Elder son Amitabh Bachchan lit the funeral pyre at the Ruia Park crematorium in suburban Juhu.
The argument with Nehru happened when Bachchan translated the president's speech in English into Hindi, which in accordance with regular practice was to be delivered by the vice president.
Harivansh Rai died on January 18, 2003, at the age of 96.
As the superstar of Indian cinema celebrates his 70th birthday, we bring you lessons from his life and times
Gadkari sought Bachchan's support to campaign for the National Road Safety Mission -- the Sadak Suraksha Abhiyan -- the minister's campaign to improve road safety and reduce road crash casualties.
In spite of its flaws, I enjoyed reading the book, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Simply for the joy of digging into the life, in pictures and words, of one of the most enduring stars of Indian cinema.
In seniority in the BJP leadership team, V K Malhotra, who passed into the ages this week, was next only to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Nanaji Deshmukh, notes Sudhir Bisht.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
The house in Allahabad where Amitabh Bachchan lived in many, many, years before he became THE SUPERSTAR.
The 57-year-old Rajya Sabha member and Shiv Sena's spokesperson, who underwent an angioplasty procedure on Monday, has been tweeting from his hospital bed over the current political situation in Maharashtra.
An excerpt from his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan's autobiography.
Amitabh Bachchan talks about the generation gap -- or lack of it -- and his family.
In a special series starting today, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his family have turned down Uttar Pradesh government's largesse that saw the celebrities being among the first beneficiaries of a new pension scheme for people awarded the Yash Bharti Samman.
As we celebrate Amitabh Bachchan's 81st birthday on October 11, we see him through his daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda's eyes.
The last time the Bachchans visited the city was a decade ago.
Ahead of his Dussehra rally, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday tweeted a couplet by famous Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, which said that whosoever is his heir will be his son and not vice versa.
'Being Aishwarya Rai Bachchan comes with a price.' 'There will always be those who think her ideal life is a fake. 'To them I say, damn your cynicism!,' says Subhash K Jha.
Listen to Javed Akhtar's poem dedicated to Mumbai. And Amitabh Bachchan on Oneness.
When he left his job in Calcutta to go to Bombay to become a film actor, Amitabh Bachchan took his driver's license along.
One of Hindi cinema's most high-profile couples celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 3.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'She's the best actor in the family,' her dad, arguably the finest actor in all of Bollywood, said later.
The firebrand leader of the Shiv Sena underwent an angioplasty at the Lilavati Hospital on Monday evening hours after he complained of chest pain.
Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because 'they can't read anything else'.
As Amitabh Bachchan celebrates his 72nd birthday on October 11, he tells us what his biggest happiness is.
Raut complained of chest pain on Monday following which he underwent angioplasty, a procedure to restore blood flow through the artery.
"Tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary," Modi tweeted.
What have your favourite celebrities posted on social media?
She alleged the new military recruitment scheme would be destructive for the youth and the Army.
'If it hits the right notes, actors will start trusting me with new stories.'
'For an introduction to his career-spanning genius, watch just five of his movies: Anand, Saudagar, Abhiman, Black and Pink,' notes Kalyan Singhal, McCurdy Professor of Business at the University of Baltimore.
'I grew up in a place that used to be the best city in India: Allahabad.' 'The city has given some of the best writers, politicians and musicians to the country. 'Today, it has gone to the dogs.'
An A-Z of Bachchanalia, the letters expanding into unforgettable bits of his filmography.
Amitabh Bachchan shares his beautiful wedding story.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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