to be a winning tortoise with his slow and steady growth.

The decision to name a girls college after superstar Aishwarya Rai was taken well before she became a part of the Bachchan family, her father-in-law, mega star Amitabh Bachchan disclosed here Sunday.

The foundation laying for a girls' college named after Bollywood glamour queen Aishwarya Rai was just another event for some political leaders who urged her megastar father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan to lead a social movement

Besides a proposed girls college in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh's new home here too has been named after Bollywood actress and his friend Amitabh Bachchan's daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai.

Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has appealed to Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan to stop smoking in movies as millions of youngsters emulate them and imbibe the bad habit.

Film actor Amitabh Bachchan's urge to acquire farmland in this district could surely give script writers some ideas for a Bollywood movie.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is presently in this picturesque tourist resort shooting for Sujit Sircar's Shoe Bite, Bachchan arrived here late Tuesday by road from Chandigarh, as his plane could not land due to bad weather in Kullu Monday.

Even before his career took off he did a voiceover in director Mrinal Sen's Bhuvan Shome - a 1969 award-winning movie about the life of an uncompromising Bengali bureaucrat and his gradual change Once again, Amitabh Bachchan will be doing the voiceover as the narrator in Ashutosh Gowariker's magnum opus Jodhaa-Akbar

Director Soojit Sircar of Yahaan fame is looking for a suitable actress to play Amitabh Bachchan's love interest in his untitled venture to be produced by UTV, one of the most prestigious productions houses in Bollywood.

Cherie Blair, wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair, accompanied a group of underprivileged children to the picturesque Film City in Mumbai Thursday evening and visited the sets of an under-production film starring Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan Thursday immersed the ashes of his mother Teji Bachchan at the holy confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna here.

Parineeta girl Vidya Balan is impressed with Aishwarya Rai's grace and elegance and is full of praise for the way she conducts herself. Talking about Amitabh bachchan, John Abraham, R.Madhavan and others

Amidst chanting of Vedic hymns, Teji Bachchan, wife of the late Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and mother of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, was consigned to flames Saturday at the Juhu Ruia Park Crematorium here.

Teji Bachchan, wife of the late Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan and mother of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, died here Friday after a prolonged illness. She was 93.

Bollywood's fortunes swung like a wild pendulum. The industry was buffeted by a slew of potential blockbusters that fell way short of trade expectations. Movies by biggies Shah Rukh khan, Mani Ratnam, Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee and others

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who has got a clean chit from the Allahabad High Court in a case pertaining to fraudulent allotment of government land to him in Uttar Pradesh, says he relishes controversies as they confirm his importance.

In addition to Johnny Depp and Amitabh Bachchan, I'd confirmed Irrfan Khan in a major role, and Konkona Sen for one big dramatic scene, talks with Prabhu Deva, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade going on for Shantaram film

Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham and Preity Zinta feature in a two-minute video, One Life, No Price - aiming to raise awareness of this form of modern-day slavery and spur action to prevent and combat this practice

It looks like the senior and junior Don, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, will battle it out at the box office.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, who will be sharing most of his screen space in Mira Nair's film with Hollywood veteran Johny Depp in Shantaram, admires the NRI director for making an impact on foreign shores.

Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai serve as more influential role models for youngsters than any of the famous figures from history, a new study from the University of Leicester suggests.

Strange are the ways of filmdom. Om Puri who is eight years younger to Amitabh Bachchan was cast as his elder brother in Ravi Chopra's Baabul

Amitabh Bachchan tore a ligament in his wrist while shooting a song and dance sequence for Sujoy Ghosh's film Alladin But the show goes on.

The Allahabad High Court Tuesday gave a clean chit to Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan in the Barabanki farmland scam.

A hand-written letter and a beautiful bunch of flowers from Amitabh Bachchan will remain the highest compliment received by Saawariya stars Ranbir and Sonam Kapoor.

Amitabh Bachchan has been completely floored by the recent Diwali releases - Saawariya and Om Shanti Om - and cannot stop showering praises on them

The Big B Amitabh Bachchan may have been missing, but tickets for all 1,300 seats in the Inox multiplex in the heart of Panaji were taken as Rituparno Ghosh's first English-language film, The Last Lear

The corridors of the old Goa Medical College building, the main venue of the 38th International Festival of India (IIFI) here, has been transformed into a Bollywood galleria with the faces of film stars Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Sanajay Dutt staring out from both sides.

The only major premiere scheduled for the 38th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will, like the rest of the ongoing event, be devoid of glitz and glitter. The lead actor of Rituparno Ghosh's The Last Lear, Amitabh Bachchan, will be conspicuous by his absence at the film's screening Friday.

Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar Raj starring Amitabh bachchan will be released in April 2008, a source close to the director said.

Bollywood's dynamic father-son duo Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan are all set to show the entertainment industry how to make the right moves on stage.

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea questioning Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's statement in an election campaign that Uttar Pradesh had a low crime rate.

Noted Bollywood lyricist and filmmaker Gulzar is penning the script for a sound and light show at the famed 16th century Amber Fort here for which superstar Amitabh Bachchan will lend his baritone to inform tourists about the history of Jaipur and its monuments.

An Allahabad High Court bench here Tuesday reserved its verdict on a petition questioning the state chief information commissioner's (CIC) decision to dismiss a complaint against superstar Amitabh Bachchan.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has donated a fabulous selection of clothes from his personal wardrobe to Oxfam, an international aid agency, to celebrate Diwali.

Character-actor Satyen Kappu, who played Amitabh Bachchan's disgraced father in Yash Chopra's Deewaar, passed away quietly and unsung, and his colleagues remember the good times they had with him.

Filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh wears many hats. From director to costume designer to art director or even editing a widely read Bengali magazine. But in Deepa Mehta's and Amitabh Bachchan-starrer period film Exculsion, he turns a lyricist.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan rubbishes rumours that he is going to shave his head for his first international film Shantaram to be directed by US-based Indian director Mira Nair.

In Shah Rukh Khan's much-flaunted mega item number in his forthcoming Om Shanti Om, ld timers Dharmendra, Jeetendra and Mithun Chakraborty shake a leg along with a bevy of 28 other top stars - but Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek are conspicuously missing.

At 65, Amitabh Bachchan remains indefatigable. Even as he continues to shoot, juggling Mumbai, Goa and Delhi, he has found the energy and time to record three songs for composer duo Vishal-Shekhar's films Bhootnath and Alladdin

Bollywood's inimitable diva Rekha has spoken candidly about Amitabh Bachchan, saying he taught her the nuances of acting. She praised his performance in Last Lear as very Shakespearean

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan Friday relinquished his claim to state-owned farmland allotted to him by the previous Mulayam Singh Yadav regime in Uttar Pradesh, even as the Mayawati government told the state high court that it was amply evident that forgery had been committed in the deal.

The Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh Friday dashed mega star Amitabh Bachchan's hopes of wriggling out of a controversy involving fraudulent allotment of state-owned agricultural land to him by the previous Mulayam Singh Yadav regime. It told the state high court that it was amply evident that forgery had been committed in the deal.

Uttar Pradesh's Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Tuesday asked Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to explain the basis of his claim that there was less crime in Uttar Pradesh - his line from the TV commercial as part of the Samajwadi Party's election campaign earlier this year.

2007 being the year of Harivanshrai Bachchan's centenary, Amitabh Bachchan has many plans to honour his father's memory. The Big B is recording the seniormost Bachchan's poems in his own voice.

The Bombay High Court Saturday noted that there was prima facie bias in the selection process of this year's Oscars nomination of the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Eklavya - The Royal Guard

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was slated to play a key role in Jahnu Barua's second Hindi film Har Pal, but the dates proved to be the culprit. The Big B had to bow out and Dharmendra has now stepped into the part.

From the time he made that feisty feel-cool film about three urban dudes called Dil Chahta Hai to his surrealistic take on the Amitabh Bachchan blockbuster Don Farhan Akhtar has never ceased to surprise.

Flops like Nishabd and Cheeni Kum have not dissuaded Amitabh Bachchan from experimenting with different roles under new directors.

With son Abhishek and daughter Shweta joining in the loud applause, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan received the National Award for best actor for his role in Black from President Pratibha Patil at a glittering function here Friday evening.

Bengali filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh, Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Rahul Bose and Nandita Das are among the denizens of Indian cinema currently in the Canadian city.

Dismissing reports that he's been signed on as the brand ambassador for Rolls Royce in India, Amitabh Bachchan says: "Nowadays people write anything

Aishwarya rai after the marriage in Sarkar Raj with Amitabh bachchan

Why did Amitabh Bachchan leave the premiere of Ram Gopal Varma ki Aag midway?

The Last Lear film, Director Rituparno Ghosh couldn't have asked for a better birthday present from his The Last Lear team, including Preity Zinta and Amitabh Bachchan - they completed the entire dubbing of the film by the special day.

Film: Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag; Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Mohanlal, Ajay Devgan, Sushmita Sen, Prashant Raj, Nisha Kothari; Director: Ram Gopal Varma; Rating: **

Vijay Kumar Shukla, the man who carries Amitabh Bachchan's power of attorney and whom the Bollywood icon has accused of forging the document to purchase farmland in Uttar Pradesh, Monday flatly denied that he had misused the film star's papers in any manner.

Amitabh Bachchan is happy he is being honoured with the National Award for his performance in Black, but sad because Rani Mukerji didn't get the best actress trophy for her role in the movie.

After his Baabul and Baghban, prolific filmmaker Ravi Chopra has cast superstar Amitabh Bachchan again in his forthcoming Pocket Maar

Sanjay Leela Bhansali, whose Black won three National Awards - best Hindi film, best costumes and best actor award for Amitabh Bachchan - feels Rani Mukerji too deserved the honour for essaying the role of a deaf, dumb and blind girl in the film.

Prashant Raj, who in Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag plays the character that Amitabh Bachchan did in the 1975 cult hit Sholay, initially had a tough time getting used to Sushmita Sen as a co-star.

The announcement of the winners of 53rd National Awards for 2005 has came a year late but the delay hasn't taken away the thrill from the winners Be it Amitabh Bachchan or Anupam Kher, all the recipients

Bengali film Kaalpurush, Aamir Khan starrer Rang De Basanti and Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan were Tuesday named to receive the National Film Awards for 2005 in different categories.

Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma is hoping to recreate the enduring magic of the 1975 super hit "Sholay" with his remake "Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag", featuring Amitabh Bachchan as the feared dacoit Babban (Gabbar) Singh.