B-Town wishes Eid Mubarak
August 19th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra and Anupam Kher wished "Eid Mubarak" Sunday, while filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and iconic star Amitabh Bachchan urged everyone to maintain harmony.In ... Read more...
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Guwahati molestation: Amitabh questions media role
July 18th, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) How did a television camera crew know about the molestation of a teenage girl outside a pub in Guwahati, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has asked ... Read more...
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Court restrains Emami from airing oil ad on TV
June 18th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday restrained ayurvedic oil maker Emami Ltd. from airing a TV commercial of its "Navratan" oil featuring Bollywood star Amitabh ... Read more...
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Happy to be cleared of Bofors taint: Amitabh Bachchan (Second Lead)
April 25th, 2012 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Expressing happiness over his name being cleared in the Bofors payoff scam, mega-star Amitabh Bachchan, however, said Wednesday that he is "pained" that it came ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan happy to be cleared of Bofors taint (Lead)
April 25th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Expressing his happiness over his name being cleared from the Bofors payoff scam, mega-star Amitabh Bachchan, however, said that he is "pained" that it came ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan happy to be cleared of Bofors taint
April 25th, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 25 (IANS) Mega star Amitabh Bachchan said Wednesday he was happy to be cleared of the Bofors allegations but was "pained" this had happened after 25 years.Speaking ... Read more...
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Coming up, a pocketbook on Akhilesh - in 10 languages (With Images)
April 21st, 2012 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 21 (IANS) If you're curious about Uttar Pradesh's new, youngest chief minister, wait till a 200-page multi-language pocketbook on Akhilesh Yadav hits the stands next week.The ... Read more...
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Beti B gets her polio drops in Big B’s presence
April 19th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Mega star Amitabh Bachchan, who has been associated with the government polio eradication campaign, has said that his granddaughter was given polio drops Tuesday in ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan ill again, may undergo CT-scan
April 10th, 2012 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Two months after his surgery, mega-star Amitabh Bachchan is again ill and suffering from "excruciating pain" since past couple of days.He is likely to undergo ... Read more...
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US Sikh group complains against Bachchan in Australia
October 19th, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) A US based Sikh group has lodged a criminal complaint against Indian film star Amitabh Bachchan in Australia for his alleged role in November 1984 ... Read more...
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Vidarbha widow gets Rs.1 lakh, letter from Big B
September 17th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Nagpur, Sep 17 (IANS) Moved by the plight of a Vidarbha widow who appeared on his show Kaun Banega Crorepati, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has given her Rs.100,000 to ... Read more...
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Big B defends Indian cricket team
August 17th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Indian cricket team is getting brickbats after it lost its World No.1 Test crown to England. But Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan supports the ... Read more...
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Family, friends pour in at Shammi’s residence to pay tribute
August 14th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Nephew Randhir Kapoor, grandnieces Karisma and Kareena, co-star Amitabh Bachchan, director Imtiaz Ali and many more visited the Blue Heaven Society on Malabar Hill to ... Read more...
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Bachchan gets caught in ‘Bhojpal’ row
March 12th, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 12 (IANS) Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has got caught in the controversy over renaming Bhopal as "Bhojpal," an idea floated by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan but ... Read more...
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Battle over ‘Bhojpal’ goes to internet, Big B joins in
March 3rd, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 3 (IANS) The move to rename this city as Bhojpal has made it to the blog of mega star Amitabh Bachchan, who says Raja Bhoj was a ... Read more...
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Indian reality TV is Bollywood show all the way!
February 5th, 2011 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Can you imagine "Kaun Banega Crorepati" without mega star Amitabh Bachchan? Or "Indian Idol" without composer Anu Malik? In a celebrity-obsessed nation, even reality ... Read more...
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Movie Preview: Mumbai Mast Kallander
January 13th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Producer, Director: Aman Mihani,Cast: Mohsin, Muzzi, Shilpa Shukla, Teenu, Taru, Rajesh Vivek, Shanker Sachdev, Ashraf – Ul- Haq, Rajender Sethi.Mumbai Mast Kallander is a story based on the lives of people ... Read more...
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Cast of ‘Yamla Pagla Deewana’ release soundtrack in Mumbai
December 10th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
By Shaikh SharikMumbai, Dec.10 (ANI): The cast and crew of 'Yamla, Pagla, Deewana' released soundtrack of the film in Mumbai.Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra, along with his sons Sunny and Bobby ... Read more...
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Anil Kapoor Turns Villain, Goes Bald For ‘Power’
November 25th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The 50-year-old actor played the role of a ‘tapori’ in Tezaab and his character in Taal had a negative shade, but in Power we will see him turning into a complete ... Read more...
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Shahrukh Khan Becomes The Brand Ambassador For Kansai Nerolac
November 2nd, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Congratulations to all King Khan Fans. We get to see more of him again. Not that he is not there enough on TV. But more is always ... Read more...
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Love for my work keeps me going: Anil Kapoor (Interview)
July 26th, 2010 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
By Radhika Bhirani
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) 'Mr. India' Anil Kapoor, at 50, is possibly the only actor who has film offers pouring in almost every day after 67-year-old mega star ... Read more...
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Petition against Amitabh Bachchan dismissed
June 11th, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 11 (IANS) A court in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district Friday dismissed a petition seeking a criminal case against Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan for not honouring his commitment to build ... Read more...
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Canadian Tamils hail Big B
June 7th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 7 (IANS) The 300,000-strong Canadian Tamil community has hailed Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan for not attending the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards ceremony in Colombo.
While labelling Bachchan as ... Read more...
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Bachchan to face police probe over Barabanki land
June 1st, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 31 (IANS) Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan is likely to face a probe after an Uttar Pradesh court Monday directed police to look into an allegation of cheating a villager ... Read more...
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Mulayam renominates Jaya Bachchan to Rajya Sabha
May 26th, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 26 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has pushed actress-politician Jaya Bachchan for another term in the Rajya Sabha, a controversial move that is likely to further ... Read more...
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My caste is Indian, declares Amitabh
May 12th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) While the debate over caste census intensifies with most parties rooting for it, Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan is clear where he stands on the controversial issue. If ... Read more...
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Amitabh Bachchan ‘counted’ in Census
May 11th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan was Tuesday 'counted' in the ongoing Census operations here, an official said.
An official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), which is spearheading the ... Read more...
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Amitabh to act in Kandahar for free
April 19th, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 19, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The big news is that veteran actor and Bollywood super star Amitabh Bachchan will be seen in a guest appearance in forthcoming flick Kandahar and that ... Read more...
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No instructions to party activists on Amitbah: Congress
April 1st, 2010 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Congress Thursday denied it had issued instructions to its leaders and party workers not to take part in meetings where Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan is ... Read more...
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Amar defends Sonia, Rahul over Congress attack on Amitabh
April 1st, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Congress' attacks on mega star Amitabh Bachchan over being brand ambassador of Gujarat have not been at the behest of party president Sonia Gandhi or ... Read more...
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Cheerful Amitabh, Amar Singh share dais
March 30th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, March 30 (IANS) Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh shared a dais here Tuesday though the latter has criticised the mega star's wife Jaya Bachchan's ... Read more...
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Amitabh critics are Taliban: Modi
March 29th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, March 29 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has hit out at critics of film star Amitabh Bachchan for agreeing to be the brand ambassador of his state, calling them ... Read more...
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Seal Link row: Thackeray blasts Congress ‘immaturity’
March 27th, 2010 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 27 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Saturday hit out at the Congress after one of its leaders questioned the presence of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan at the opening ... Read more...
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Amitabh is nation’s pride: BJP
March 25th, 2010 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday said Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan was the "nation's pride" and had every right to be the chief guest at the ... Read more...
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Hong Kong International Film Fest to honour Amitabh Bachchan
March 13th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 13 (ANI): Indian screen star Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at The Hong Kong International Film Festival's Asian Film Awards.The actor, 67, will accept ... Read more...
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