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Amitabh Bachchan addresses Cannes audience in Hindi

It was a historic moment for Amitabh Bachchan to be invited to open the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival with his, The Great Gatsby co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio. Big B made the experience more special by addressing the audience in his mother tongue Hindi.

Amitabh Bachchan opens Cannes Film Festival 2013

On a miserable wind-swept, rain-battered Wednesday evening, Cannes Film Festival 2013 was declared open by Amitabh Bachchan and Leonardo DiCaprio. While Bachchan had a cameo in The Great Gatsby, DiCaprio plays the title character.

Amitabh Bachchan gets nostalgic on 40th anniversary of Zanjeer

Amitabh Bachchan earned the tag, Angry Young Man, from the 1973 film. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who rose to fame after starring in Prakash Mehra's Zanjeer, says he is grateful to writer-duo Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar for believing on him.

I’ve never been offered Hollywood films before: Amitabh Bachchan

When we met Amitabh Bachchan at a suburban hotel in Mumbai for a candid interview, he expressed utter shock over the appreciations he has been receiving for this miniscule role. Big B talks about The Great Gatsby, his experience and more.

The Great Indian Act (or)

Now it's normal to see an Indian face in mainstream Hollywood films, writes Gautam Chintamani.
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Big B chats with Steven Spielberg

Legendary American filmmaker Steven Spielberg striked up a conversation with Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan during his visit to India’s glamour capital Mumbai, and opened up about his early travels to India. The Hollywood veteran who has come to India along with his wife Kate Capshaw, following the success of his Oscar winning film 'Lincoln', took part in the interview where Bachchan posed questions to him regarding his life and film career.

Talking about his early career, Spielberg said he had travelled across India in the 1970s while particularly working on his films like ‘Close Encounter with the Third Kind’ and ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.’ While describing his travels back then, he termed those tours as one of the best moments of his life.
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HC dismisses petition against Amitabh Bachchan | Firstpost

The High Court today dismissed a petition, which had accused Amitabh Bachchan of having made a derogatory remark with malicious intention about the Holy Koran in a more than a year-old episode of game show Kaun ...

Photos: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ayushmann ...

Amitabh Bachchan and Aadesh Shrivastava present a cheque Singer Aadesh Shrivastava launched his newest album - Global Sounds Of Peace - with a huge concert.

OMG! Amitabh Bachchan Kisses Vidya Balan, Anushka Sharma at ...

Though the Angry Young Man never shared an onscreen kiss with his leading ladies in the 70s and 80s, he passionately pleaded for one when it came to Kimi Katkar in 1991. But it was much later, that Amitabh Bachchan was ...
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Amitabh Bachchan
At 70, Amitabh Bachchan has romanced the silver screen for more than four decades. He has also successfully hosted six seasons of Kaun Banega Crorepati. This year, the megastar has also widened his social 'network' by joining Facebook. He also made India proud by carrying Olympic torch in London this year.

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Are you Amitabh Bachchan's biggest fan?

Actor par excellence on silver screen and tide-turner for small screen, tell Big B the awe and the adoration you feel in your hearts.
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