Amitabh Bachchan shares 'hamitabh Movie sketch online

 Amitabh Bachchan shares 'Shamitabh' sketch online

Amitabh Bachchan, who is active on many different social networking platforms, shared a sketch of R. Balakrishnan's ambitious project `Shamitabh` on his official blog.

The director, fondly called Balki, is helming `Shamitabh`, which also features Dhanush and marks the Bollywood debut of southern superstar actor Kamal Haasan's daughter Akshara. The film is expected to hit the screens Feb 6, 2015.

Big B, who has worked with Balki in films like "Cheeni Kum" and "Paa" in the past, sported a rather pensive look with a beard in the black and white sketch.

"YES...notice the 'Balki nisation' of the Blog, as in the years within the Balkans... hehehe...Some times it's good to laugh at one's own stupidity...I just presented a sample! Love," Big B posted on his blog srbachchan.tumblr.com.

The 72-year-old star, who was busy shooting for Shoojit Sircar's film "Piku" in Gurgaon, is now headed to Gujarat for the shoot of "Shamitabh".

"It's departure time in the morrow and more of the film that Balki asked me not to talk or print about, in the extensive lanes of Gujarat, away from the hurly-burly."

"Soon that shall be over too...and I have no idea why these words are coming to you in bold...they seem to have a mind of their own," he posted.

The actor, who has rolled out several popular films like "Black", "Deewaar", "Agneepath" in his over 40-year-old career, also posted a poem with his "Shamitabh" movie look.
IANS

Big B and Rajinikanth present the Centenary award to Rajinikanth

 Big B and Rajinikanth present the Centenary award to Rajinikanth


MR BACHCHAN TOLD NDTV ABOUT HIS FAMILY'S CORDIAL RELATIONS WITH RAJINIKANTH AND HIS FAMILY AND CALLED THE SOUTH SUPERSTAR A "WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING" AND AN "INCREDIBLE PHENOMENON." ABOUT THE AWARD GIVEN TO RAJINIKANTH, MR BACHCHAN SAID, "IT'S NOT ENOUGH."

The International Film Festival of India 2014 got off to a glittering start at Panjim, Goa on November 20. The highlight of the evening was South superstar Rajinikanth receiving the Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year from actor and close friend Amitabh Bachchan, the chief guest at the fest this year.

"I am honoured," Rajinikanth had earlier said in an exclusive interview to NDTV.

Mr Bachchan told NDTV about his family's cordial relations with Rajinikanth and his family and called the South superstar a "wonderful human being" and an "incredible phenomenon." About the award given to Rajinikanth, Mr Bachchan said, "It's not enough."

Actors Raveena Tandon and Anupam Kher, who hosted the opening ceremony of IFFI 2014 welcomed the VIP guests on stage to light the inaugural lamp. Those who performed the honours included actors Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth, South actor Pawan Kalyan, Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, Goa's Governor Mridula Sinha, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and Minister for Information and Boradcasting Arun Jaitley, among others.

In his speech, Mr Bachchan reflected on the evolution of Indian Cinema and said that film was a popular platform to reflect social concerns. This year's edition has celebrated film personalities from all over the world on its jury.

Slawomir Idziak from Poland, who is also the jury chairman, is a noted cinematographer, screenwriter, director and lecturer. He has worked with cinema legends Krzysztof Kieslowski, Andrzej Wajda and Krzysztof Zanussi and has received a number of awards and distinctions in Berlin, Venice, Prague, Auckland and Gdynia.

He has also been nominated for BAFTA Cesar and Oscar awards.

Others on the jury include Bandit Queen actress Seema Biswas, New York-based writer Marie Brenner and Nadia Dresti, the head of International Locarno Film Festival.

Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth open IFFI 2014 in Goa

 Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth open IFFI 2014 in Goa

India's biggest state-backed film festival, the 45th International Film Festival of India 2014, opened in Goa on Thursday with an impressive line-up of over 170 films that will be screened over the next ten days. Two of the biggest stars of the Indian film industry, Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth, came together for the opening ceremony at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee indoor stadium on the outskirts of the state capital Panaji.

While Bachchan was the chief guest for the ceremony, Rajinikanth will be honoured with the Centenary Award for the Film Personality of the Year.

The festival opens with Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf's The President, and will close with The Grandmaster by Wong Kar-wai. The Hong Kong-based director will also receive the lifetime achievement award on the last day of the extravaganza.

The 11-day festival will also screen 179 films from 75 countries across different categories which include World Cinema (61 films), Masterstrokes (11 films), Festival Kaleidoscope (20 films), Soul of Asia (7 films), Documentaries (6 films), and Animated Films (6 films). (With inputs from IANS) -

Amitabh Bachchan to Visit Sourav and Dona Ganguly Kolkata residence

Amitabh Bachchan to Visit Sourav and Dona Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly requested Amitabh Bachchan to visit his Kolkata residence as it was wife Dona's dream to host the Bollywood superstar.    

Kolkata: Former India cricket captain and co-owner of Indian Super League's (ISL) franchise Atletico de Kolkata — Sourav Ganguly — and his wife Dona are eagerly awaiting superstar Amitabh Bachchan's visit to their residence.
It was Dona's dream that the Bollywood superstar visits her dance school Diksha Manjari and as well her residence. Bachchan Sr is expected to pay a visit to the Gangulys any time between Monday and Friday. (When Amitabh Bachchan met Rajinikanth)

The megastar is in Kolkata for the shooting of Shoojit Sircar's Bengali film Piku. Bachchan met Sourav and Dona at Salt Lake Stadium where he witnessed the recent ISL tie between Atletico de Kolkata and Chennaiyin FC which is co-owned by Abhishek Bachchan.

It can be recalled that the voice of Big B was present in the form of commentary in Mitali Ghoshal's documentary on Sourav Ganguly's life — The Warrior Prince.

Requests and a promise...
Sourav requested Bachchan to visit his residence during various meetings — be it at Sahara Shree Subroto Roy's house in Lucknow or at various advertisement shoots.

Big B assured him that if he is in Kolkata he would surely come. Both Sourav and Dona are making lavish arrangements to welcome Big B. It is also learnt that Dona's students will be welcoming him by performing hit songs from his films.

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Amitabh Bachchan says daughters are special and help to bind a family together

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Amitabh Bachchan says daughters are special and help to bind a family together


Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says daughters are special and help to bind a family together. The father of Shweta Nanda is all praise for daughters.

"Daughters are special very special. They become the soul of the home. They are the reason for the warmth that embraces us all," he shared on his official blog.

"They conduct, command, secure, analyse, dictate, rule, govern and spread that tender thread which binds an entire family together. They are reason. They are consult. They are opinion. They are guidance. They are supreme," he added.

The 72-year-old then shared his photographs with actress Deepika Padukone, who plays the role of his daughter in Shoojit Sircar's Piku, which they are currently filming in Kolkata.