Son preference is a well-documented phenomenon in India, with a report saying an estimated 500,000 female foetuses are aborted in the country every year. So when Bollywood’s first family, the Bachchans, welcomed the birth of a daughter with open arms, they may have given a huge fillip to the girl child. Nearly a week after [...]
London, Jaya Bachchan will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 12th London Asian Film Festival beginning Friday and son Abhishek Bachchan and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai are set to attend the gala event. Also known as Tongues on Fire, the festival will commence with a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) [...]
New Delhi, A furious Bachchan family has threatened to skip the prestigious Filmfare awards Saturday evening unless the Mumbai Mirror publishes a formal apology for spreading “false” news about Aishwarya Rai’s health. The Mumbai Mirror and Filmfare both belong to the Times Group. Aishwarya Rai, who was supposed to perform at the event, has decided [...]
New Delhi, Heir to the first family of Bollywood, married to one of the most beautiful women in the world and with a kitty full of projects, actor Abhishek Bachchan has no complaints spending his 34th birthday Friday quietly shooting for his next film. “I’ll be shooting for my film ‘Crooked’ in Mumbai – something [...]
New Delhi, Actress Vidya Balan couldn’t have asked for more. No other than the Bachchan family wished her “all the best” for her latest outing “Ishqiya” that is releasing alongside the Amitabh starrer “Rann” Friday. Vidya starred with Amitabh and Abhishek in the critically-acclaimed and commercial hit “Paa”. She played Amitabh’s mother in the movie. [...]
Mumbai, Upset over “fabricated” media stories about her private life, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has threatened legal action against those responsible, a statement issued by her publicist said Thursday. “Certain sections of the press have been behaving in a callous manner and have been putting together articles or pieces without any semblance of truth and furthermore [...]