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Anupama Chopra talks to Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan on his forthcoming fantasy Aladin and why he decided to turn a genie.

New Delhi, He sleeps for “four to five hours” a day, burns the midnight oil to blog and has a packed shooting schedule. But 67-year-old megastar Amitabh Bachchan insists he is neither the busiest person in the Hindi film industry nor an important part of any of his projects. “I don’t think that is entirely correct. [...]

London, With India emerging as the ‘diabetes capital’ of the world, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is to launch a mobile testing unit for diabetes in Goa Sunday, the British patrons of the initiative said Thursday. The bus, known as a Mobile Diabetes Assessment Unit, can test for diabetes within minutes and has been donated by the [...]

Mumbai, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, one of the most effective campaigners against polio, is likely to work for the cause again. Amitabh, who is goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, says UN officials have asked him to again extend his support to the cause. “I have worked tirelessly for the eradication of polio in certain distinct parts [...]

Agra, He has dabbled in acting, production, playback singing and also worked as a television host, but Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has no plans to direct a film. “Direction is a very difficult and classified job, which I feel I am incapable of doing. Since I don’t possess the skills to make a film, I would [...]

Mumbai, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who plays a 12-year-old progeric in “Paa”, says he has taken cues from his grandchildren to adapt a child’s mannerisms for the role. “A lot of prosthetics went into making me look like a 12-year-old in ‘Paa’. I did try to watch kids and took a little bit of hints from [...]

Lucknow, Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav Friday termed the FIR filed against party general secretary Amar Singh and Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan as a “conspiracy”, and said he sensed that Chief Minister Mayawati had a “hand in it”. “Such a frivolous case against such prominent people could not have been lodged without the connivance [...]

Lucknow, Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan and Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh have been accused of involvement in a Rs.500 crore money laundering scam, according to a complaint lodged with Kanpur police. Lodged by local businessman Shivkant Tripathi late Thursday, the first information report has charged the two well-known faces, who are close friends, of [...]

Amitabh & Jaya Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Arsad Warsi, Shahrukh Khan, Rishi Kapoor, Amisha Patel, Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Sanjay & Manyata Dutt pose after casting his votes today for Maharashtra Elections.

New Delhi, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan received 1,207 SMSes on his 67th birthday from fans, family and relatives. He says that the deluge of messages jammed his cellphone. “I feel blessed to have so much love and affection from others. It is the greatest debt that I shall carry to my grave and one that I [...]