Kerala Tourism Wants Amitabh To Become Brand Ambassador

Mumbai: God’s own country, Kerala has beckoned Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachcan to endorse the beautiful destination that is so well preserved, and in a step to make it known worldwide, has invited the legendary Indian actor to become the brand ambassador of Kerala Tourism. The latest development was the consequence of his last visit to the state when he expressed the desire to endorse the visual splendor of Kerala. Hearing this, state tourism minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan sent a letter to the biggest superstar of the country via ace cinematographer Santhosh Sivan who is in the close circuit of the actor. The department of tourism of the state is expecting the actor to give a positive nod to the call.Read More Read More

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Bollywood Big B Wanna drawn towards Sikhism…

New Delhi: Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, whose mother was a Sikh, says he feels drawn towards the religion and wants to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar with his children Abhishek and Shweta but can`t because of time constraints.Abhishek shoots `Bingo` in the holy city of Amritsar and his sister Shweta joins him to pay homage and prayer at the Harmandir Saheb. I wish I could do the same, but am unable to. Soon however I shall find the time. Or as they say in such situations, when the time comes He will call you…,The actor, whose mother, late Teji Bachchan, belonged to a Sikh family, says the Sikh bloods in him “beckons”.”The Sikh blood in me beckons and I must honour it. It is rather strange, but in the last few months, my attraction and interest towards my Sikh links attain some prominence and I feel drawn towards it,” he said.Amitabh says he wears two lockets of Guru Nanak all the time and even has a photograph of all the Gurus, presented by director Raj Kanwar, that finds space at his place of worship.Read More Read More

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Amitabh Bachchan Feels Drawn Towards Sikhism

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, whose mother was a Sikh, says he feels drawn towards the religion and wants to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar with his children Abhishek and Shweta but can’t because of time constraints. “Abhishek shoots Bingo in the holy city of Amritsar and his sister Shweta joins him to pay homage and prayer at the Harmandir Saheb. I wish I could do the same, but am unable to. Soon however I shall find the time. Or as they say in such situations, when the time comes He will call you…,” Amitabh posted on his blog   The actor, whose mother, late Teji Bachchan, belonged to a Sikh family, says the Sikh bloods in him ‘beckons’.  ”The Sikh blood in me beckons and I must honour it. It is rather strange, but in the last few months, my attraction and interest towards my Sikh links attain some prominence and I feel drawn towards it,” he said.Read More Read More

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Bollywood B Big To Lend His Voice To An orangutan

Mumbai: There seems no end to the versatility of talent possessed by the iconic megastar of our era – Amitabh Bachchan. The latest unimagined piece of news states that the Amitabh has admitted to sing for an orangutan! Yes, you heard that right. This epitome of talent, Amitabh Bachchan is a performer with whom every director would have a secret desire to associate with. Everyone needs a piece of this legend, to enhance their project and try exploring his inherent skill which will only go on making the film all the more interesting and unique. According to a source, the news is very much confirmed that Mr Bachchan has given in to the requests of the national award winning music director Hamsalekha to sing for an interesting character for a Kannada film ‘Appu-Pappu’. The enigmatic voice of Big B will be used for an animal for the first time ever – an orangutan.Read More Read More

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Bachchans To Skip Holi Celebrations This Year Too

The Bachchan family is going to give Holi celebrations a miss this year too, due to the death of a close relative of family friend Amar Singh and the recent Puneblast, which killed 17 peopel”We do not celebrate again this year. Primarily because of the death of a close relative of our family friend Amar Singhji, but also we do not feel comfortable in celebrating when our own have lost lives in the Pune blast recently,” megastar Amitabh Bachchan posted on his blog bigb.bigadda.com Saturday night, from his Prateeksha residence.Read More Read More

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Amitabh, Vidya Claim Top Honours At 55th Filmfare Awards

Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Vidya Balan were cited as best actor and best actress respectively at the star-studded 55th Filmfare Awards ceremony here late Saturday.
Hosting the gala night were Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan and Saif Ali Khan, whose one liners had the audience in splits. Their on-stage chemistry was much appreciated by the Bollywood stars present at the ceremony at the Yash Raj Studios. “3 Idiots” was declared the best film, while Rajkumar Hirani claimed the best director award for the movie. A.R. Rahman won the best music director for `Delhi 6`. Mohit Chauhan won the award for the best male playback singer for the song `Masakali` from the movie `Delhi 6`, while the female playback singer honours were shared by Kavita Seth and Rekha Bhardwaj.Read More Read More

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Gujarat Tourism Gets Boost From Amitabh

Gujarat Tourism Gets Boost From Amitabh , Tourism is expected to be the “major beneficiary” of Hindi film icon and Gujarat brand ambassador Amitabh Bachchan`s promotion of the state, Tourism Secretary Vipul Mitra said. He said discussions were held with Amitabh who accepted the Gujarat government`s offer to be the new brand ambassador February 1.Read More Read More

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Amitabh Bachchan Demands Apology For Violation Of Journalistic Norms

New Delhi: After a furious Aishwarya Rai Bachchan demanded an apology from a news daily for alleging that she has trouble conceiving and she is undergoing a treatment for stomach TB, Big B too has opened fire at the rumour. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan seems very angry and appears to be in no mood to forgive the tabloid for allegedly invading the privacy of his daughter-in-law, Ash. He has demanded an apology from the newspaper.
“The unprofessional and slanderous nature of this article in such an esteemed and respected newspaper is deeply disturbing. It brings the author of this article into disrepute. It brings the editor that published this article into disrepute. It brings this particular newspaper into disrepute. It brings the profession of journalism into disrepute,” Amitabh posted on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.Read More Read More

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Won’t tolerate remarks on women in my home – Amitabh Bachchan

New Delhi, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is appalled at the rumours spread by a Mumbai tabloid regarding his daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai’s health, calling it “the lowest quality of journalism”. On Thursday, an article was published in the Mumbai Mirror suggesting Aishwarya had been trying to conceive for a long time but was unable Read More Read More

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Bachchans Furious Over Gossip on Aishwarya Rai Pregnancy

Mumbai,Bollywood News: Just a day after media went abuzz with reports that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has trouble conceiving and she is undergoing a treatment for stomach TB, the Bachchan clan has opened fire at all such rumors. Furious at ‘Mumbai Mirror’ – the newspaper that first broke the news, Aishwarya slammed the report through an angry letter to the daily and demanded an immediate apology for the same. Fuming at all such reports, Aishwarya in her letter wrote, “I am completely shocked, appalled and extremely upset with the contents of the article. I completely deny the report. It is fabricated and false. It is very disappointing that your office did not even bother to verify this article with me, my family, my spokesperson or my office. I would think it only ethical and correct to get the person in question’s side of the story or verification before printing such news.”Read More Read More

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Women more efficient than men – Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan, who teamed up with producer Ambika Hinduja and director Leena Yadav for “Teen Patti”, says he doesn’t mind working under women as they are more capable than men. Read More Read More

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