Amitabh Bachchan

Johnson hails welcome in India, says felt like Tendulkar, Amitabh Bachchan

Johnson arrived in Ahmedabad on Thursday as part of his two-day India trip and visited the famous Sabarmati Ashram and met industrialist Gautam Adani

SC refuses to stop streaming Amitabh Bachchan's 'Jhund' on OTT

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to halt the streaming of Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Hindi movie 'Jhund' on the Over the Top (OTT) platform.A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and AS Bopanna said its order of May 5 on which the release of the movie on the OTT platform would continue have been permitted.It also directed the Telangana High Court to consider the revision petition filed by Hyderabad-based filmmaker Nandi Chinni Kumar, who alleged copyright violation, immediately after the summer vacation.Earlier, the bench had stayed the Telangana High Court order which had stayed the release of the movie on OTT. The movie was released on ZEE5.The apex court was hearing the plea of Film's producer Super Cassettes Industries Pvt Ltd (T Series) against the High Court order.The film, which was earlier released in theatres on March 4, was released on the OTT platform on May 6.On April 29, the High Court in its interim order had ordered the status quo relating to the release of ...

Bollywood stars falter as South Indian movies crack the box-office code

Larger-than-life movies' full value is offered only on a big screen, say experts; for other movies, consumers prefer to wait for their OTT release

'K.G.F: Chapter 2' continues regional movie trend, is a hit on day one

First-day total domestic collection pegged at Rs 110 crore at least. Hindi-version collection at Rs 40 crore, say experts

Amitabh Bachchan pays up after DGGI evasion notice on NFT sale

Bachchan had entered into an agreement with Rhiti Entertainment Pte. Ltd, Singapore, for conversion of his content into NFTs by way of an auction.

Big B on Lata Mangeshkar's demise: Voice of a million centuries has left us

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has paid homage to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away on Sunday aged 92 at a hospital in Mumbai.

One staff member at Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow tests positive for Covid-19

A staff member at one of megastar Amitabh Bachchan's bungalows has tested positive for COVID-19, a BMC official said Wednesday. In a blog post Tuesday, Amitabh Bachchan informed that he is dealing with some "domestic COVID situations", saying he will connect with his fans later. The BMC official said that out of 31 staff members of both of the veteran star's bungalows, Pratiksha and Jalsa, one tested positive during the routine COVID-19 tests. Routine COVID-19 tests of the staffers were conducted from Amitabh Bachchan's team, the officer added. "The staff has been quarantined at CCC-2 (COVID Care Center-2) of the BMC," he said. He further added that the positive staff is asymptomatic. Another senior official said that as per the guidelines they have followed COVID-19 protocol that includes contact tracing, testing and home quarantine of close contacts. Amitabh Bachchan, who regularly updates his fans about his personal and professional life through his blog, wrote a cryptic one-

Big B's exclusive NFT collection auctioned at $966K on fourth day

As more and more Bollywood celebrities continue to join the non-fungible token (NFT) bandwagon, megastar Amitabh Bachchan sold his collection of NFTs for a whopping $966,000 on the fourth day

Amitabh Bachchan's NFT collections reach Rs 3.8 cr on Day 1 of auction

Amitabh Bachchan's NFT collections of 'Madhushala', autographed posters and collectibles, have received bids worth about Rs 3.8 crore on the first day of auction being organised by Beyondlife.Club.

TMS, Ep 25: India's GDP growth, surrogate ads, FMCG stocks, and metaverse

How can India build high GDP growth momentum? What do surrogate ads beat Indian laws? Will rising input costs and falling rural sales derail FMCG stocks? What's metaverse? Get all the answers here

Sans loyalty on either side, where do celebrity endorsements stand?

Two very newsworthy happenings over the last week, linked to celebrity endorsements, have opened up a very interesting debate on loyalty

CoinDCX picks Amitabh Bachchan as brand ambassador to aid crypto awareness

Crypto exchange CoinDCX on Monday roped in Amitabh Bachchan as brand ambassador to spread awareness about cryptocurrencies.

Now chat with Big B's voice on Amazon Alexa for Rs 149 in India

Users in India can add his amazing voice to their Alexa experience on Echo devices for an introductory price of Rs 149 for one year.

Amitabh Bachchan buys duplex flat in Mumbai's Andheri area for Rs 31 cr

Per sq ft value of the property to be Rs 59,788; stamp duty on deal is Rs 62 lakh

Actor Amitabh Bachchan receives first dose of coronavirus vaccine

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Friday said he has received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Taking to official blog, the 78-year-old actor revealed that every member of his family, except son Abhishek Bachchan, have received the first dose of coronavirus vaccine. "Vaccination done... All well... Did COVID test for family and staff yesterday... results came today... All good, all negative... So done the vaccine," Amitabh Bachchan wrote. "All family done except Abhishek .. he be on location and shall do it on return soon in a few days." The veteran actor also posted a picture of him receiving the vaccine at a vaccine centre. Abhishek Bachchan has been filming for his upcoming social comedy "Dasvi" in Agra. The actor completed the shooting on Thursday. Calling the vaccination process "historic", Amitabh Bachchan said he will later pen a longer blog post about it. "The entire procedure of taking the vaccination needs a rather detailed exclusive blog... shall do so... later...

Why Big B, Akshay quiet on fuel prices now, asks Congress leader

Maha Congress chief Nana Patole asked why Bollywood celebrities, including actors Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar, who had tweeted about high fuel prices during the UPA regime were quiet now

Aaj hi ke din: Amitabh Bachchan celebrates 52 years in Hindi film industry

Bachchan said had it not been for his "extended family", the milestone would have been "just another day."

Pandemic-proof endorsers: The five names which stand out in 2020

Bachchan, Kumar, Khurrana, Kohli and Dhoni have been visible in a difficult year; charm remains intact, say experts

India's most beautiful, most respected, most versatile celebrities in pics

The Indian Institute of Human Brands (IIHB), led by adman Sandeep Goyal, on Tuesday, released findings of its TIARA Research report, billed as a comprehensive study of Indian celebrities

Deepika Padukone most beautiful celebrity, Amitabh most respected: TIARA

Rankings part of research report by Indian Institute of Human Brands