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TopicAmitabh Bachchan

Topic: Amitabh Bachchan

If Kamala Harris can wear sneakers to work, why can’t Amitabh Bachchan in KBC?

We’ve grown accustomed to his face, craggy features, moist eyes, and strength in that commanding voice. We look forward to our elderly young man bidding us 'Shubhratri'.

KBC brought together my whole family. It folds up the innocence of my childhood

KBC is not just a show where people come to change their lives. It’s a one-hour impeccable crash course in Hindi, sprinkled with poetry recitations of Harivansh Rai Bachchan.

India lost 80% film heritage by 1950s. These workshops preserve what’s left & screen them

A 10-day film preservation and restoration workshop at the Biennial Audio-Visual Archival Summer School (BAVASS) 2023 was organised by FHF at India International Centre in New Delhi.

Shah Rukh Khan is the poster boy of reforms. Why is he shutting down factories in Jawan?

Is Shah Rukh Khan trying to be Amitabh Bachchan of the 1970s? Something else at play in Jawan.

Amitabh, Salman were early movers on NFT rush, made crores

In 'Crypto Storm', Sundeep Khanna chronicles the story of the new-age currency that's gaining popularity among Indians.

Before Rajamouli, there was T Rama Rao. He brought ‘Madras’ movies to Bollywood

His films starred legends from NTR and ANR to Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Rekha and Rajinikanth. His association with Jeetendra firmly established his success in Mumbai.

Amitabh Bachchan injured on set of ‘Project K’, tears rib cage muscle during action shot

The actor, 80, was treated in Hyderabad before flying back home in Mumbai to recover.

Nutrition experts call out Big B for promoting Britannia ‘bikis’ — ‘ultra-processed food’

Nutrition Advocacy in Public Interest-India has flagged 'YouTube clip of Bachchan saying mothers needn't struggle to make nutritious food as the biscuit has power of milk & wheat'.

‘Honour Amitabh Bachchan with Bharat Ratna,’ says Mamata Banerjee. Actor ‘salutes’ Kolkata

This was the second time that Banerjee has made such a demand. In 2015, the Bengal CM said the veteran actor 'deserves a Bharat Ratna'.

Big B, ‘Computer ji, Lock kiya jaaye’ — what Amitabh Bachchan’s suit for personality rights means

Granting an injunction, Delhi HC found that defendants appear to be using Big B's celebrity status for 'promoting their own activities, without his authorisation or permission'.

On Camera

A year after Bangladesh’s Monsoon Revolution, a parched summer looms ahead

Mob violence, Islamist rise, and political collapse haunt Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. Can April 2026 elections restore order?

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.