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Javed Akhtar shares why he asked Amitabh Bachchan to sign Zanjeer without conditions. ( Photo Credit – YouTube; Instagram )

Amitabh Bachchan possibly wouldn’t have reached the pinnacle of his Bollywood career had there been no Zanjeer (1973) in his life. The Salim-Javed-written drama was a game-changer for Shahenshah, which initiated a new era of Amitabh Bachchan in the Hindi film industry. However, not many fans wouldn’t know that Bachchan was reluctant to do the movie.

Yes, you heard it right! Amitabh Bachchan wasn’t very willing to do it as his movies were tanking at the box office one after the other. He wasn’t a big deal either then, and Rajesh Khanna was ruling the industry.

However, writers Salim-Javed saw something special in him, and when they were done with Zanjeer’s writing, they wanted Bachchan to do it. However, the movie’s director, Prakash Mehra, wasn’t willing to...

Renowned actor, director, and Padma Shri awardee, Sadhu Meher, bid farewell at 84, leaving a void in both Bollywood and Odia cinema. The veteran, known for classics like ‘Bhuvan Shome’ and ‘Ankur,’ received the National Award for Best Actor. Fans and industry peers mourn the loss, remembering his versatile contributions.

Sadhu Meher’s illustrious career spanned iconic roles in Hindi films, earning accolades for his stellar performances in ‘Bhuvan Shome,’ ‘Ankur,’ and ‘Mrigaya.’ His impactful portrayal in Sabyasachi Mohapatra’s National Award-winning ‘Bhukha’ added to his cinematic legacy.

Beyond acting, Meher showcased his directorial prowess with acclaimed films like ‘Abhimaan,’ ‘Abhilasha,’ and the children’s film ‘Babula.’ His versatility as a filmmaker shone in ‘Gopa Re Badhuchi Kala Kanhei,’ further solidifying his influential presence in the industry.

The passing of Sadhu Meher has elicited a wave of mourning, with fans and stars paying heartfelt tributes to the legendary artist. His evergreen work will continue to resonate,...

Reminiscing about the legendary music director and singer Sachin Dev Burman, megastar Amitabh Bachchan shared how he was fortunate enough to have a chance and sit with the former and listen to his compositions.

S. D. Burman started his career with Bengali films in 1937, and later composed for Hindi movies. As a playback singer, he sang 14 Hindi and 13 Bengali film songs. His son, R. D. Burman, was also a celebrated music composer for Bollywood films.

In the episode 88 of the quiz based reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 15’, host Amitabh welcomed Ranjeet Kumar Singh, from Ramgarh, Bihar to the hot seat.

For Rs 6,40,000, he was asked: “Which music composer is the subject of a biography with the subtitle ‘The Prince-Musician’?” The options given were: S. D. Burman, Khayyam, O. P. Nayyar and Madan Mohan. The correct answer was S. D. Burman.

Amitabh then went on to say: “It was a tough question.

Reminiscing about the legendary music director and singer Sachin Dev Burman, megastar Amitabh Bachchan shared how he was fortunate enough to have a chance and sit with the former and listen to his compositions.

S. D. Burman started his career with Bengali films in 1937, and later composed for Hindi movies. As a playback singer, he sang 14 Hindi and 13 Bengali film songs. His son, R. D. Burman, was also a celebrated music composer for Bollywood films.

In the episode 88 of the quiz based reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 15’, host Amitabh welcomed Ranjeet Kumar Singh, from Ramgarh, Bihar to the hot seat.

For Rs 6,40,000, he was asked: “Which music composer is the subject of a biography with the subtitle ‘The Prince-Musician’?” The options given were: S. D. Burman, Khayyam, O. P. Nayyar and Madan Mohan. The correct answer was S. D. Burman.

Amitabh then went on to say: “It was a tough question.

A nine-film retrospective of Indian cinema acting legend Amitabh Bachchan is set for the Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes, France.

The retrospective, titled “Amitabh Bachchan, Big B Forever,” will showcase different aspects of the actor’s oeuvre including his persona as the ‘angry young man,’ created by writers Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, action, drama, romance and comedy in some of the greatest films of Hindi-language cinema including “Sholay,” “Deewar,” “Don,” “Kabhie Kabhie” and “Amar Akbar Anthony.” The directors are also legends of Indian cinema including Yash Chopra, Ramesh Sippy, Manmohan Desai and Hrishikesh Mukherjee.

The showcase is co-presented by Film Heritage Foundation, the not-for-profit organization founded by filmmaker and archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, which over the past year has hosted a series of hugely successful retrospectives in cinemas across India, including “Bachchan Back To The Beginning,” “Dilip Kumar – Hero of Heroes” and “Dev Anand @ 100 – Forever Young.”

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There used to be this breed called star secretaries. Now, they have been replaced by casting agents or talent managers. You must have seen what a secretary’s job was; just maintaining a star’s date diary and face the producer’s music when the dates needed to be cancelled and when it came to asking for payments!

Asrani plays a secretary who manages the affairs of first, Amitabh Bachchan, and later, Jaya Bhaduri, in the film ‘Abhimaan’ (1973). But the star secretary as projected in ‘Abhiman’ was straightforward, very businesslike, one busy with a fading singer husband and the rising singing star, and balancing their competing egos.

That is not what the real-life star secretaries were really like. They would not survive in the business if they were anything like Asrani in the film. The secretaries of the big stars were exclusive – they attended to just one star. Then there...

The 53rd International Film Festival of India (Iffi) will open with Austrian film “Alma & Oskar,” directed by Dieter Berner.

The film details the tumultuous relationship between Viennese society grand dame Alma Mahler (1879-1964) and Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980).

Iffi has also revealed the 15 films that will be competing for its top prize, the Golden Peacock Award, including 12 international titles and three Indian ones.

The international titles include “Perfect Number,” “Red Shoes,” “A Minor,” “No End,” “Mediterranean Fever,” “When the Waves Are Gone,” “I Have Electric Dreams,” “Cold as Marble,” “Seven Dogs,” “Maarya: The Ocean Angel,” “Nezouh” and “The Line.”

The Indian titles are “The Kashmir Files,” “The Storyteller” and “Kurangu Pedal.”

Iffi will also pay homage to late legendary Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar with a screening of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s 1973 musical drama film “Abhimaan,” starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri.

Confirmed masterclasses at Iffi include those from: “Kung Fu Panda...

On the occasion of his 48th marriage anniversary on Thursday, Amitabh Bachchan shared pictures from his wedding with actress-politician Jaya Bachchan on social media.

Bachchan posted a picture on Instagram from the day of his wedding. As caption, he wrote: "June 3, 1973... Thank you all for your greetings on our Anniversary."

The thespian took to his blog and thanked his fans, whom he fondly refers to as his Ef or extended family.

"Thank you all with immense gratitude for the wishes for Jaya and me on our Wedding Anniversary. June 3, 1973... now 48 years!! Your wishes and your gracious words have been most moving and filled with love for us.. and we truly appreciate them… For today and now.." he wrote on his blog.

The couple's romance began on the sets of "Guddi". The two have worked together in several successful films such as "Zanjeer", "Abhimaan", "Silsila", "Chupke Chupke", "Mili", "Sholay" and "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham.

Amitabh Bachchan is reminiscing his journey in 'filmdom' on social media. Looking back at his over five-decade career, he said that he still wonders how it all went by.

"52 years .. !!! Goodness .. thank you Ef Moses for this compilation .. still wondering how it all went by," Amitabh Bachchan wrote as the caption. 

The Shahenshah of Bollywood, star of the millennium Amitabh Bachchan shared a collage of his looks in a few of his highlight films today. The films featured in the collage include his debut film Saat Hindustani, which released in 1969, along with Deewaar, Zanjeer, Abhimaan, Coolie, Khuda Gawah, Sooryavansham, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Baghban, Paa, Sarkar, Gulabo Sitabo along with many others.

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The veteran donated resources to help set up a 25-bed oxygen facility in Juhu. He teamed up with producer Anand Pandit for the philanthropic act.

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The 1973 film had music by Sd Burman and lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri, who created a beautiful soundtrack with songs like Teri Bindiya Re and Tere Mere Milan Ki Yeh Raina. Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Abhimaan starred Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan (then Bhaduri)...

He played the famous singer in Abhimaan where his ego gets severely bruised when his wife, on his insistence takes up singing and gains even more popularity. The film, directed by Hrishikesh Mukerjee, has a reason why it continues to be special in Amitabh Bachchan’s life since he started the film along with his realRead More

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Ki & Ka

Starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Arjun Kapoor,Swaroop Sampat, Rajit Kapoor

Directed by R Balki

Rating: **** ½

The streeling is pulling Arjun Kapoor into the kitchen.And Kareena Kapoor doesn’t mind as long he is fully functional in the bedroom. That, dear audience, in a nutshell is Ki & Ka. A film about role reversal between the sexes where the ambitious wife Kiya (Kareena) goes out to earn the bread and butter, while the husband Kabir (Arjun) is blissfully happy looking after the home.

Immediately,there is an infectious charm to the proceedings. Every scene is a joy to behold. It could have something to do with Kareena Kapoor’s presence. She lights up every frame as only she can. And then when you have the cinematographic genius P C Sreeram manning the lenses even Arjun Kapoor looks so radiant, you want to ask this couple….where do they generate...

Abhishek Bachchan plays a singer in his next film, the Umesh Shukla-helmed All Is Well. The character is modeled on Abhishek's father's character in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Abhimaan. 42 years ago, Amitabh Bachchan had played a professional singer in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Abhimaan, and then 8 years later, Big B again played a singer in Rakesh Kumar's Yaaraana. Since then this is the first time that an actor from the Bachchan parivar has played a professional singer. Says the director Umesh Shukla, "Yes, it does seem providential that Abhishek plays a singer in my film. It gave me chance to have lip-sync songs in the film." All Is Well went through a series of hiccups after Smriti Irani exited from the project. Now the film's shooting is complete and Umesh is readying the film for release on August 21. Umesh is happy with the success of Shoojit Sircar's Piku which...

Usually, when a filmmaker plans a film, known actors are at the top of the list when it comes to casting for the lead roles, but upcoming film ‘What About Savarkar?’ will have newbie Shrikant Bhide playing the protagonist Abhimaan Marathe.

Talking about casting Bhide, presenter Rohit K Shetty said, “Though we have a few well-known actors like Sharad Ponkshe, Avinash Narkar and Atul Todankar in the film, we decided to cast Bhide in the lead role as he is an accomplished theatre artiste and we wanted a powerful actor and not just a known face. It is usually seen that big actors often work on multiple projects at a time and have their own whims and fancies while shooting for a film and we wanted to avoid all such issues. I must say that Bhide has done complete justice to his role and I am planning to cast him...

He is hailed as a legend of cinema in both East and West: the greatest living actor of our times, bar none. His peers and contemporaries clamour for the opportunity to work with him. His fans around the world, who are numbered in their billions, consider their life fulfilled if granted just a glimpse of him.

Amitabh Bachchan has been a star of Indian cinema for over four decades, winning acclaim for his performances in seminal films such as Sholay and Deewar that are hailed as classics of cinema. Aged 72, he has managed to transcend the generation gap to work alongside actors and directors of every age, in contemporary films that continue to challenge conventions and take Hindi cinema to new heights. He is a champion for his generation, embracing modern technologies and social media with the gusto of a 21-year-old.

As an unofficial ambassador for India, Amitabh has represented...

Mumbai, Dec 9: Jaya Bachchan is set for her debut on the small screen with fiction show "Vasundhara" and her husband and Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is "happy" with her decision.

"Jaya is my wife and while talking to her we decided about it. She wants to work and I am very happy about it," Big B, who gave hit movies like "Mili", "Abhimaan" and "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" with Jaya, told reporters at an event here.

The show, said to be based on a Gujarati novel, will trace the life of a single parent. To be produced by Endemol, it will be aired on Sony Entertainment Television.

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Mumbai, Oct 28: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has thanked melody queen Lata Mangeshkar for adding a special touch while lending her voice to his wife and actress Jaya Bachchan's songs on the screen.

Lata went behind the mike to croon classic songs like "Nadiya kinare" and "Piya bina" (Abhimaan) and fun numbers such as "Bahon mein chale aao" (Anamika) for Jaya.

Big B feels there is something special about the songs that Lata has sung for his wife.

"Before lending her voice to any song, Lataji used to ask the name of the actress for whom she was singing. When she used to find out that she is singing a particular.

Mumbai, Oct 11: Turning 71 Friday reminded megastar Amitabh Bachchan of the speed with which the years are passing by. But the actor, who regales film and TV viewers with his presence even now, realises that ageing is inevitable.

Over the years, Big B has delivered memorable performances in movies like "Zanjeer", "Abhimaan", "Kabhie Kabhie", "Silsila", "Baghban" and "Paa".

"It is 71 now. Just last year or just the other day it was 70! The years seem to pass by faster now than they did before," Amitabh posted on his official blog srbachchan.tumblr.com.

"There was a desire to push the pedal all along those early years, to mature, to become adult, to bring on greater age. Now, you depress the brakes pedal with equal.

Mumbai, Oct 11: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who continues to entertain movie buffs even after over four decades of his association with the world of entertainment, turned 71 Friday. Bollywood celebrities saluted his energy and spirit, which, as one said is like a 17-year-old's.

Celebrities like Irrfan Khan, Dhanush and Preity Zinta have also picked their favourite songs of the thespian, whose filmography includes memorable films like "Kabhi Kabhie", "Zanjeer", "Sholay", "Abhimaan", "Silsila", "Shahenshah", "Baghban", "Mohabbatein" and "Paa".

Here's what the celebrities have wished for the actor, who is lovingly called Big B.

Irrfan Khan: God bless Mr. Bachchan's spirit and energy. My three favourite songs of Mr. Bachchan.

Amitabh Bachchan in a recent tweet has revealed that his movie Abhimaan which was released on 27 July 1973, today completed 40 years. Interestingly he also revealed that his marriage with Jaya Bhaduri too completes 40 years this year. The two had tied the nuptial knot on June 3, 1973. On this auspicious occasion, Glamsham.Com shares an interesting anecdote related to their marriage and the movie. Few may know that Abhimaan was inspired by the real life story of playback singer K...

Greatest of the great Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri have turned out to be the best couple both on screen and off screen. Spending years of a hustle free married life, today they are celebrating their 40th marriage anniversary. The two actors got married to each other on 3rd June 1973 just after starring in the film Zanjeer (1973) together for the first time. With this very film the super couple’s on screen journey started and continued to provide popular films like Abhimaan, Sholay Milli, Chupke Chupke, Silsila and so on. Not only on screen but the couple gained popularity both off screen also. When Big B was as...

Mumbai, June 3: It's been 40 years since Amitabh Bachchan married his "Zanjeer" co-star Jaya. The megastar looks back at the "lifetime" and says god has been kind to give him the family that he has.

Amitabh and Jaya are celebrating their anniversary Monday.

"40 years! 40 years of marriage on the 3rd of June 2013! Jaya and I in marriage for 40 years! A lifetime almost," the 70-year-old posted on his blog srbachchan.tumblr.com.

The duo has worked together in movies like "Abhimaan", "Chupke Chupke", "Sholay" and "Zanjeer". They had a small wedding affair back then with only close friends and family in attendance.

It "seems like just the other evening", Big B posted on his blog, adding: "I had driven with my.

Mumbai, May 30: Actress Prachi Desai calls megastar Amitabh Bachchan an epitome of "soldier courage" and "encouragement" and would look for the same qualities in her partner.

"Mr. Bachchan has the soldier courage. He is just an epitome of that (soldier courage) for all of us," Prachi said here Wednesday at Gillete's campaign "Soldier For Women".

"He has been there and always set an example for everybody in the industry," she added.

In a career spanning more than four decades, the megastar has worked in over 180 films, including hits like "Zanjeer", "Sholay", "Abhimaan", "Mili", "Chupke Chupke", "Dewaar" and "Agneepath",.

Aashiqui 2

Starring Aditya Roy Kapoor, Shradha Kapoor

Directed by Mohit Suri

Rating: *** ½

It’s no coincidence that this surprisingly moving film is inspired by Frank Pierson’s 1976 drama A Star Is Born. And I deliberately mention the funky psychedelic 1976 version and not the older 1954 version of the same story. In spirit and in the way the two principal actors perform their parts of two soul-mates and singers torn asunder by their allegiance to the same competitive spirit of showmanship, Aashiqui 2 is robustly reminiscent of the Kris Kristofferson-Barbra Streisand film where he discovers a co-singer who steals his heart and also his career.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee made his lyrical melodious Abhimaan on the same theme. It was easy for Hrishida to portray Jaya Bhaduri as a better artiste than Amitabh Bachchan quite simply because she sang in Lata Mangeshkar’s voices. In Aashiqui 2 the two protagonists are...

Kolkata April 18: "Aashiqui 2" has neither been inspired nor does it much resemble "Abhimaan", the 1973 classic starring Amitabh Bachchan, says the film's producer Mahesh Bhatt.

"What was unique about 'Abhimaan' was a talented successful male artist discovering a simple but talented village girl and then falling in love with her, the resemblance to 'Aashiqui 2' ends there," Bhatt said at the media meet of "Aashiqui 2". He was accompanied by the lead pair Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor.

"Aashiqui 2" being a love story of the 21st century deals with pain and loneliness as well as other issues that audiences in the 1990s or.

Veteran actress Jaya Bachchan will be conferred with Deenanath Mangeshkar Award on April 24th. Jaya will be presented the award for her remarkable contribution to Indian cinema. She will be conferred with the award on the death anniversary of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar. "I like all her films. I am fond of Bachchans and so are they," Mangeshkar told reporters here. Jaya played the role of a rising playback singer in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 'Abhimaan', modelled on Mangeshkar. "I remember she (Jaya) would come for my song recordings before she began shooting for Abhimaan. During my recordings she used to stare at me and I kept thinking as to...

“If you start with a hero’s role, that’s all you’ll remain. You’ll never become an actor”

Even after 37 years of “Sholay”, it is very unlikely that one can forget the character actor A. K. Hangal who played the notable role of “Rahim Chacha” in the film with his famous one liner, “Itna sannata kyon hai, bhai”. Hangal, who passed away on August 26, in his last interview, given two months ago to Niilesh A Raje and Rajesh Subramanian:

“In Sholay, I was given the character role of a blind man and to get this character right I used psycho-technique to get the feeling of blindness,” revealed the veteran actor, when we met him at his modest apartment at Santacruz.

“I must admit that I got many fantastic roles. The length of the role never mattered to me; what mattered was the character”, added the nonagenarian who once advised actor Sanjeev Kumar,...

Amitabh Bachchan, busy composing music in his free time, has decided to learn sitar and sarod..Okaay! So am getting into the business of acquiring a sitar and a sarod soon enough so I may have the pleasure to be pulling a few strings!!. Amitabh wrote on his blog bigb.bigadda.com..These are times I shall look forward to...my sitar, my sarod, my piano and me...sounds like the title of a really bad book or movie!.But...though I may be able to learn the instruments now, just the fact that I shall be holding them and pretending to be some great master, shall indeed be of a great interest and value to me,. he added.The 69-year-old recalls the time when he was shooting for the 1973 film Abhimaan, people refused to believe that he didn.t play the sitar in the movie..In the early days...

Veteran music arranger Anil Mohile passed away in the wee hours of Wednesday (Feb 1) after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. He was 71 years old. Anil Mohile has been the music arranger for several Bollywood film such as Abhimaan, Don, Sharaabi etc. He was also part of several live musical concerts with legendary playback singers Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. Anil is survived by his wife, daughter and son Amar Mohile who is also a music composer.

He is someone whose Paa was a great literary poet. He is someone, who, even though was an Akela, but had set his Aankhen on his Manzil in Bollywood, a place where many come with millions of Armaan, a place which is a never ending Paheli to many and many go Nishabdh. Still, our Mard managed to achieve his Lakshya and climb the Deewaar of success, because he had Aetbaar in his talent and the Shakti to march ahead! His mantra to success was simply Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin! Ladies and gentleman…he is none other than Bollywood's very own Amitabh Bachchan aka Big B, who celebrates his grand birthday today! With Waqt by his side and performances as pure as Ganga, in no time, he proved to the world that he was a Jaadugar and Toofan put together when it came to performances! That's why, in no time,...

He is someone whose Paa was a great literary poet. He is someone, who, even though was an Akela, but had set his Aankhen on his Manzil in Bollywood, a place where many come with millions of Armaan, a place which is a never ending Paheli to many and many go Nishabdh. Still, our Mard managed to achieve his Lakshya and climb the Deewaar of success, because he had Aetbaar in his talent and the Shakti to march ahead! His mantra to success was simply Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin! Ladies and gentleman…he is none other than Bollywood's very own Amitabh Bachchan aka Big B, who celebrates his grand birthday today! With Waqt by his side and performances as pure as Ganga, in no time, he proved to the world that he was a Jaadugar and Toofan put together when it came to performances! That's why, in no time,...

Bbuddah…Hoga Tera Baap mark a return for Amitabh to his Angry Young Man roots, so expect some cracking dialogue with plenty of dishoom dishoom from the original maverick! This revisionist masala films definitely warrants a look back at the many roles Amitabh Bachchan has unleashed his righteous fury. However, with each of these roles, Bachchan offered a different interpretation of his most iconic persona. You could say Bachchan’s Angry Young Man was a successor to the Disillusioned Young Man of the 50s played by Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, and Guru Dutt. Aided by great screenwriters Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar, and directors who knew how draw the best out him; Amitabh Bachan’s iconic persona is a perfect fusion of all these elements in creating a lasting legacy for Indian cinema. Though the Angry Young Man that Bachchan embodied became an increasing staple in masala films, he echoed many...

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan celebrated their 38th marriage anniversary on Friday and Big B shared the memories of his wedding day and honeymoon. </p><p>"It's past midnight right now... its the 3rd of June... and its our anniversary... 38 years since 1973 ... !! Still remember the speed with which everything happened on that day. It was a quick decision. Marriages generally are," Big B posted on his blog bigb.bigadda.com on Friday. "And before long I was heading across to a common friend's place with my family for a simple Bengali wedding ceremony. Not many people at all. Just family and a couple of personal friends. There was a gentle quiver in the skies and a few drops of rain fell just before setting off. "Some of the neighbours exclaimed that it was a good omen - the Gods send their greetings they said - and we were off !" he added.

After a decade-long gap, Bollywood couple Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan are coming together on screen once again, but this time for a jewellery commercial. The veteran actors, who last shared screen space in Karan Johar''s ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham'' (2001), are working together in an ad campaign for the jwellery brand Tanishq. "At Tanishq, the jewelry business of the Tata Group for their Av for endorsement. Jaya and I doing it together. Will be in front of cameras after Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham," Big B wrote on his blog. Even though this is their first commercial together, the couple, who tied the knot in 1973, have paired up in several Bollywood films including ''Zanjeer'', ''Abhimaan'', ''Chupke Chupke'', ''Sholay'' and ''Silsila''.

Bollywood's evergreen couple Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan celebrate their 37th anniversary today. "37 yrs! That's how long my parents have been married. Their wedding anniversary today!!" Abhishek wrote on his Twitter page. Fans too wished Big B on his special day. Thanking everyone for their wishes, Amitabh wrote on the micro-blogging site, "I shall have to keep thanking those that send me greetings on our Anniversary.it would be difficult to acknowledge all.. So Thank You." The couple tied the knot in the year 1973 while they were filming for Sholay and Abhimaan. Infact, the duo ...

Well-known singer Manhar Udhas, who has sung for more than 300 movies and given hits like 'Hum tumhe chahte hain aise' and 'Har kisiko nahin milta', is no longer active in Bollywood. But he says he is still 'obsessed with playback singing'.'My first love has always been playback singing because it is very challenging and very interesting too. In fact, I am still quite obsessed with playback singing,' Manhar, who recently released a new devotional album 'Sai Mehar', told Ians in an interview.He is the elder brother of ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas.Asked why he took a backseat, Manhar said: 'I did not purposely take a backseat. The fact is that times have changed. My generation has gone.'I used to sing with Shailendra Singh and Mohammed Aziz. Then came the next generation with Alka Yagnik and Kumar Sanu, then they were preceded by people like Sonu Niigaam.

Actor and politician Jaya Bachchan turns 62. Born in 1948, she began her film career with a bit role in maestro Satyajit Ray’s Mahanagar when she was just 15 but became a nationally renowned actress after her entry in the Hindi film industry and her first major hit was Guddi. With her bubbly performance in Guddi, and intense performance in films like Koshish, Abhimaan and Kora Kagaz she had established herself as a complete performer in the industry. Wife of superstar Amitabh Bachchan and mother and mother-in-law of actors Abhisek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, Jaya has ...

Indian actress Jaya Bachchan will be presented with a “Lifetime Achievement Award “for her outstanding contribution to cinema spanning over three decades in Tongues on Fire (Tof) London Asian Film festival. Tof, a festival dedicated to Asian cinema will be held from the 5th-14th of March in London. Abhishek Bachchan will launch the 12th edition of the festival.

Director Jayabrato Chatterjee and actress Jaya Bachchan will come together in a conversation about their latest film Lovesongs: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow which will have its UK premiere. A retrospective of Jaya Bachchan will be held which will screen films like Kora Kagaz, Guddi, Uphaar and Abhimaan.

Tof will screen films made by Asian filmmakers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lank and USA. “An Act of Terror”, the first film made by the South Asian Diaspora in Scotland-that also got a BAFTA nomination, will be screen at the festival. Seema Kapoor’s...

Abhishek Bachchan admits he is going to team up with wife Aishwarya Rai for Rajiv Menon's next project - a remake of the 1973 evergreen hit film &quot;Abhimaan&quot;. But Abhishek clarifies that it wouldn't be an exact copy of the film his parents starred in. &quot;Yes, Rajiv is a very dear friend. He directed Aishwarya earlier in the Tamil film 'Kandukondain Kandukondain'. He approached us with a subject that isn't exactly a remake of 'Abhimaan'. But it's very similar. We've both approved and attached ourselves to the subject,&quot; Abhishek told Ians.This will be his seventh film with Aishwarya after &quot;Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke&quot; (2000), &quot;Kuch Naa Kaho&quot; (2003), &quot;Umrao Jaan&quot; (2006), &quot;Guru&quot; (2007), &quot;Dhoom 2&quot; (2007) and &quot;Sarkar Raj&quot; (2008) and Mani Ratnam's next, &quot;Ravan&quot;.For the moment, Abhishek's kitty is full.&quot...

From Rakeysh Mehra's Delhi 6, Abhishek Bachchan is now going into Delhi Belly director Abhinay Deo's next. Deo will plunge straight into his next project with Abhishek right after he finishes his Imran Khan starrer Delhi Belly. Confirming this directorial coup de grace Abhishek says, "Yes, I'm doing Abhinay Deo's film. I've always been impressed by his ads. And when I heard he was making feature films I was keen to work with him." In the past one year Abhishek has worked with directors as diverse as Rakeysh Mehra and Mani Ratnam. He says it has been a time of great learning experiences. "Oh it was huge. My first release last year was Sarkar Raj. I went on to Drona. I ended last year with Dostana. Then came Delhi 6. I had a wonderful time making all of them. I'm happy with the work I've done regardless of whether the...

From Rakeysh Mehra's Delhi 6, Abhishek Bachchan is now going into Delhi Belly director Abhinay Deo's next. Deo will plunge straight into his next project with Abhishek right after he finishes his Imran Khan starrer Delhi Belly. Confirming this directorial coup de grace Abhishek says, "Yes, I'm doing Abhinay Deo's film. I've always been impressed by his ads. And when I heard he was making feature films I was keen to work with him." In the past one year Abhishek has worked with directors as diverse as Rakeysh Mehra and Mani Ratnam. He says it has been a time of great learning experiences. "Oh it was huge. My first release last year was Sarkar Raj. I went on to Drona. I ended last year with Dostana. Then came Delhi 6. I had a wonderful time making all of them. I'm happy with the work I've done regardless of whether the...

Few weeks back, tabloids reported about actor cum TV show host turned director Rohit Roy planning to make the remake of the evergreen musical hit, Abhimaan in Bengali. But the film’s original producer has poured cold water over Rohit Roy’s burning desire to make the remake by dashing off a court notice to him.

Reacting to the press reports, producer Pawan Kumar has categorically denied that he has parted with the remaking or adaptation rights of his 1973 classic Abhimaan starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri. Pawan Kumar further confirmed to us that he has sent a copyright infringement.

The Brad Pitt-Angelina Jolie of Bollywood have run their race – the marriage that grabbed the most headlines in the history of Indian media has broken up!

Aishwarya Rai has filed for divorce on grounds of irreconcilable differences. But insiders say that Aishwarya had been talking to Abhishek for long time regarding kids and Abhi wasn’t too keen on the idea to begin with. The sparks had begun almost two years ago when Ash attended a screening of Aamir Khan’s ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and expressed a wish to have at least two kids, before she gets too old.

But Abhishek, who is younger than Ash, disagreed and stormed off in a cab leaving Ash heartbroken. This was reportedly just the start of the long, sad history of fights between the couple. There were reports of friction between Ash and Abhi on the sets of ‘Sarkar Raj’, and...

Ace cinematographer Rajiv Menon captured some really beautiful moments between Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Mani Ratnam's Guru. Now Rajiv is all set to direct Bollywood's most talked about couple in his next film. Bollywood Hungama spoke to the South based cinematographer who confirmed the news. "Yes...Abhishek and Aishwarya are starring in my next directorial venture titled Dhun. It's a film where music plays a very important role. The film goes on floors sometime in June this year." Quiz him on rumors that the film is similar to the Amitabh-Jaya Bachchan starrer Abhimaan and he says, "I think Abhishek has already clarified this. There is no similarity except the fact that the characters in my film also play musicians." The film is being produced by Eros International and Rajiv's good friend and Oscar winner A.R. Rahman would be composing the music for this musical drama.

Ace cinematographer Rajiv Menon captured some really beautiful moments between Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Mani Ratnam's Guru. Now Rajiv is all set to direct Bollywood's most talked about couple in his next film. Bollywood Hungama spoke to the South based cinematographer who confirmed the news. "Yes...Abhishek and Aishwarya are starring in my next directorial venture titled Dhun. It's a film where music plays a very important role. The film goes on floors sometime in June this year." Quiz him on rumors that the film is similar to the Amitabh-Jaya Bachchan starrer Abhimaan and he says, "I think Abhishek has already clarified this. There is no similarity except the fact that the characters in my film also play musicians." The film is being produced by Eros International and Rajiv's good friend and Oscar winner A.R. Rahman would be composing the music for this musical drama.