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TopicAmitabh Bachchan

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Modi engaged Amitabh Bachchan & Sachin Tendulkar on Twitter to increase his visibility: Study

Modi started tweeting in 2009 when he was among a very few leaders of India on Twitter. By October 2012, he had over 1 million followers & now he has over 46 million followers.

Badla is a thrilling whodunnit delivered effortlessly by Taapsee Pannu & Amitabh Bachchan

A lawyer and a businesswoman sit down to talk about murder in Badla and leave you wanting for more.

‘Namak Haraam’, the film in which Amitabh Bachchan trumped then superstar Rajesh Khanna

In Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s film Namak Haraam, 'supporting' actor Amitabh Bachchan stole the show, and perhaps the crown as well.

Pran, the most popular Bollywood villain who often carried more weight than the hero

On his 99th birth anniversary, ThePrint takes a look at the career of the actor who played a hero, a villain and everything in between.

Parveen Babi put sex-appeal in 1970s Bollywood, but constantly fought mental health issues

Parveen Babi’s boldness on and off the screen stood in contrast to the Sati Savitri heroines who came before her, but paranoia haunted her existence.

National Museum of Indian Cinema set to open after delay of two decades

PM Narendra Modi will Saturday inaugurate the film museum in Mumbai. Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar are also set to attend.

How Kader Khan’s dialogues made Devdas look cool in ‘Muqaddar Ka Sikandar’

Prakash Mehra’s Muqaddar Ka Sikandar redefined Masala as a popular Bollywood genre.

Actor-writer Kader Khan engineered commercial cinema’s biggest hits

As an actor, Kader Khan will be remembered for striking a balance between comedies and dramas, sometimes exploring the grey side.

Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood’s first superstar who charmed an entire generation

In public memory, Khanna remains a star who epitomised charm with humane characters like the ones he played in Anand, Amar Prem and Safar.

Amitabh Bachchan-starrer ‘Satyagraha’ now playing in Rajasthan elections

The BJP is facing a real challenge from NGOs across Rajasthan as activists target the government over promises and accountability.

On Camera

Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.