GUZARISH is truly magical: Amitabh Bachchan

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest film Guzaarish has left Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan totally bowled over.

The film starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles did not have any lavish premiere, but a special screening at Yash Raj Studios for friends and colleagues from the film industry.

Abhishek, who was shooting in Goa, flew to Mumbai especially for the screening. But clearly one man who was most impressed by the film was Big B.

“It’s a work of art. It’s poetry in motion. A sensitive subject handled the way only Sanjay Leela Bhansali could. He is truly a great maker. A man with incredible visual sense and sense of cinema. Beautifully etched characters, sincerely performed and all of them executing it in the most dignified and sincere manner,” Big B wrote on his blog.

“What can one say at moments like these. One is dumbfounded and almost speechless,” the superstar added.

Even sonny Abhishek was spellbound after watching the film.

“Was completely worth it!! GUZARISH is truly magical! Sanjay is pure genius. Everything about the film, according to me, was pitch perfect. It’s spellbinding,” Abhishek tweeted after watching the film.

The screening was attended by Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani, among others. Everybody was full of praises for the movie after watching it.

Nothing in this world is achieved without pain, hard work, sweat, blood and tears: Amitabh Bachchan

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, an iconic celebrity known for his awe-inspiring acting abilities, believes that success can only be achieved through hard work and pain.

“Nothing in this world is achieved without pain, hard work, sweat, blood and tears, the sooner we reconcile to this fact the better; the sooner we start to act on it even better!” Bachchan wrote in his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com.

The veteran actor feels even when one feels like relaxing, one should continue to maintain the same consistency. “There are times when you feel the need to allow inconsistency to set in, but that is not an option at all, work it shall be,” he wrote.

For him the story of “Adam and Eve” is a lesson and we need to earn the right to live through hard work and effort.

“Man was told that on day one after the apple incident - you shall earn your survival through hard labour and the woman shall bear child in pain, dare we mortals, common and general, ever challenge that?”

Even with the years of experience behind him, the actor still gets butterflies in his stomach before he leaves for work.

“Anticipation of work begins to build in after a short gap, the butterflies and the nerves act up and the mind begins to gear up to perform to the optimum,” wrote the 67-year-old thespian.

Amitabh Bachchan wants his voice back

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is almost synonymous with his baritone voice. There was a time when All India Radio rejected his voice because they thought it wasn’t appealing enough.

But now, the voice has become the source of livelihood for several mimic artists. His unique voice is copied by advertisers to endorse products in ads and telecalling promotions. In the past, Big B has never given a serious thought on this issue. But now, the actor wants to copyright his voice so that the misuse stops.

The Megastar said that he was thinking about employing the laws of the country to prevent misuse of his voice. A few other actors too have done this in the past.

If Big B takes this step seriously then you wouldn’t hear mimicry artistes imitating his voice on their shows.

Happy Birthday to Big B

October 11, Amitabh Bachchan, the emperor of the Bollywood silver screen, turns 68.

Yes, Big B turns another year young today. Inching towards his 70s, this man is as vibrant and feisty as a youth still giving the younger lots a run for their money.

He plans to spend the special day with his family at home. This day also marks his come back to the telly as a host of the most loved, most admired quiz show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’.

Sony TV, the channel that will air the program has planned a bash for the superstar at JW Marriot hotel in Mumbai. Big B will go to the event, cut a birthday cake and be part of the celebrations.

The superstar has every reason to celebrate. He’s just won his fourth National Award for his stellar performance in the flick Paa.

As usual, a lot of fans are likely to gather outside the Bachchan residence to wish him happy birthday. Big B says he step out to meet his fans, as he does every year.

'KBC 4' will start from Oct 11

He had no films, no new offers, his company had gone, was in all sorts of legal tangles and financial worries. But, once he started ’Kaun Banega Crorepati’, his problems began to melt.

Amitabh remembers those days at the onset of the fourth season of ’KBC’. He writes on his blog:

"Ten years ago in the year 2000, when the entire world was celebrating the new century, I was celebrating my disastrous fortune. There were no films, no money, no company, a million legal cases against and the tax authorities had put notice of recovery on my home.

"An offer for television changed all that when I agreed to anchor ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ much against all the advice and resentment from friends family and advisors. Taken to the United Kingdom at the Elstree Studios where ‘Millionaire’ was being recorded, I observed the elan and grace of the show and the immense production values that it incorporated. If they could give me this in India I would readily agree. They did, I agreed and KBC took its initial steps. It soon became apparent that it was going to be big and prosperous. I merely sat back and played the game as best it could be played. Before long I was out of the financial crisis and signing on an almost 2 year deal with the channel that was carrying it."

’KBC 4’ will start broadcasting from Oct 11, 2010 at 9 PM on Sony. He says there are some changes in the format of the gameshow. "The money tree has been reduced in the number of questions - from 15 before to 12 now ! You get to the prize 1 crore quicker. Four lifelines, two being the same and two different. One new is the ‘Ask the Expert’ … an expert in any field is in the studio and is willing to help in finalizing an answer. They appear on a LED screen and we can chat to them. Fastest Finger First contestants stay on for the entire week, instead of leaving when the episode is over. And if you play along with the show sitting at home, you get an opportunity to win Rs 100,000, a lakh ! And then the clincher ! Top question prize money after the 12th is the 13th., for 5 crore Rupees !! Thats like, serious life changing money!"

Amitabh is busy shooting for a Malayalam film

The legendary actor of Indian Cinema Amitabh Bachchan who is busy shooting for a Malayalam film ‘Kandahar’ in Ooty has uttered his wish to do Tamil film if he comes across the good story line and the character.

The legendary actor said “I am not new to Tamil Nadu. I have come to Chennai many a time and I have many good friends here. But acting in south Indian films is something new to me.”

The famous actor Big B further adds “When I am acting in a Malayalam film, why not in a Tamil movie? But I should come across an apt story and should get convinced by my role in it. Language is not a barrier for me.”

On the film ‘Kandahar’, he said, “Director of the film Major Ravi and my costar Mohanlal have been in touch with me since the beginning of the last year. I was thoroughly impressed by the script and accepted to be part of it.”

Amitabh advices Mohanlal to join in Twitter

Amitabh Bachchan seems to going around and inspiring all his friends to join the micro-blogging site Twitter. And with much success.

Just a month after he persuaded the reticent Aamir Khan to join Twitter, Bachchan revealed that he has now successfully persuaded Malayalam star Mohanlal to join Twitter.

“On set of Kandahar and done with the Malayalam lines. Have persuaded Mohan Lal to join Twitter. He has agreed! Yippee success!” Bachchan wrote.

It was Amitabh Bachchan who had a long discussion with Aamir Khan about why he should be joining Twitter over dinner and Aamir has finally joined Twitter (his handle is Aamir_khan). Apart from Mohanlal, Neil Nithin Mukesh will also play a pivotal role in the film which is based on the Kandahar flight hijack. Academy Award winner Resul Pookutty is reportedly working on the sounds of the film.

“Amitabh Bachchan has landed in Ooty and will be wrapping up his shoot within a few days. We heard that he has not accepted any money for the film as he says that working with India’s finest actors like Mohanlal means is priceless,” says a source.

Big B had earlier revealed that even though the film will be made in Malayalam, he will play the role of a North Indian which means that he will be speaking in Hindi. The Big B will shoot for only three days in Ooty.

Amitabh Bachchan says that his journey to Ooty reminds of nostalgic memories

The King of Bollywood - Amitabh Bachchan was arrived in Ooty for shooting the multi-lingual film ‘Kandahar’. Based on the infamous real life incident of Kandahar Flight Hijack, filmmaker Major Ravi takes on this drama in different regional languages of Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam.

For the first time, Amitabh Bachchan will be a part of South Indian project that brings him together with Malayalam superstar Mohan Lal for the first time. Also will be sharing screen space with them are Hindi actor Neil Nithin Mukesh, Unnai Pol Oruvan fame Ganesh Venkataram are playing prominent roles. Devi Sri Prasad is scoring music and Resul Pookuty is handling the sound.

Speaking about his arrival in Ooty, Amitabh Bachchan says that his journey to Ooty reminds of nostalgic memories of his yesteryear projects that were shot there and his holiday trip with kids to that place.

Working with Aamir would be a joy says Amitabh

Lately he has been interacting a lot with Bollywood perfectionist Aamir Khan and even convinced him to join Twitter. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan admits it would be nice to work with the talented actor, but there is no project in the pipeline yet.

“Why would you assume that when two actors meet and have dinner together they would be doing a project together? Aamir was in the same hotel as me. He called, we met and went out for a meal. Just another social evening, nothing more,” Big B, who recently dined with Aamir in London, told IANS in an interview.

“Working with Aamir would be a joy, particularly if he were to direct the film,” added the megastar who is unperturbed by the negative feedback of his son Abhishek’s recently-released “Raavan”.

“People pay to go and see a film. If they do not like something, they have the liberty to criticise it… It’s filmmaking. Happens the world over. One accepts the public verdict, learns from it and tries again,” he said.

Amitabh Bachchan has now signed a fresh project 'The Outsider'

After aweing the audience with his towering performances in ’Rann’ and ’Teen Patti’, megastar Amitabh Bachchan has now signed a fresh project ’The Outsider’ with director Raj Kumar Santoshi.

"Finally, I have accepted Raj Kumar Santoshi’s new project ’The Outsider’ to be produced under the banner of Feroze Nadiadwala," Bachchan wrote on his blog stating he was coming together with the production house after a huge gap.

"I think we did something in 1973, perhaps ’Adalat’.. and then nothing," Big B said.

The superstar, who had three releases in a span of last three months -- in ’Paa’, ’Rann’ and ’Teen Patti’, said he had signed his last film more than a year ago.

"I signed my last film more than a year ago and have not accepted anything fresh since. Primarily, of course because I have not been offered much. But whatever has been offered I have taken as a result of taking something rather than not having anything. I have not shot for a film for almost a year," he wrote.

"The last time I did that, I went into disaster mode. It must not happen again. I must start and start now."

Big B’s last film with producer-director Santoshi was ’Khakee’. He was also slated to direct A B Corp’s ’Ranveer’ starring the Bachchan father-son duo, but the project was scrapped.

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Jaya Bachchan will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award

Jaya Bachchan will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the 12th London Asian Film Festival beginning on 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) interview with Abhishek, celebrating his cinematic achievements, reports its official website.

The opening will be followed by a gala dinner at the Park Lane Sheraton Hotel to confer Jaya with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to cinema.

A British premiere of Jaya’s film Lovesongs will also take place at the event. Directed by Jayabrato Chatterjee, the movie also stars Om Puri.

The event will also have a BAFTA interview with filmmaker Shyam Benegal exploring his vast career and screen his new movie Well Done Abba that stars Boman Irani and Minissha Lamba.

A masterclass in acting and direction will also be helmed by Abhishek and Benegal respectively.

The event will close with the British premiere of Sharmila Tagore and Soha Ali Khan starrer Life Moves On. Sangeeta Datta’s directorial debut also features Girish Karnard and Om Puri.

Sharmila and Soha are also expected to attend the festival.

Some of the Bollywood’s biggest hits including Dostana, Guru and Chak De! India will be screened during the 10-day event.

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Oscar winning editor Hughes Winborne to edit film Teen Patti

First it was Anurag Basu`s ‘Kites’ that had Brett Ratner from Hollywood to put together the material. Now director Leena Yadav has roped in Oscar winning editor Hughes Winborne to edit her film ‘Teen Patti’, which is releasing Friday.

Winborne, who has edited Will Smith starrer ‘In Pursuit Of Happyness’ and ‘Seven Pounds’ and also won an Oscar for his editing in Paul Haggis`s ‘Crash’, has `re-edited` ‘Teen Patti’, which was first edited by Kaushik Das.

"We needed that international sensibility to be placed on the footage. We sent a subtitled print to Hughes. But he soon did away with the subtitles. He got all the Hindi jokes and punchlines," Yadav told reporters.

Why was it felt that a Hollywood editor would be able to give ‘Teen Patti’ the global cut?

"It`s really about getting the rhythm right. The Western audience has a different pace for movie viewing. That pace worked beautifully in my film," said Yadav.

An international editor was not all that ‘Teen Patti’ got from abroad. The film also imported a stunt coordinator. The German stunt director Armin Sauer, who has worked with global biggies like Matt Damon in ‘The Bourne Supremacy’ and Ralph Fiennes in ‘The Constant Gardener’, had been called to supervise the stunts.

Yadav let go of all stops and made sure she pulled the punches as hard as Armin.

"These stunts that Mr. Bachchan has performed are very real, very raw. Not for a second was I allowed to feel like a woman on the sets. Agreed there were a lot of men on the set and two intimidating stalwarts like Mr Amitabh Bachchan and Sir Ben Kingsley. But any director regardless of gender would have fely equally intimidated by these two stalwarts."

It`s generally said that female directors have a much tougher time directing a film than their male counterparts. Yadav says she has never had to suffer because of her gender.

"Not once did I feel I was disadvantaged by my gender. On the sets, my authority was never questioned. Whether it was legends like Mr. Bachchan and Sir Ben or the newcomers, they all surrendered to my vision," she said.

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Amitabh Bachchan is deeply angered over the media report of Aishwarya Rai

Amitabh Bachchan is deeply angered over a latest media report that Aishwarya Rai, his daughter-in-law and wife of son Abhishek Bachchan, can’t have a baby right now because she’s suffering from stomach tuberculosis.

The news spread faster than fire on Thursday, evoking a strong response from Big B. On his blog, the superstar posted the article by a Mumbai daily and wrote his reaction below.

“I am too incensed and angered by the contents above !! Not a single portion of the article is true !!” Big B wrote.

Big B added that he won’t tolerate any derogatory reports about Ash, whom he called his daughter.

“If anyone will speak derogatorily about her, I shall fight for her till my last breath. If you have something to say to the men in the house, Abhishek or me, I shall bear it. BUT .. if you shall make injudicious remarks on the women in my home, I shall not tolerate it !!!” Big B made it unambiguously clear.

Abhishek, too, was appalled at the report and posted his reaction on twitter.

“The article is disgusting and appalling! as a husband and a man i’m shocked that one can talk so irresponsibly about a woman, that too FALSELY!! on a personal note, as a husband i will not stand for such rubbish being written about my wife,” Abhishek tweeted.

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Ameira Punvani used to create Amitabh Bachchan`s look in Teen Patti

Cheap cloth, ill-fitted trousers, checked cotton shirts and an old watch from Mumbai`s Chor Bazaar - these are what designer Ameira Punvani used to create Amitabh Bachchan`s look in `Teen Patti` where he plays a reclusive mathematician.

She says the megastar gave her enough freedom to experiment with his look.

"I was given the liberty to go to the biggest shops, but I instead decided to go to small markets to buy stuff. For Mr.Bachchan I created a look that had trousers, which were a mix of polyester, cheap material, around Rs.200 per metre along with checked cotton shirts," Punvani told IANS in an interview.

"That was something a college professor would wear ; so we zeroed in on that. Also, I didn`t make the fit of the trousers very contemporary. I gave it a double pleated American-cut style - it makes the trousers look a little baggy," she added.

Directed by Leena Yadav, "Teen Patti" features Amitabh as a mathematician trying to evolve a thesis on probability by relating it to the Indian card game of `teen patti`. Also starring Hollywood veteran Ben Kingsley, the film is set to release Feb 26.

Punvani says there was no compromise on the detailing.

"We paid a lot of attention on detailing. So much so that I had to get a watch for Mr.Bachchan to complete his look. He wears the best of watches, but I went to Mumbai`s Chor Bazaar and got a very old watch from there that was not even automatic.

"After getting it, I was sceptical about Mr.Bachchan`s reaction. I didn`t know whether he would wear that watch or not. But he was completely fine with the idea," said Punvani.

The designer is all praise for Bachchan. "Mr.Bachchan is such a marvellous person. He is such a huge personality and has an aura around him that you get scared when you first meet him. But he makes you so comfortable.

"He gave me a free hand and had no problems trying the costumes. He always used to give me time despite being so busy and patiently tried out everything. He is extremely professional," she said.

Punvani says she event visited colleges for ideas to design his look.

"Mr.Bachchan is playing a reclusive, genius maths professor in the film. For his look, I first remembered how my teachers used to look. I visited various colleges to see how professors are dressed there.

"The first thing that I noticed was that all of them were very simple and they were not really bothered about their outward appearance. So for Mr.Bachchan`s look I decided to go for authentic materials to make the character look close to reality," she said.

Punvani, who has in the past designed costumes for films like "Guru", "Shortkut - The Con Is On" and "Zinda" among others, was responsible for crafting the look of the entire Indian cast of the film including R. Madhavan, Dhruv Ganesh, Shraddha Kapoor, Siddharth Kher and Vaibhav Talwar among others.

Her next project is Shahid Kapoor-starrer "Badmaash Company" for Yash Raj Films.

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Amitabh Bachchan stole food from Shah Rukh Khan’s vanity van

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has proven he is no less than his “Paa” character Auro in real life. The sexagenarian was at his impish best at a recent awards ceremony when he went and “stole” food from superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s vanity van.

“I came in early and went straight to the back into the vanity van, to get ready and be made up for the presentation of the ‘Teen Patti’ promotion skit we were doing,” Amitabh posted on his blog Sunday night.

“Hunger pangs almost ripped my stomach apart and I stepped out and into Shah Rukh’s vanity (van) opposite mine and stole some of his salad that he was gorging into - he having missed his lunch as well,” added the 67-year-old.

Big B, as he is fondly called, bagged the best actor award for his performance in “Paa” at the 16th Annual STAR Screen Awards that was held Jan 9 in Mumbai.

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Here’s a peek at the winners’ list of 5th Apsara Awards

The 5th Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Awards that unfolded yesterday, was of a grand affair - with the presence of glittering hi-profiled celebrities of the screen town. Bachchans, Khans, Kapoors and many other big names had descended the arena to sparkle the event. It was quite refreshing to see Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal together, who acted as the hosts for the event.

The evening was lighted up with some fabulous performances by few Bollywood hotties like Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Arshad Warsi and Vivek Oberoi. Most importantly, the event honoured the industry’s noted personalities for their remarkable contribution to cinema. Among the jury were Ravi Chopra, Ketan Desai and Sajid Nadiadwala who had chosen the winners. Here’s a peek at the winners’ list:

Amitabh Bachchan - Lifetime Achievement award

Shah Rukh Khan - Best Actor (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

Priyanka Chopra - Best Actress (Kaminey)

Rishi Kapoor - Best Actor in Supporting Role (Love Aaj Kal)

Kirron Kher - Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kurbaan)

A.R. Murugadoss - Best Director and Best Screenplay (Ghajini)

Ayan Mukherjee - Outstanding Debutant Director (Wake up Sid)

Shreya Ghoshal - Best Singer Female (Tujh mein rab dikhta hai - Rab Ne Bana...)

Mohit Chauhan - Best Male Singer (Yeh dooriyan - Love Aaj Kal)

Imtiaz Ali - Best Story (Love Aaj Kal)

Pritam Chakraborty - Best Music (Love Aaj Kal)

Jaideep Sahni - Best Lyrics (Rab Ne Bana Di…)

Anurag Kashyap - Best Dialogue (Dev.D)

Ajay Devgn - Best Performance in Comic Role (All The Best)

Amol Gupte - Best Actor in Negative Role (Kaminey)

Ghajini - Best Film

Shiamak Davar - Best Choreography (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)

Tassaduq Hussain - Best Cinematography (Kaminey)

Sabu Cyril - Best Art Director (Aladin)

Besides these, the Chevrolet Heartbeat of the Nation Award was bagged by Shahid Kapoor for ‘Kaminey’ and Deepika Padukone for Love Aaj Kal.

Abhishek Bachchan had won the Guinness World Record for the Most Public Appearances to Promote a Film. The actor had travelled to 7 cities in 12 hrs to promote ‘Delhi-6’.

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Amitabh Bachchan is dominating every moment counts in the promos of Rann

Rann is up for release and it is quite visible that Amitabh Bachchan is dominating every moment that counts in the promos of Rann. However, director Ram Gopal Varma is clear that this was always meant to be the case. As per him, the veteran actor was always meant to spearhead the show because of being the senior most member of the cast as well as the towering personality that he boasts off.

Despite the fact that one does catch a glimpse or two of other important characters played by cast which is principal/supporting or established/younger, ultimately it is Amitabh Bachchan who is clearly spearheading the entire show.

"Isn’t that obvious", questions back Ram Gopal Varma, "With the kind of personality and the stardom that he enjoys, it is but natural that Amitabh Bachchan would be spearheading the entire film."

If one goes by the film’s synopsis, there are so many other characters like Sudeep, Riteish Deshmukh , Mohnish Behl, Paresh Rawal, Rajat Kapoor etc. who have been described to be quite important. What sort of space and time has Ramu managed to create for these characters?

"Every other character is important; otherwise it wouldn’t have found a place in the film. There won’t be any character that would feel short changed or left out in the film," assures Ramu.

As expected from every Ram Gopal Varma film, whether big or small, this one too boasts of some enticing promos that have caught the nation’s attention. This was especially the need of the hour considering the fact that January is laden with close to half a dozen exciting films like Veer, Chance Pe Dance, Dulha Mil Gaya, Pyaar Impossible and Ishqiya.

Produced by Sheetal Vinod Talwar and Madhu Mantena, Rann is all set for January 29 release.

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Big B will be all over B-town New Year with his diverse roles

After raking in all the praise for doing something as different as Paa, Amitabh will be all over B-town New Year with his diverse roles.

Big B enthralled audiences with his performance in R. Balki’s Paa. The film was tagged as one of the best films of 2009 and the type of hard work and effort Amitabh put into Paa was truly commendable. Director R Balki had spoken of his lead star, saying, “Whatever Amitji does, he does with such diligence. He went through hours of painstaking make-up without uttering a word, and is truly a through professional when it comes to work. He will go to the extents of perfecting his character, may it be make-up, persona or body language. Surely, they don’t make people like him any more.”

Big B will now be seen in Leena Yadav’s Teen Patti, Ram Gopal Varma’s Rann, Shujit Sarcar’s Shoebite, Pritish Nandy’s The Actor and Chandra Prakash Dwivedi’s Kunal Avadana, among several other announced films. However, the films that will surely release next year are Teen Patti and Rann with, perhaps, Shoebite and Kunal Avadana in the last quarter of 2010. In Teen Patti, which is rumoured to be the remake of the 2008 Hollywood blockbuster 21, Amitabh plays Venkat, a reclusive math genius from India who cracks a theory that could redefine the principles of probability and randomness. Amitabh spoke of his role in the movie, saying, “It is something I haven’t done before.

The meeting with Sir Ben Kingsley was something I truly cherished, and the entire aspect and storyline of the film intrigued me to the hilt.” Apart from Teen Patti, Bachchan will then be seen in Ramu’s Rann that revolves around the media war between news channels to get the news first, and goes behind the scenes in exposing how it’s done. Amitabh plays Vijay Harshwardhan Malik, the founder of the first-ever private news channel in the country - India 24/7. The Harvard-educated Malik is India’s most respected media personality. He is a hardcore upholder of journalistic ethics, and no wonder his channel is battling for survival. The film recently went through a major controversy when Ramu twisted the words of the national anthem for the title track of the movie.

However, his most talked about and highly anticipated next is Dwivedi’s Kunal Avadana, in which Bachchan plays Ashoka, along with Tabu, who plays Tishyarakshita. The film will have Big B and Tabu reuniting after their critically acclaimed Cheeni Kum(2007) in which audiences couldn’t rave more about the chemistry between the two. The film, however, is going to be made on a major budget, due to which the director has already begun to face trouble. However, it’s surely a known fact that Big B has quite an eventful calendar next year, and one can’t wait to see him in action again!

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Big B woke up thoroughly disoriented at Chennai event

The Big B’s workaholic nature is by now a well-known fact in the industry. The past week has been exceptionally hectic, even by his own standards.Little wonder then that Mr. Bachchan dozed off at the felicitation ceremony on Saturday at Chennai at Sathyam cinema where he was honored by all the film federations of Chennai.

At the end of the evening the Big B had 24 shawls to bring back from Chennai. A burden he was ill prepared for, considering he had gone with only a day’s baggage to Chennai.When asked what he would do with the massive haul of 24 shawls the Big B replied, “I’ll give them away to the needy.”

But the shawls were least of the Big B’s burdens in Chennai . Extreme exhaustion finally caught up with him when he dozed off in his hotel before the felicitation ceremony and woke up thoroughly disoriented, not knowing where he was.

Director Balki who was with the Big B says, “He was fine. He finally had some sleep. You’ve to understand that this is no ordinary human being. Amit ji is a miracle. He can continue working non-stop without sleep. Last week he was running around getting the premiere in place. Then on Friday morning he left to shoot for Bigg Boss without any sleep after the premiere. After shooting the entire day in Lonavla he attended the Bombay Times party and then on Saturday early morning he left for Chennai. At an age when a lot of us will be in a rocking chair he is still rocking.”

Rocking is all very fine. But those close to the Big B feel he is again overdoing his work schedules and needs to slow down, fast.Says a person very close to the Big B, “After two major health scares recently Amit ji has refused to slacken his pace. Except for the break he took to be with Amar Singh in Singapore earlier this year he has been working round the clock.”

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Hrithik Roshan to give out a five-and-a-half minute-long monologue

We all know that Hrithik Roshan used to stammer in his childhood. But now the actor is said to have erased the problem with regular speech practice and determination. So much that he impressed Sanjay Leela Bhansali, who is usually not liberal in his appreciation.

During the shoot of Bhansali’s Guzaarish, Hrithik had to do an intense scene where he had to give out a five-and-a-half minute-long monologue. The filmmaker had planned to break down the scene into three parts to make it easy for the actor. Surprisingly, Hrithik continued with his long dialogue before the director could say cut. Bhansali was immensely amazed with the actor and applauded him for his performance.

Not knowing what to say, Bhansali said to Hrithik, “You are in Bachchan ’s league.” The green-eyed actor who was already feeling elated, felt on top of the world after hearing such prestigious compliment from this fine filmmaker.

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