'There is a loss of camaraderie .. no one speaks unless i'ts work related .. it's like a laboratory where some rather deep scientific experiments abound.'
'Prior to release, we heard only exemplary things about the film, so the failure came as a complete shock to my father.'
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There is something inherently magnetic about Amitabh Bachchan's eyes and he knows it. It was the eyes that made us shift in our seats with excitement every time he lunged at villains as the angry young man and reduced us to tears when he silently wept as the troubled father in some of his later films.
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'Panchamda created an exclusive theme music for Gabbar Singh, which is used throughout the film every time the dacoit makes an appearance, and in both concept and sound, is so eerie and evil.'
'Editor M S Shinde deserves full credit because, I'm told, Ramesh Sippy had shot 300,000 feet of footage, which was brought down to 18,000. 'He died in 2012, in a 126 square foot flat in Dharavi, penniless, a forgotten hero.'
Amitabh Bachchan turns 75 on October 11. Rediff.com celebrates the superstar's birthday with this special series, looking back at the very things that made him the BIG B.
The Big B remembered the film on his blog.
His lawyer moved a supplementary affidavit before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court forgoing his claim over the land allotted to him during the previous Samajwadi Party regime following the village panchayat's assurance not to further pursue the matter.
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Accused of not doing enough for Maharashtra, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday said nothing could stop him from staying in Mumbai even if those opposed to him "throw bottles at my house or paint my posters black or burn effigies".
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Maharashtra Revenue Minister Narayan Rane told reporters that the Pune division commissioner had received a letter from Bachchan in this regard.
The film industry bid an emotional farewell to Manoj Kumar, one of Bollywood's legendary actors.
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In an attempt to address issues of gender discrimination and denial of basic right to education, Amitabh Bachchan emphasised on the importance of knowledge and its power to liberate one's future at a charity event in Mumbai.
The actor was approached to cameo as a senior cop in the new film.
'I played five different versions of Woh Subah Kabhie Toh Aayegi for Raj Kapoor, only to be greeted with a totally blank reaction.' 'Thereafter, for 40 minutes, he disappeared, leaving us baffled.' 'But when he emerged, he couldn't stop appreciating our efforts!' 'He said Sahir Ludhianvi's writing was sheer poetry and since all my five tunes were equally wonderful, he would leave it to my discretion to chose the final tune.' 'What could be greater appreciation for an artiste?'
Wearing a Lucknowi kurta, the senior Bachchan was quite the star of the evening!
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Telugu actor Ram Charan Teja talks about his debut Hindi film, Zanjeer, and much more.
Ram Charan, the lead actor of the Zanjeer remake, talks about stepping into Big B's boots.
The actor will become the next sutradhaar of TV channel Life's OK.
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I became his fan when I played with him years ago. I was in college and a member of Goregaon Sports Club, Mumbai. We had gone to ShivajiPark for a match with another club, but our match was postponed.
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Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is hopeful that a tournament like the Indian Super League can help increase the popularity and growth of football in the country.
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'Many people asked me if you felt like charging more when I came to know that a great man like Bachchan is buying the plot. I said I honour my commitment. I can't cheat him. He is doing so much for Gujarat. How can we charge him more?'
Mega star Amitabh Bachchan, known as the Big B of the Bollywood, invests in small and mid-sized companies as well when it comes to stock market purchases, and is sitting on losses on some of his recent investments.
The actor paid a visit to the Shiv Sena chief at his residence on August 15.
Several celebrities paid tribute to the iconic actress.
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Not even Bollywood's megastar Amitabh Bachchan was spared from the football bug that had bitten the whole world over the last month. Bachchan Sr tweeted about his trip to Rio de Janeiro and watching Brazil fall to another loss in the 3rd place match against The Netherlands at the just concluded FIFA World Cup.
Big B joins Baz Luhrmann and the film's cast as the film is screened at the Cannes opening ceremony.
If the 'Captain Cool' trademark goes through, it could trigger a wave of similar attempts by celebrities to trademark nicknames given to them by fans.
'Gen Z was devoid of love stories with sad endings like Heer Ranjha, Laila Majnu or Romeo Juliet; they have never seen something like this in their lifetime.' 'Saiyaara is a rooted love story.'
