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Mumbai: For decades, Amitabh Bachchan has been a silent philanthropist. But DNA spotted him this Sunday playing father figure to around 42 intellectually-challenged adults who are, in fact, his neighbours. Full Article at DNA India
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Let's take a ride of Bollywood glam bus of 2009 packed with hot happenings, spicy gossips and half-truths... Full Article at GlamSham.com
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The German supermodel – actress is an expert in Hindi language now as well as Indian cooking… skills that she picked up fast in the Bigg Boss house. Full Article at Real Bollywood
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Mumbai, December14 – He might be 67, but Amitabh Bachchan still rules the hearts of millions. Full Article at 24x7updates
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First a confession: I was a tad scared of Auro. With his egg shaped head, glassy eyes and broken teeth, he looked alien and unfamiliar. I saw 'hero-of-my-nightmare- potential' in him. So as you can gauge, I went in to watch Paa with much trepidation. Full Article at Indian Express
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It's been great setting out on this new adventure with The Independent to bring you some of the biggest Bollywood stars for the last couple of months. As 2009 (and the decade!) draws to a close, I've lined up a couple of real treats. Full Article at The Independent
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With three hits in a new row, Ranbir Kapoor has made everyone associated with the world of filmmaking in any manner stand up and start giving a thought to the maxim whether 2010 is going to be his decade. Full Article at GlamSham.com
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Vidya will be seen with actors Naseeruddin Shah and Arshad Warsi in the film. After playing a single mother to 67-year-old Amitabh Bachchan in 'Paa', Vidya Balan is set to scorch the big screen as the scheming seductress in Vishal Bhardwaj's 'Ishqiya' Full Article at Indian Express
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Like Amitabh Bachchan or Vijay Dinanath Chauhan said in Agneepath - Maa ko uska gaon lautana hai, Aamir Khan who is promoting his latest film landed up in Varanasi incognito to try and buy Khwaja Manzil, the building where his mother Zeenat spent... Full Article at India Times Movies
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When Amitabh Bachchan Corporations (ABCL) Paa released on December 4, it had a clear run till the next big-ticket release Yash Raj Films Rocket Singh-Salesman of the Year on December 11. Full Article at Indian Express
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When Amitabh Bachchan was asked to describe what 2009 meant to him, the great actor said, “Gosh, what a year this has been — a few ups, and a few downs ... more downs really! Full Article at Times of India
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Like Amitabh Bachchan or Vijay Dinanath Chauhan said in Agneepath — Maa ko uska gaon lautana hai, Aamir Khan who is promoting his latest film landed up in Varanasi incognito to try and buy Khwaja Manzil, the building where his mother Zeenat spent her... Full Article at Times of India
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As a young kid I remember visiting my father’s friend’s home and the family talking in very hushed tones about one of their sons. He was not brought out to meet us. As a six-year-old kid I was very curious. Full Article at Dawn
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Amitabh Bachchan says fo his Lifetime Achievement Award at DIFF: "The fact that it is an award from outside India and that the people of the Emirates are conversant with out cinema and want to give it recognition is very laudable.". Full Article at The National Newspaper
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Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) The poignant story of Auro in R. Balakrishnan’s “Paa” led to two brothers suffering from progeria getting government aid, but critics say patients of the premature ageing disease don’t look like Amitabh Bachchan in the movie. Full Article at Sindh Today
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The family name is the entry point. When Namrita Bachchan shyly holds out a rather slim hand as she apologises for being late, you remind yourself of the name. A few minutes later, you’ve forgotten about it. Full Article at Hindustan Times
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: He is 67 going on 13, at least in Paa, ABCL s comeback film, where Amitabh Bachchan plays Auro, stricken by progeria or premature ageing, but with a zest for life intact. Full Article at Expressindia.com
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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Saturday greeted Yuvraj Singh on his 28th birthday and hoped that the star India batsman would do even well in future. Full Article at NDTV
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The fuss over Amitabh Bachchan notwithstanding, the reason “Paa” is so enjoyable is that it triggers fond memories of early-era Mani Ratnam. Full Article at DesiPundit
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Back in the seventies and eighties, the era obviously dominated by Amitabh Bachchan, saw films like SHOLAY, DEEWAR and MUQADDAR KA SIKANDER etc being remembered for more reasons than one. Full Article at GlamSham.com
About Amitabh Bachchan
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Amitabh Bachchan (Hindi: अमिताभ बच्चन IPA: [/əmitaːbʱ bətʃːən/], born Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan on October 11, 1942), is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s and has since become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema. Full Article
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Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan (R), Ritesh Deshmukh (L) and Jacqueline Fernandes pose for a picture during the music launch ceremony of their forthcoming movie "Aladin" in Mumbai September 28, 2009. The movie is directed by Sujoy Ghosh and is scheduled to be released on October 23.
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Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan (R), his wife Jaya Bachchan (2nd R), son Abhishek Bachchan (L), daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (C) and daughter Shweta Nanda pose for a picture during the "GQ Men of the Year 2009" awards in Mumbai September 27, 2009.
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Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan (R), daughter in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (2nd R) and son Abhishek Bachchan (L) pose with Amitabh's wax figure after they arrived for the Zaia Cirque Du Soleil Show during the 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend in Macau June 11, 2009.
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Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan (R), daughter in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (2nd R) and son Abhishek Bachchan (L) pose with his wax figure after they arrived for the Zaia Cirque Du Soleil Show during the 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend in Macau June 11, 2009.
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Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan (C) poses with the members of a circus after they arrived for the Zaia Cirque Du Soleil Show during the 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend in Macau June 11, 2009. A Madame Tussauds wax figure of Amitabh was unveiled during the event.
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MACAU, CHINA - JUNE 11: Bollywood icon and IIFA Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan (R) poses with a waxwork figure of himself, his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan (L) and his wife, actress Aishwarya Rai during the 2009 International Indian Film Academy Awards at the Venetian Macao-Hotel-Resort o...
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MACAU, CHINA - JUNE 11: Singer Peter Andre poses with a wax figure of Bollywood icon and IIFA Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan during the 2009 International Indian Film Academy Awards at the Venetian Macao-Hotel-Resort on June 11, 2009 in Macau, China.
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They (Ranbir and Katrina) were charming and involved and sweet. Ranbir as you all know is related to me. His cousin, Rishi Kapoor's elder sister's son is married to Shweta, my daughter. I wished them happiness and success
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When the book was finally done, I wanted someone to write its introduction and who better than the biggest star Amitabh Bachchan himself
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I was away with a friend of mine (Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh) who had a medical condition and I was out of the country for three months. Since I knew I wanted to be with him and that it would take some period of time for him to heal, I deliberately finished all my pending work by June
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In the new one, it looks like everything has been copied from the classic Don. And I find it hard to see Shah Rukh Khan delivering the dialogues that were once Amitabh Bachchan’s forte. In this case, if Salman says the famous dialogue Mogambo Khush Hua, people may not like it. It would look like a copy ...
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Certainly, I would like to do a Bollywood movie. Will love to do romantic movies. I have also heard about 'Devdas', its lead actress Aishwarya Rai and the legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan
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When I was growing up, my mom told me handsome is what handsome does. So Amitabh Bachchan is sexy to me in all his films, Shahrukh is sexy in DDLJ and Aamir is sexy in Rang De Basanti.
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We have literally grown up watching Hindi movies. Even today Raj Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun Chakraborty are legends in Azerbaijan. We wholeheartedly accepted the Indian culture as a part of our own
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It is now our last wish to spend some time with Amitabh Bachchan
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We wish to meet Amitabh Bachchan but till date it is unfulfilled
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Farhan was indeed the first choice to play Abhishek`s co-star. The on-screen partnering was patterned on those Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor films that Farhan`s father once wrote. Farhan declined the offer, much to the dismay of Rohan`s team, which hadn`t thought of anyone else.
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When reality shows get one well-known Bollywood star on board, 50 percent of their publicity is done. And when the person is powerful enough like Karan Johar, Salman Khan or Amitabh Bachchan — they even bring their friends on the show, which adds more power and visibility
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There are only a handful of shows where actors like Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan come. So there is really no reason why we should feel threatened. In fact, it’s a matter of pride for us
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With legends like Amitabh Bachchan and Sir Ben Kingsley, it can't get bigger and better. I am so eagerly looking forward to the release of the film. The coming weeks are certainly looking positive
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When Balki first told me, 'I want you to play father and son' my first reaction was 'What's new in that?' He then added 'I want you to play the father and Amitabh Bachchan the son'. This was an opportunity of a lifetime
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Chupke Chupke and Sholay were released in the same year and both starred Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in the lead roles. Were they sold at the same price? It doesn't happen that way. Every film has its sensibilities and target audience. Some are made for mass commercial appeal while there are others ...
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Now, I feel strange that I am actually talking to Sunny Deol. Honestly, at times I can't connect to the reality that I am meeting people like Shah Rukh Khan [ Images ], Amitabh Bachchan [ Images ]...
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If anyone asks me whether India is a country of snake charmers or claims to know about India from Slumdog Millionaire, I will correct their facts and figures. I will stand by my nation and tell them that we have people like A R Rahman, Sachin Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who al...
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Each soldier's story was fleshed out by an actor and each day a soldier was the chief guest despite the presence of Manmohan Singh, Atal Behari Vajpeyi, Javed Akhtar, Salman Khan, or Amitabh Bachchan...
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I am glad that actors like Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan [ Images ] are doing justice to comedy. But in our days, nobody could beat Sunil Dutt and Amitabh Bachchan [ Images ]
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Amitabh Bachchan is the owner of the khasra number 711 and 793 in Daulatpur village and was free to donate his land to anybody or organization
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The persons who were seen in the CD like R.K. Dhawan (Indira Gandhi's secretary), Amitabh Bachchan (Bollywood star and close friend of the family) and some other senior political leaders were not examined by the investigation officer in the case. The entire CD looks fishy
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If I was given the choice between a project like Aladin where I get to work with people like Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt to a smaller project where I would have grabbed all the limelight, I would have chosen the former
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To play a fairytale character right in your first film is truly dream like. Yes ‘Aladin’ has all big actors – Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt – but I would’ve done the film irrespective
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She even got a criminal case registered against Amitabh Bachchan for grabbing one biswan of land... this is ridiculous.
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Mayawati is baffled because of her own failures. Her own misdeeds have been exposed by the Supereme Court. Therefore, she got a fake case registered against me and Amitabh Bachchan
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