On Amitabh Bachchan's 83th birthday, fans in Kolkata celebrated their idol's big day in a temple dedicated to the star.
'I owe what Shakti became as much to Mr Bachchan as Salim-Javed.'
The process of healing after Amitabh Bachchan's recent injury on the sets of Nag Ashwin's Project K in Hyderabad is taking longer than expected.
The crucial sequence in the film will feature Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan together on screen for the first time since God Tussi Great Ho.
'Dr Kalam should be alive within all of us,' I Am Kalam director Nila Madhab Panda tells Subhash K Jha.
So when Chiranjeevi requested Mr Bachchan to play a key role in his new film, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, AB said yes without a moment's hesitation.
'This man changed the mindset of a generation.'
'In KBC, the scripts are a small part of the game show, but he used to correct each and every word with so much dedication!' 'He would do that to avoid fumbling during the shooting.'
This isn't a compilation of his best films, biggest blockbusters or important milestones but moments that swept Sukanya Verma off the floor, blew her heart into smithereens, regaled her with their sheer silliness, made her laugh till her sides hurt and look at phenke hue paise in disdain.
'I don't have many friends. The ones that I have, I'm very proud of and happy with.'
'Who can forget that a superstar made me comfortable?'
'He will keep saying that I won't do it, but he still comes and does it; that's part of who he is.' 'He is certainly a prankster.'
Here's thanking you for being you, writes Raja Sen.
'Amitabh Bachchan is too tall to play Mr Modi.'
Akshay seemed to gel very well with Amitabh Bachchan after the Unforgettable tour, where they performed together in Toronto.
He has seen both glorious success and abject failure. Who better to take career lessons from than Amitabh Bachchan who turns 75 today?
'It must have been the nervous excitement of shooting with THE Amitabh Bachchan. I had kept tossing and turning all night. The next morning, I promptly fainted in my choreographer Farah Khan's arms. When I came round, I heard Amitji saying, 'Please don't faint. I promise I'll dance well.''
The actor, who has grown up watching Amitabh Bachchan on-screen, calls him 'Sir'.
Pavail Gulati plays the superstar's son in the TV serial Yudh.
I panicked and suggested he cancel his long-promised visit, recalls Subhash K Jha.
'He listens to you and he will do exactly what you tell him to do.'
The Bachchan Baritone just got bigger.
Should the Big B be or not be seen on the big screen? It's a tongue-twister, but also an increasingly relevant question. An open letter to Amitabh Bachchan, whose participation in the sullying of our Sholay memories was the final straw.
The Big B remembered the film on his blog.
The actor was approached to cameo as a senior cop in the new film.
'So there I was in a titillating white outfit, with a bit of midriff on display, rolling around in the surf, while Mr Bachchan pranced around me like an ardent bird-of-paradise.'
An A-Z of Bachchanalia, the letters expanding into unforgettable bits of his filmography.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
With the images of Rajendra Babu, Radhakrishnan, K R Narayanan, V V Giri and Kalam in my mind, the image of my beloved hero dancing ungainly to 'Merey angney main tumharra kya kaam hai', doesn't make a smooth transition, says Sudhir Bisht.
Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:
Wearing a Lucknowi kurta, the senior Bachchan was quite the star of the evening!
Ranbir Kapoor recalled how his grandfather Raj Kapoor sent a telegram to Vyjayanthimala, convincing her to join the 1964 romantic musical drama, Sangam.
Which is *your* favourite AB film?
On his 73rd birthday, here's celebrating 10 hilarious moments when AB cracked us up with his lively antics.
'One cannot take risks at his age.'
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