Amitabh Bachchan poses with ‘groown, tall and filled up’ grandchildren Agastya and Navya

Amitabh Bachchan poses with ‘groowwwnnnnn, tall and filled up’ grandchildren Agastya and Navya


Amitabh Bachchan, in his own words, went into the embrace of grandchildren when he, recently, visited New Delhi to attend an event over the weekend.

The event had to be shot and televised in New Delhi and this made Big B to meet his daughter Shweta Nanda in New Delhi. Amitabh Bachchan then took to his blog and posted a picture of his teenage grandchildren – Agastya and Navya Naveli.


He went on to explain how his grandchildren have grown and ready to break into adulthood. He wrote, “The grandchildren have grrrroooooowwwnnnn ! They are tall and filled up and with crackling voice, about to break through to maturity. And the short time spent with them was educative and sound.”

The megastar also rued over the enormity of traffic in New Delhi, which sometimes overtakes Mumbai too. “Back, through the traffic of Delhi which at times … at times … beats Mumbai to it, on to the plane and back home … and domesticity, and simple issues that occurred during this short departure,” added he.

The Bachchans are said to be a close knit family and Amitabh Bachchan has never shied away from expressing his love for his children and grandchildren, be it Abhishek and his daughter Aaradhya or Shweta and her children. Big B also posted a picture of Abhishek and Aishwarya and their daughter Aaradhya from the event where Aishwarya was awarded the ‘most successful Miss World ever’, captioning it as “the most attractive feature of the picture is the surprised face of the tiny tot.”

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Amitabh Bachchan: Passion For Acting Helped

 Amitabh Bachchan: Passion For Acting Helped me Rise From Bankruptcy

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has seen highs and lows in his journey from being Bollywood's "angry young man" to its Shahenshah. The actor says his determination and focus helped him emerge from the brink of bankruptcy.

For the actor, things didn't turn out as expected with his Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd. (ABCL) landing him into financial mess.

"It was a difficult time. ABCL went into debt. I was bankrupt. The people who expressed desire to work with me at the peak of my career came and hurled abuses at me," Amitabh Bachchan said at a session of Agenda Aaj Tak here on Saturday.

The 72-year-old, who has consistently proved his mettle with films like Agneepath, Don, Black, Paa and Cheeni Kum, says his focus and passion for acting helped him overcome that phase.

"When you are in such a problem, you don't sleep at night. On one such night, I asked myself 'Who I am' and realised that I came here to act and should stick to it," he said.

"Next morning, I went to (late filmmaker) Yash Chopra and explained my problem and told him that I neither have money nor work. It was then he gave me a role in Mohabbatein and then I started again from that point," he added.

Amitabh Bachchan played the role of a strict father and professor, who doesn't believe in love, in the musical romantic drama, which released in 2000.

At the session, he also recited his late father Harivanshrai Bachchan's poem Madhushala and reminisced about his father. The actor says his lessons are his driving force.

"My father was in a government job and he went for another job at night due to which he came home late. When I opened the door for him, I often asked him 'Why is he so late?' and to which he replied 'Paisa badi mushkil se milta hai' (You don't get money easily)."

"So, when I entered show business, I used to do two to three shifts and reached home late. Then my father asked me the same question and complained about my late arrival. My answer was the same: 'Paisa badi mushkil se milta hai, babuji'. This is one of the many teachings that helps me in my life," he said.

Meanwhile, the actor has wrapped up shooting for Piku and is currently busy with Wazir.



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Amitabh Bachchan: Will never go back to politics

 Amitabh Bachchan: Will never go back to politics


Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says entering politics was a mistake, and he will never again repeat the mistake.

The 72-year-old, who contested the Lok Sabha election from Allahabad in 1984 and won, resigned after three years as an MP.

"Venturing into politics was a mistake. I entered the field in the flow of emotions. But then I realised that emotions are very different from reality in the political arena. So I gave up," the actor said at a session of Agenda Aaj Tak here on Saturday.

"I have never thought of going back to politics since then," he added.

The actor was nostalgic while reciting his late father Harivanshrai Bachchan's poem "Madhushala" at the event.

Amitabh noted that his father was teetotaller but his poem was on alcohol and drunkards.

"The poem was written in 1933 and published in 1935. It is amazing that the poem still manages to attract people. My father never drank, but the poem is all about alcohol. It was a hot topic of discussion then," said Amitabh.

"His poems depicted revolutionary thoughts even at that time."

On the professional front, the actor is busy shooting for Bejoy Nambiar's "Wazir". The film also features Farhan Akhtar. 

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The LIVE telecast on ‘Banega Swach India' campaign launched BigB

A commitment is a commitment .. so even though the Agenda Aaj Tak finished late last night on the 13th in Delhi .. I rushed to get on the plane and worked till late here on arrival. The LIVE telecast on ‘Banega Swach India’ campaign launched by NDTV was to begin at 9 am sharp .. but had to get in there by 7:30 am to rehearse and check many briefs with production from NDTV to get started on time ..

Its been 12 hours non stop on the Cleanathon, and without food and break it was a delight to be associated, propagating the cause of Clean India, a clarion call by the PM, to the rest of the world, particularly though in India.
After several talks and idea sharing and a deluge as far as the number of people that come over to you in the show was concerned, it was a nightmare production scare. BUT we managed well and with some degree of efficiency.

The moment it got over, rushed to Nari Hira of Stardust to take part in this nature Award show and won the ‘International Star’, gave away awards to Deepika and ShahRukh and ‘out of here’.

It is now stage desperate .. dropping over the key board .. so do excuse me and my love to all .

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Amitabh Bachchan in Ranbir Kapoor's film?

 Amitabh Bachchan in Ranbir Kapoor's film?


The last time Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor shared screen space was in Bhootnath Returns in which the latter made a cameo appearnace. Buzz is that Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani director Ayan Mukerji is now looking at casting Amitabh Bachchan in his next film starring Ranbir and Alia Bhatt.

This, however, will not be a cameo as Bachchan will have an important role in his film. An interesting casting considering Bachchan Sr has acted in several hits movies with Ranbir's father Rishi that included Naseeb and Amar Akbar Anthony.

Meanwhile, Ranbir who has been missing in action as none of his films released this year, the actor has managed to somehow be in the limelight because of his alleged love affair with Katrina Kaif. The Kapoor kid is busy shooting for his forthcoming films like Roy and Jagga Jasoos. All the Ranbir Kapoor fans, who have missed watching him on the big screen, will definitely get enough of the actor as Ranbir has his hands full with films like Bombay Velvet and  Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

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