Amitabh Bachchan

Star sons like me are spoilt brats: Parikshit Sahni

When Balraj Sahni told son to spit on his face

7:36 pm August 31, 2019

New Delhi: “You have to spit on my face! Otherwise we will keep retaking the shot,” said veteran actor Balraj Sahni to his visibly frustrated and angry son Parikshit. The father-son duo were shooting for film “Udham Singh” where Parikshit was supposed to spit on his father’s face for a scene. Of course, the son […]

PM Modi, Lata Mangeshkar pay tributes to Khayyam

11:56 am August 20, 2019

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, filmmaker Muzaffar Ali among others have mourned the death of music composer Khayyam, calling his passing away an end of a musical era. The 92-year-old composer, best known for his music in classic films such as ‘Kabhi Kabhie’ and ‘Umrao Jaan’, passed away after prolonged illnesses […]

Khayyam – the composer with a poet’s heart

11:38 am August 20, 2019

Mumbai: Longing is how one would describe Khayyam’s music and the admirers of the veteran music composer, who breathed his last on Monday, will keep revisiting his melodies like patrons returned to listen to Umrao Jaan’s songs in the eponymous film. It was a different time and Khayyam, who passed away after a prolonged illness […]

Bollywood celebrates Independence Day, Raksha Bandhan

8:08 pm August 15, 2019

Mumbai: Superstars Salman Khan, Aamir Khan and other Bollywood celebrities on Thursday celebrated the country’s 73rd Independence Day with fervour, pride and enthusiasm. The celebrities took to social media to post their photographs with the national flag with Salman Khan taking a rather unique route to present the flag. The “Bharat” actor uploaded an old […]

Amitabh Bachchan hints at undergoing surgery

I was told not to do TV: Bachchan

8:40 pm August 13, 2019

Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan has become synonymous with “Kaun Banega Crorepati” for nearly two decades but the megastar says he was advised to not do TV when he started out. Bachchan says his arrival on TV, as the first superstar to host a show, was more coincidental than intentional. “It was just a coincidence. The channel […]