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Although the SMS asked Amitabh not to do it, the 67-year-old legend is undeterred. "I am going to do it again, and shall continue to do it. And I want to see how you are going to stop me. If you have the courage and guts, come and get me", he wrote in his blog.

Amitabh Bachchan had visited the Haji Ali Dargah on Thursday and then went to a nearby temple. He also visited a small Dargah and Siddhivinayak temple. The unknown person also wrote that Amitabh's latest film 'Aladin' won't be successful, as he visited both Dargah and Temple.

Amitabh Bachchan first gained popularity in the early 1970s while pursuing his career in acting. Today, he is one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema.


The trademark deep baritone voice, the tall, brooding persona, and intense eyes, made Amitabh Bachchan the ideal "Angry Young Man", thereby changing the face of Hindi cinema. He has won numerous major awards in his career, including three National Film Awards and twelve Filmfare Awards. He holds the record for most number of Best Actor nominations at the Filmfare Awards.

to acting, Bachchan has worked as a playback singer, film producer and television presenter. Amitabh also tried his hand in politics and was elected member of the Indian Parliament from 1984 to 1987 after the death of Mrs. Gandhi. Amitabh decided to take a break from his acting career in 1992, and launched Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited which was a multi-faceted commercial enterprise. This is hard to imagine at that time how he survived but again he proved that he is not an ordinary man who live and die.

In the year 2000, Bachchan stepped up to host India's adaptation of the British television game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? entitled, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’. As it did in most other countries where it was adopted, the program found immediate success. At the same time, he also made a comeback with the Bollywood scene and redefined his position in Indian cinema. Amitabh emerged again as a winner and slapped the critics who declared him "finished".

Even in this age roles are written for him. Every film maker is dreaming to cast him in his/her film. He was declared as Star of the Millennium by BBC poll, by Stardust and even at the survey for statue at Madam Tusad.

Catch Amitabh Bachchan live in Malaysia at the Youth Engagement Summit 2009 on the 16 & 17 November.

Amitabh Bachchan, the epitome of good culture, is one of the most secular Bollywood superstars.He never talks about his faith because he believes that it is a very private subject; and yet when people in the Hindi film industry observe him closely, they can’t help but speak about the subject.


When Bachchan with wife Jaya, son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya made a quiet entry at the prayer meeting organised by Fardeen Khan and sister Laila for their father Feroz Khan, the recital of the Holy Quran was on. The room was already full with the exception of a few chairs at the back, but Raj Kumar Tiwari, Fardeen’s business manager, invited the Bachchans upfront where additional chairs sprang up when the celebrity mourners arrived.

But as a mark of respect to the Holy Quran, Bachchan refused to walk further into the room. Said Tiwari, “Instead, he chose to remain at the back.” As a result, Bachchan had to stand in queue for 45 minutes to meet Fardeen, Laila and their mother and convey his condolences.

Zayed Khan tried his best to get Bachchan to break the line and come forward, but the Big B flatly refused. “Sanjay Khan, Zayed and Fardeen are greatly indebted to Amitji and his family for not only attending the prayer meeting, but giving Feroz saab, the entire Khan family and their faith such great respect,” said a family member on behalf of the Khan khandaan.

Isn’t it said that in life, the line actually begins where great men stand; in this case Big B showed the way.

London, May 3 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is miffed with the soaring budget of his latest film “Teen Patti” and has slammed the crew and unit of the movie.
Big B, as he is fondly called, was recently in London filming alongside Sir Ben Kingsley for the film, but apparently wasn’t happy to see the unprepared unit in the last shooting stint of the film, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Bipasha Basu missed the showing of Shiamak Davar's collection launched by a sportswear company on Thursday night. What's particularly interesting about this bit of news is that Bipasha is the brand ambassador of said company.


A source present at the event says, "Shiamak and Reebok tied up to present his collection of the Bollywood workout program and the fashionable dance collection on Thursday night at a suburban hotel. Bipasha too was invited to the launch as she's the company's brand ambassador. But she didn't turn up even though she was in Mumbai."

The source further says, "Initially, Bipasha had committed to attend but something happened and she didn't turn up at the last moment leaving the organisers flustered. Fortunately, Shiamak saved the show with hiscrew putting a performance put up by specially challenged children.

Apparently, Bipasha was miffed that Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan had also been invited at her event and she wouldn't get solo coverage which she had wanted to promote her film, Aa Dekhen Zara, that released yesterday. Shiamak had sent her T-Shirts with the sportswear logo and design a day before the event but she still didn't go."

Bipasha's spokesperson says, "This is not true at all. It was more a Shiamak event than a Reebok event. Bipasha would have loved to attend it because she's the company's brand ambassador and also because Shiamak is a friend.

She was an invitee and it wasn't imperative that she attend the event. Also the timings clashed with her prior commitment for her movie (Aa Dekhen Zara) promotions and a preview screening on the eve of the film's release. The timings were clashing for both events and hence she couldn't attend the same. The brand had invited her on Tuesday for the event on Thursday and they were informed at the same time about the timing stress."

Two-film-old Ranbir Kapoor has found an admirer in none other than megastar Amitabh Bachchan. "He (Ranbir Kapoor) has shaped up so well in his career so far and with such ease and rapidity.


Cannot imagine he was assisting Sanjay Leela Bhansali as an AD (Assistant Director) on Black," Amitabh wrote on his blog.

"He and Sonam Kapoor were assistants on the set together. And now look at them. Big stars in their own right. Feels so wonderful to watch how this generation grows and accomplishes itself," he added.

The suspense is out! The producers of Delhi-6, UTV and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, had kept Amitabh Bachchan's cameo in the film hidden from all and sundry.


Now it can be told. The veteran stars in the film, albeit in a brief role. He first appears in a photograph, when Waheeda Rehman walks into the ancestral home and refers to Bachchan Sr. as her husband. Yep, Bachchan Sr. enacts the role of Abhishek's grandfather in the film.

Bachchan Sr. eventually appears on the screen towards the end, during a crucial part of the climax. The sequence brings the real-life father son together. Of course, we wouldn't like to spill the beans, but the sequence is vital for the film.

Amitabh Bachchan visited Shah Rukh Khan at his home, Mannat on Bandstand, Mumbai, today, February 19, 2009. He had earlier written on his blog that he had plans to visit the ailing star who had just come out of a successful shoulder surgery.


"I had sent him (Shah Rukh) a message for his speedy recovery. He called back to thank and inform me that he is home. 'I was getting depressed in hospital, so came away', he said," Amitabh posted on his blog.

Amitabh messaged him, "I was planning to visit you in the hospital" and Shah Rukh replied saying, "Come home sir, we shall play some games."

"Don't take after surgery too lightly, I warned him and take rest and do not get into any kind of activity. He sounds a little groggy. I shall visit him tomorrow," he added.

Shah Rukh underwent an arthroscopic surgery Monday for a nagging pain in his left shoulder at the Breach Candy hospital in south Mumbai. He was relieved from the hospital Tuesday evening. The actor has been advised six weeks' rest.

More than film, Big B is busy in endorsing brands these days. He is gearing up for the launch of his second signature perfume by French brand Lomani.


It is believed that Amitabh Bachchan went to meet the designers in Paris recently. He is believed to have discussed the marketing strategy for the launch, which is due in nine months. Reportedly his last Lomani perfume, floral- spicy blend was introduced in 2002. It was a huge hit.

The other Paris connection of Big B is that he was recently featured on the issue of L'Officiel Hommes. Designers Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla styled him in Louis Vuitton and well known photographer Ian McKell shot him in the beautiful city of Paris.

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, who had stoked a controversy by slamming Slumdog Millionaire, Friday said the movie was "wonderful" and expressed happiness that composer AR Rahman won three Oscar nominations for his score and songs in the movie.


"The sound engineer of this wonderful movie Slumdog Millionaire, Rasool, an Indian, has also won a nomination along with Rahman. I am so happy. Bhanu Athaiya was the last Indian to win an Oscar for the designing the costumes of Richard Attenborough's Gandhi in 1982," Bachchan said at an overflowing venue at the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Referring to his comment regarding Slumdog Millionaire that "the film projects India as Third World's dirty underbelly developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots", he said, "I write a blog. But the opinions expressed in my blog were not my own. So many people write on my blog site and I was just quoting one of them. I have spoken to Anil Kapoor and Danny Boyle and cleared the misgivings. But everyone must have freedom of expression."

The superstar was here for a day to release his biography, Bachchanalia: The Films and Memorabilia of Amitabh Bachchan, spanning 40 years of his career in the Hindi film industry.

The book – co-authored by Mumbai-based author Bhawana Somaaya and the Mumbai-based auction house and archive OSIAN's Centre for Archiving, Research and Development (CARD) wing – is the maiden publication of Osian's publishing and design department. Founder and chairman of OSIAN's Neville Tuli was in conversation with the superstar.

Bachchan, clad in a pink shirt and a black velvet blazer, cut an amenable figure as he fielded queries from his host and the audience alike. "Indian cinema is gaining global acceptance. I was in Paris two weeks ago for Salon Du Cinema, a festival of world films, where India and my family were the focus this time.

"I realised that the Indian movie industry was being acknowledged and Hindi movies were being shown on television channels in countries like France, Germany and all over Europe – even in those European nations where there had been no awareness about Indian movies before."

"If you want a personal and an honest opinion, I think Indian movies are paramount. They don't fall short in any way globally – be it in terms of cinematography, content or the cast. I am very happy with the kind of movies we are making. The Oscar is in its place – the fact that they have decided to nominate one of our artistes is heartening," Bachchan said.

The superstar held forth on a variety of subjects – ranging from his relationship with his son, reading habits, concern for junior artistes in Mumbai, secular fabric of the country and his own life. Striking a patriotic note, the Bollywood veteran said he was proud to be a movie star.

"I'm proud to be in the profession because once people walk into a movie theatre they forget the identity of those with whom they are sharing the hall. You do not ask if the person seated next to you is a Hindu, Sikh, Christian or a Muslim. We watch the same emotions, cry over the same grief and sing the same songs. I think the integrated India lies inside the movie halls of this country," Bachchan said.

The superstar was emphatic that his angry young man image, which had a created a new metaphor in Indian cinema after his hit action movie, Zanjeer, was not setting a violent precedent among the youth. "For every angry young man, I have played a benign Anthony bhai (Amar Akbar Anthony). The maximum violence as I read in the papers happens in Bihar," he said.

"The history of this country is more than 1,000 years old – I don't want to look down upon the younger generation. You have to give space to each generation to progress," he said.

As a model citizen of India, Bachchan said his dream was to ensure that every Indian should know, understand and follow the Constitution and work together for an integrated country – especially in these troubled times of terror.

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has slammed Danny Boyle's Golden Globe award winning underdog drama “Slumdog Millionaire” for showing India in poor light.

“If 'Slumdog Millionaire' projects India as Third World dirty underbelly developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations, ” Amitabh said in a posting on his blog Wednesday from Paris, France.


“Its just that the 'Slumdog Millioanire' idea authored by an Indian and conceived and cinematically put together by a westerner, gets creative global recognition, ” he added.

The 66-year-old also talked about the changing trend in recognition of Indian cinema.

“The commercial escapist world of Indian cinema had vociferously battled for years, on the attention paid and the adulation given to the legendary Satyajit Ray... and not a word of appreciation for the entertaining mass-oriented box office blockbusters that were being churned out from Mumbai.

“Ray portrayed reality. While, the other - escapism, fantasy and incredulous posturing. Unimpressive for Cannes and Berlin and Venice (film festivals), ” he explained.

He further wrote: “But look how rapidly all that is changing. Dedicated TV channels running Hindi cinema on prime timings. Premieres at Leicester Square (referring to 'Chandni Chowk To China'), the home of all Hollywood royalty, thronged by hundreds on the street in cold biting weather.”

Danny Boyle directed Slumdog Millionaire may have won laurels at the Golden Globe Awards but the movie hasn't impressed Amitabh Bachchan. In his latest blog Big B blasted at the director for showing India in poor light. He added that what Danny Boyle tried to portray was a Westerners perception about India and its people.


The superstar wrote "If Slumdog Millionaire projects India as Third World dirty under belly developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky under belly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations. Its just that the SM idea authored by an Indian and conceived and cinematically put together by a Westerner, gets creative Globe recognition. The other would perhaps not."

"The commercial escapist world of Indian Cinema had vociferously battled for years, on the attention paid and the adulation given to the legendary Satyajit Ray at all the prestigious Film Festivals of the West, and not a word of appreciation for the entertaining mass oriented box office block busters that were being churned out from Mumbai. The argument. Ray portrayed reality. The other escapism, fantasy and incredulous posturing."

Big B might have had more reasons to fire on Danny Boyle and his movie. The movie portrayed a character similar to that of Big B in very poor light. Anil Kapoor played a egoistic host cracking pretty cheap jokes at the poor contestant in the quiz show. Amitabh on the other hand used to keep his conversations with the contestants dignified on Kaun Banega Crorepati.