Amitabh Bachchan to host KBC 4 on Sony

Amitabh Bachchan is back. He is signed to play the host of the most popular quiz show, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ season 4. Earlier aired by Siddharth Basu’s Synergy on Star Plus will now be aired by Sony entertainment channel.
According to the show’s actual quizmaster, Siddharth Basu: “Star relinquished the KBC license some time back. And yes, the show is with Sony now. All the questions regarding the show and the host will have to be addressed to them since they are the broadcasters now. Of course, my company, Big Synergy, looks forward to producing it for them.”
Shahrukh Khan was also on the card but finally the decision went in favor of Amitabh. KBC was Big B’s first appearance on Indian television. It was one of the most popular show on Indian television but went off air due to some unknown reasons. Now that it is back again, TV-goers will be entertained as well as informative.
Sony is yet to make the official announcement. Hopefully, the show will go on air by the end of this year.

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Wishing them a very happy wedding anniversary..

I don't make films with a calculator. - Yash Chopra

News of the day! Prateik, Asha, SRK, Big B

Prateik gets rave reviews for Dhobi Ghat

And the boy seems to have shed his scruffy JTYJN image and looks GOOD!



SRK sets up webcam to talk to his kids

Always the family man!







Big B at Marathi Literary Awards in Pune

Gallery of pictures at link!



Asha Bhosle sings for Raavan

Now that is news to gladden a fan's heart! We will be waiting for the Raavan music.

Big B gets Lifetime Achievement Award at 4th Asian Awards ceremony

There's nothing that can rightly be called as a well deserved recognition for one who dedicated his life for cinema, to cinema and with cinema. But a Lifetime Achievement Award does come close to doing just that. The legendary Amitabh Bachchan was recently awarded yet another Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4th Asian Awards ceremony in Hong Kong.

Speaking about the same on his blog, Bachchan says, "It just got over! The pride and passion and honour of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4th Asian Awards ceremony here at the Exhibition centre in Hong Kong."

He continues, "To be honest, I had never expected it to be the way it was - the organization, the protocol, the discipline and the efficiency, all in place and all done with great aplomb and grandeur. There is nothing quite as satisfying as a system that works. And to come across a dictum on the city of my present habitat that proclaims 'Hong Kong - the city that works!' is no off the cuff floozy remark. Tonight it demonstrated that it actually lives up to its reputation.

Thank you Hong Kong, thank you Asian Film Awards for the respect and honour that you bestowed upon me, an honour that I shall cherish and remember fondly always."

This adds yet another feather to Big B's hat.

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Ash, Big B threaten to skip Filmfare awards

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 Bachchan'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 to pull out.

The Bachchans have also sent a legal notice to the editor of Mumbai Mirror, seeking a retraction and apology.

"We have informed Filmfare that neither will Aishwarya be performing at the event, for which all preparations had been made and neither shall any of us be attending," Amitabh Bachchan posted on his blog, bigb.bigadda.com.

The family is angry that the paper has not published a formal apology for the article stating that Aishwarya is suffering from stomach tuberculosis and cannot conceive, a news branded as "completely false" by father-in-law Amitabh.

"Suffice to say for the moment that despite a few personal apologies from management and owners, no public apology has taken place. You cannot abuse me in public and then come and say sorry to me in private."

"So, even though we have great relations with the family in ownership and despite the fact that we have continuously responded to their needs whenever desired, unstintingly - the lawyers notice has been delivered to the editor of Mumbai Mirror, seeking on a legal plane retraction and apology," he added.

The Bachchans are not alone in their stand. Director R Balakrishnan, who helmed the Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan-starrer Paa, has also decided to stay away from the event to show his support to the Big B.

"Balki, the director of the film, even when Paa has been nominated in five categories for the evening, (is not attending). No coercion, just a voluntary decision of solidarity. Thank you Balki," said Amitabh.

The Filmfare awards will be held in Mumbai Saturday evening.

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Big B set to feature in Malayalam film Kandahar

Director Major Ravi says that Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has given his nod for his Malayalam film Kandahar, a film about plane hijacking that will also star veteran Mohanlal.

The news came when Big B had made a short visit to the city on Sunday.

Speaking to reporters, Ravi, a former NSG commando who had directed two films featuring Mohanlal, said that he is just trying to imagine how the two greats would come in one single frame. "It is great feeling when I think of that," he said.

Amitabh Bachchan will be seen as the father of a passenger on the ill-fated plane that has been hijacked and Mohanlal will play a commando.

The film is inspired by the hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in 1999. It was hijacked while on its way from Kathmandu to New Delhi on Christmas eve by five Pakistani militants and was forced to land in three different airports - Amritsar, Lahore, and Dubai - before spending a week on the tarmac in Kandahar with 186 hostages on board.

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The Making of Auro

If you have loved Auro and his histrionics on screen, you will sure be intrigued to find out how the 67-yer-old Amitabh Bachchan was made to look like a 12-year-old child who has looks like he's 65-year-old. Confused? Read on, as the director of Paa, R Balki, explains the make up process from concept to shoot.







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Exclusive Paa Review - Simple and Beautiful!!

Cast – Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal, Arundhati Nag

Direction – R. Balki

Paa is a light hearted film with elements of comedy and seriousness in it. Tackling tough issues like the single mother, premarital relationships, , a life threatening and deforming disease (Progeria) that Auro is suffering from, and corruption that our country is suffering from, in a light way. The film concentrates on the basic plot due to which it is is high on emotions.

Paa’s brilliance lies in its simplicity. The film is shot in a simple way, the acting never looks over the top, the scenes are simple, music is very simple, and everything looks beautiful!!! The dialogs of the film are good too, apart from a few which could have been avoided and were added for unnecessary laughs.

While the promos suggested that the film would focus on the chemistry between BigB and JuniorB, and Vidya Balan would just be a third character in the film, the film actually gives every actor the required screen time and the film had more scenes between Vidya Balan-Amitabh Bachchan than Abhishek-Amitabh. In fact the affection shown between BigB and Arundhati Nag was also very good.

Amitabh Bachchan, once again proves his brilliance in acting. Believe me, if you don’t know the look of Amitabh Bachchan in the film before watching the film, you will keep searching for him in the entire film. Auro hardly looks like Amitabh Bachchan. I would give 10/10 to the makeup artist for doing the makeup of Auro. Whether Amitabh Bachchan will spoil Shahid’s chances of winning the best actor trophy remains to be seen. Abhishek Bachchan, playing the role of a young politician who wants to remove corruption from the country and wants to remove the dirtiness from the word politics, does a very fine job playing the father of his real father. His character had shades of Rahul Gandhi in him. But for me Vidya Balan stole the show when it comes to acting. Playing the role of a single mother and a gynecologist, she excels!! She always has looked good in simple characters like Parineeta. For me she is the new Juhi Chawla who too used to excel in simple roles. I thought Vidya Balan was a bit unlucky to have faced Kareena Kapoor (Jab We Met) in 2007. She was excellent as Majulika in Bhool Bhulaiya. Yet again in 2009 she faces Kareena Kapoor (Kurbaan) with Priyanka Chopra too in Kaminey. It was great to see Arundhati Nag (Dil Se..) back in the film. She too did her job very well.

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Paa Trailer

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Paa Theme Remix

SRK, Aamir make it for Paa - Amitabh Bachchan Interviewed

There’s no stopping the juggernaut that Amitabh Bachchan is. His latest, Paa, is close to his heart as it’s son Abhishek’s production, and Big B is leaving no stone unturned as far as the promotion of the film is concerned. In this interview, he gives TOI a peek into a world - a li’l more than that of the 13-year-old Auro (the character he plays in the film). Excerpts from an interview:

Were you shocked, stunned, dumbfounded when Balki (the director of Paa) spoke about a role reversal?
Not really. I liked the concept and knew what was being thrown at me was a lovely challenge. Balki also needed an actor of Abhishek’s calibre to pull off the role of the father. The role reversal was just fine. About my character, Auro, Balki introduced me to such cases through books, manuals and DVDs. It also took him long to decide on the look. Newer stuff was also improvised once the camera started rolling. The angles too were distinct, so that the size of the head is not exposed. About me, I was rather happy, wondering all the while how a 13-year-old would react in my situation.

Did it feel like a trip back to childhood?
I tried my best to remember how I was at 13. There’s a lot of difference between kids then and kids now. I’ve closely observed my grandchildren - the mannerisms and the way they conduct themselves. Beyond that, it was all Balki’s doing. He gave me the lines, decided on my clothes and told me how to react to situations.

And didn’t memories of Abhishek’s childhood rush to your mind?
Not so much, I would say. As a child, Abhishek was quite a brat.


Abhishek has said that he got to bully you as long as the camera was rolling...
The film, which deals with this father and son, has a lovely screenplay. There’s a lot of camaraderie between Abhishek and me. Yes, we did fool around on the sets, when we were not shooting, but that’s expected when the two of us are together.

You played a progeric, the make-up for which would take you four-and-a-half hours and to take it off, another two hours. There’s also a song from you in a child’s voice. As an actor, you are constantly making and breaking records. After Paa, what’s the next big challenge?
I hope there’s one. I’m fortunate to be challenged like this and would certainly want more coming my way. If there’s none, creativity would start stagnating. I hope I’m never satisfied. Once there’s complacency, you stop looking for fresher avenues. This is something I do not want ever.

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