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Amitabh Bachchan to save Abhishek’s career?: Film-maker Anurag Kashyap has stirred up a controversy by claiming that Amitabh Bachchan used his clout to delay a film that’s based on Chittagong revolt so that son Abhishek Bachchan’s film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey could get enough eyeballs.

Shonali Bose’s small-budget film Chittagong that is based on the same subject and stars Manoj Bajpai as the revolutionary Surjya Sen, was meant to release in October, but it was delayed due to reasons unclear. But now, Anurag Kashyap, known for his brutal straightforwardness, has thrown light on the reasons.

Anurag has written on a social networking site: “See Chittagong, a far superior film made on the same subject as Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey... At 1/8 th the cost, far superior actors and immense passion... Producers decided to sit on it, because of a phone call from someone, because that someone was trying desperately to save his son’s career... welcome to Bollywood, where whose son you are outshines all the hard work and passion and potential and talent. KHJJS came and went, now what?”

There can be no doubt that the “someone” referred to in the post is Amitabh Bachchan.

When the superstar was asked to reply to Kashyap’s allegation, he said he did not want to dignify an undignified remark by commenting on it. However, Big B did say that the allegation is ‘baseless’ and ‘incorrect’.

Meanwhile, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey is on its way to be a flop.

Aishwarya Rai and Vivek Oberoi together at 'lavish Sahara Wedding': Recently niece of billionaire Subrata Roy (Sahara Group) got married in Sahara Shahar at the banks of Gomti River in Lucknow, we at FilmiTadka were there to cover the awesome wedding and as we expected we spotted quite a few bollywood celebrities.

Bride Sivanka looked ravishing and Karan (groom) was looking elegant in their wedding attire, attending the marriage were the who’s who of B-Town, political leaders, corporate honchos, and various sports celebrities. Jaya Bhaduri came along with husband Amitabh Bachchan, also present were Hema Malini, Sanjay Dutt, Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with husband Abhishek Bachchan, Sri Devi with Boney Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi with Priyanka Oberoi nee Alva, Fardeen Khan, Gulshan Grover, Anu Malik, etc.

From political fraternity, BL Joshi (Governor of Uttar Pradesh) was present, also spotted were Digvijay Singh (Congress General Secretary), Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena Leader), Member of Parliament Amar Singh, Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, etc. From sports world, Saurav Ganguly, former Indian hockey team captain Dhanraj Pillay, and cricketer RP Singh were present.

The marriage was a grand affair, where noted artistes and musicians kept the guests entertained.

After Pamela Anderson's entry in Big Boss 4: KBC Ratings goes down!: Pamela Anderson appearance in the Big Boss 4 helped for the reality show to get more TV ratings and the show also beats biggest reality show in India, Kaun Banega Crorepati. But, the margin between the KBC and Big Boos 4 was very less.

On Thursday night show, the TRP ratings for the Big Boss 4 reached into the higher level and made a new record of 4.9. This was the best rating of the show so for. Previously, the show got 4.4 rating by the Sara Khan-Ali Merchant wedding episode.

Whereas, the fourth season from the KBC has got 4.8 ratings and proved that, the Indians are still like the money game.

The three day appearance of Pamela Anderson in Big Boss 4 comes to an end and she will receive 25million in Indian currency.

Amitabh Bachchan and Abhi totally bowled over after watching 'Guzaarish': Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest film Guzaarish has left Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan totally bowled over.

The film starring Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai in lead roles did not have any lavish premiere, but a special screening at Yash Raj Studios for friends and colleagues from the film industry.

Abhishek, who was shooting in Goa, flew to Mumbai especially for the screening. But clearly one man who was most impressed by the film was Big B.

“It’s a work of art. It’s poetry in motion. A sensitive subject handled the way only Sanjay Leela Bhansali could.

He is truly a great maker. A man with incredible visual sense and sense of cinema. Beautifully etched characters, sincerely performed and all of them executing it in the most dignified and sincere manner,” Big B wrote on his blog.


“What can one say at moments like these. One is dumbfounded and almost speechless,” the superstar added.

Even sonny Abhishek was spellbound after watching the film.

“Was completely worth it!! GUZARISH is truly magical! Sanjay is pure genius. Everything about the film, according to me, was pitch perfect. It's spellbinding,” Abhishek tweeted after watching the film.

The screening was attended by Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani, among others. Everybody was full of praises for the movie after watching it.

Amitabh Bachchan against to using word 'Bollywood': Amitabh Bachchan's disdain for the word Bollywood is as well known as his prodigal talent, and his vanity, and his periodic and indefatigable pursuit of the quixotic.

Bachchan has been campaigning against use of the word Bollywood to describe the Indian film industry for years, without enthusing many. From his tweet this morning, it is clear that he isn't giving up his crusade any time soon.

"FI : Film Industry, InFI : Indian Film Industry ... a much recommended and apt name than the other plagiarized often used euphemism !" he tweeted.

We are unabashed Bachchan admirers (Yes, we do admire people other than Vidya Balan.), but we feel it is time to give Mr. Bachchan a reality check, with due apologies if it makes him squirm.

Mr Bachchan please recall all the ridiculous movies that you made us, your fans, watch, just because we admired your talent. You made bank leading us into cinema halls, like a Pied Piper, to watch your films, only to leave us orphaned of our sanity with the pathetic fare that was dished out in those halls.

If you have any difficulty recalling the names of those movies, we are there to help.

Maybe some of those despicable apologies to cinema you headlined to help your producer friends, but you did so by cheating your fans!

You prostituted your talent, more unabashedly than a sex worker, so we prefer to call the Indian Film Industry Bollywood, not the euphemism that you want us to use - InFI.

By the way don't kid yourself. Bollywood is still serving much of the mindless fare that you headlined in the 1980s and 90s. It certainly doesn't represent India so doesn't deserve to be named after the nation.

The Bachchans Family at Kaun Banega Crorepati grand finale: Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 4 makers have planned a bigger and a grander episode for the show’s finale.

Imagine the entire Bachchan family on the KBC stage with the legendary Amitabh Bachchan…yes, all for the first time on small screen. Can’t get better than this!

The finale will be aired in the last week of December and along with Abhishek Bachchan and bahu Aishwarya Rai, beti Shweta Bachchan Nanda will also be there joined by ma Jaya Bachchan. The channel officials have confirmed the news that they are indeed planning to do so, but when a tabloid asked whether it’s to beat the rival show Bigg Boss, the channel CEO said, “Yes, we are in advanced negotiations to have the entire Bachchan family on the grand finale of KBC. But our aim is not to beat the Bigg Boss…”

Till now, KBC is doing far better than the other reality shows and is facing tough competition from the Salman Khan hosted Bigg Boss.

Sony has also started talks with Big B for another season of KBC.

Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai dance together at KBC: Big B is still making waves despite nearing the seventh decade of his life. His ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati-4’ has been garnering TRP’s rapidly leaving almost all the reality shows far behind.

Known for his politeness and witty conversation that sparkles with wisdom and profund knowledge, Mr. Bachchan himself cannot be likened to anything frivolous at all especially not when he is on the sets of KBC  trying to help the contestants win the booty of 1 crore with an additional option of winning five times more at a single go.

The entire country therefore stared in surprise when they saw the huge superstar of yesteryear put on his dancing cap for the ladli bahu of his family. Yes! You got it right! Amithabh Bachchan proceeded to shake a leg to the tunes of ‘Zor ka Jhatka’ a song from ‘Action Replayy’ starring Aishwarya and Akshay Kumar.

The audience seemed to be regaled at watching the Big B himself get up from his seat and proceed to jive along with his Bahu and co-star. A wonderfully entertaining moment to say the least! The festive season undoubtedly makes everyone light headed not to speak of being light on their feet.

'National Award 2010': Amitabh Bachchan's family Photos: Amitabh Bachchan recently received the National Award for his stellar performance as a 13 year-old-kid suffering from progeria in son Abhishek Bachchan’s home production Paa. Being honoured by the President of India, it was a proud moment for the entire Bachchan family and they were all there.

Bachchan's Family: Amitabh, Jaya, Aishwarya and Abhishek

Aishwarya Rai, Jaya Bachchan and Abhishek’s sister Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and her industrialist husband Nikhil were present at the function held in New Delhi. Everyone in the auditorium stood up and applauded when Mr. Bachchan walked on stage to receive the honour from the President. It was a moment that left the superstar moist-eyed.
Enjoy more Bachchan's Family Pics:
'National Award': Amitabh Bachchan and family Photos

Amitabh’s KBC 4 much better than Salman’s ‘Bigg Boss 4’: In the year 2000 when Kaun Banega Crorepati started with Amitabh Bachchan as its host, it changed the way Indian audience watched television. The show was a huge hit and, now after ten years, its fourth season has proved that no other reality show is like it. The ‘KBC 4’ viewership figures are quite high than the Salman Khan-hosted ‘Bigg Boss 4’ and Akshay Kumar’s Master Chef.

Going by the opening, the first day of KBC 4 topped the list of best opening shows with 6.2 TVRs (television viewership ratings). Earlier, the record of best opening was with Khatron Ke Khiladi 3 which had Priyanka Chopra as the host. If Bigg Boss 4 had an opening of 4.8 TVRs, the Akshay Kumar show Master Chef on Star Plus managed only 2.6 rating. Channel Sony Entertainment which owns KBC 4 claims that their show has got the most successful launch in recent times on Indian television.

There is no doubt that the audience loves every moment of KBC 4. The towering baritone of Amitabh Bachchan, his eloquence, and his unique style of presentation ensure a better quality Indian television in comparison to the otherwise low-grade reality shows which are rampant nowadays, and one such show is Rakhi Sawant’s Rakhi Ka Insaaf which was pitted against Akshay’s Master Chef.

As a tabloid reports, every third Indian likes to watch KBC during prime time, with the show carrying a 32 per cent reach in the four episodes of its first week run. The show’s first week average of 5.3 TVRs is also the highest for any non-fiction show recorded over the last year.

Amitabh's daughter Shweta Nanda celebrate his Birthday on KBC Set: Doting daughter Shweta Nanda joined Sony TV officials on the sets of KBC Season 4 to felicitate Amitabh Bachchan on his 68th birthday on Monday, October 11.

Dressed in co-ordinated greens, father and daughter looked a delightful site.

Amitabh wore a pistachio green stand-up collar kurta and white pajama.
Shweta, 36, charmed in a heavily embellished olive green long sleeve kurta, matching dupatta and churidar.

Shweta looked on proudly as her father cut a humongous 68 kg birthday cake, a replica of the KBC set.

The ceremony also marked the official launch of the new season of the show, the first episode of which aired later Monday night at 9 pm.
This is how Bachchan summarized the event:

"The Sony teams in place, the AV of my association in films and a bit of my life is played out, Indian Idol winner sings in a few songs, and then on stage to acknowledge the fan greetings and to cut a rather large cake reproducing the KBC set. A set off of the ongoing KBC broadcast and a set off for me to get home," he wrote on his blog.

Earlier in the day Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan flanked Birthday B for a media meet at his office Janak in Juhu.

Through the day, Amitabh also met a lot of the fans who thronged the gates of Jalsa, his Mumbai residence, from early morning.

He wrapped an eventful day with dinner at home with family and close friends, including Akshay Kumar, who later received a special mention in Big B's tweets:

"thank you Akshay .. was wonderful spending time with you today at home ... love"

Rajinikanth in Amitabh Bachchan’s KBC4: It’s not only Amitabh Bachchan’s birthday today but also the launch of his game show Kaun Banega Crorepati 4.
The star is back in the show after a span of six years and the makers of ‘KBC 4’ are leaving no stone unturned to make it big and grand.

The south superstar and Big B’s good friend Rajinikanth is expected to attend the first gala episode.

Along with Big B’s family and Rajini, Indian cricket team’s skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will also attend the first episode of India’s most celebrated game show. As per reports, the show will open with a song composed by Vishal-Shekhar and choreographed by Shiamak Davar. His dance troupe is especially in Mumbai for the performance. Big B will also dance to the tune of Pag-e-Ghungroo from his superhit film Namak Halal.

The show will start with Amitabh reciting a few lines from his legendary father Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s poem. He will make a grand entry from a 24-foot-tall structure which is in the form of a giant ‘A’.

A special set is erected at the Yash Raj Studios by the ace set designer Nitin Desai for the shoot of first episode.

Don’t forget to catch all the action on your TV screens.