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Bollywood  woke up to the shock news of their beloved 'masterji' Saroj Khan's death on Friday, with many celebrities remembering the veteran choreographer as a "genius" and an "inspiration" to others. Khan, the name behind some of the most famous songs in  Bollywood  such as "Dhak Dhak" and "Ek Do Teen", died of cardiac arrest early on Friday morning. She was 71. Actor Akshay Kumar termed Khan's demise as a "huge loss" to the industry. "Woke up to the sad news that legendary choreographer #SarojKhan ji is no more. She made dance look easy almost like anybody can dance, a huge loss for the industry. May her soul rest in peace," he tweeted. Choreographer Farah Khan said she was among the countless artistes who were inspired by Khan's work. "Rest in peace Sarojji... You were an inspiration to many, myself included. Thank you for the songs," she wrote on Twitter. Read Compl...

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was on Tuesday named Dadasaheb Phalke winner , Indian cinema's highest honour for an artiste. Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar confirmed the news in a Twitter post. "The legend Amitabh Bachchan who entertained and inspired for 2 generations has been selected unanimously for #DadaSahabPhalke award. The entire country and international community is happy. My heartiest Congratulations to him. @narendramodi @SrBachchan," Javadekar tweeted. The 76-year-old screen icon, who rose to stardom with his 'Angry Young Man' persona capturing the anger of the young generation in the 1970s with films such as "Zanjeer", "Deewar" and "Sholay", continues to be a force to reckon with in Indian cinema. In a career spanning five decades, Bachchan has given memorable performances film after film and is a four-time National Film Award winner.

Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Ramya Krishnan , who had previously worked together in Hindi action comedy "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", have been paired once again in upcoming Tamil film "Uyarntha Manithan". The film, being directed by Tamilvaanan in Tamil and Hindi, marks Big B's maiden full-length role in the Tamil film world. "Ramya ma'am has been paired with Amitji. Audiences are going to see both of them in really interesting roles. It's really exciting to be bringing together actors with such fine calibre and working with them. We are currently shooting important scenes between both of them in Mumbai," the director told IANS. Earlier this week, actor-filmmaker SJ Suryah, who plays the lead in the film, shared Amitabh's look on his Twitter page. Suryah took to Twitter to share the pictures and wrote: "Happiest moment of my life. Thank you God, mom and dad for fulfilling a dream which I have never even dreamt of." He ...

Business Standard : Actress Mouni Roy , who made her Hindi film debut with "Gold", has said that she can now die happily after working with megastar Amitabh Bachchan in her forthcoming film "Brahmastra". "I can die now happily after doing the scenes with him (Amitabh). It can't get better than that for me working with him in a film," Mouni said while interacting with media here as the newly appointed brand ambassador for RSH Global, a personal care company for their new marketing campaign 'Beauty By Nature' on Friday. Mouni is sharing screen space with Amitabh for the first time in their forthcoming film " Brahmastra ". When asked Mouni if Amitabh gave her any acting advice while shooting for the film, she said, "No... he didn't give me any specific advice as such while working because Ayan (Mukherji) used to be there on film sets but I just lost my focus on the day when I was working with him." "I was ju...

Business Standard : The entire Bachchan clan stepped out to celebrate their little princess Aaradhya's seventh birthday on Friday. Mommy Aishwarya Rai Bachchan shared an adorable picture of the family having fun at the outing. The photo features the birthday girl surrounded by cakes, her friends, parents Abhishek Bachchan and Aish, grandparents Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and aunty Shweta Bachchan Nanda. The 'Fanney Khan' star captioned the pic as, "Happy 7th my darling Aaradhya" Aishwarya also shared another picture of the doting parents posing with their darling daughter. "Love You Angel Aaradhya. Happiest Birthday my darling," she captioned the pic. Earlier in the day, both Abhishek and Amitabh Bachchan took to their respective social media handles to wish Aaradhya on her special day. "Happy birthday little princess! You are the pride and joy of the family. I pray you remain the ever smiling, innocent and loving girl that you...

Business Standard : Abhishek Bachchan has posted a heartfelt wish for his 'little princess' Aaradhya as she turned a year older today. On the occasion of her seventh birthday, the 'Manmarziyaan' star called Aaradhya the "pride and joy" of the entire family and also wished that she remains the "ever smiling" girl that she is. Abhishek took to social media to pen his thoughts. "Happy birthday little princess! You are the pride and joy of the family. I pray you remain the ever smiling, innocent and loving girl that you are. Love you with all my heart," the 42-year-old wrote alongside a picture of Aaradhya and wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan with him. One of the most loved couples of Bollywood, Abhi-Aish - who tied the knot in April, 2007 - welcomed their bundle of joy, Aaradhya in 2011. Apart from Abhishek, Bollywood's Shehenshah Amitabh Bachchan also wrote special words for his granddaughter on the blog. Along wit...

Business Standard : The combination of Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Katrina Kaif hasn't helped Thugs of Hindostan garner box office numbers after the first day. After minting a record Rs 500 million on Day 1, the multistarrer's fortunes have been in a free fall as it collected just above Rs 1.33 billion in the first five days after release. By the time the weekend was over, the movie seemed to have gone out of favour with the audience as it struggled to notch up even a tenth of its Day 1 figures on Monday and Tuesday. Bollywood analyst Taran Adarsh summed up the box office figures as follows: Hindi: Thursday: Rs 507.5 million Friday: Rs 282.5 million Saturday: Rs 227.5 million Sunday: Rs 172.5 million Monday: Rs 55 million Tuesday: Rs 43.5 million Total: Rs 1.28 billion Tamil + Telugu collection for five days : Rs 49 million Grand total : Rs 1.33 billion Adarsh called the movie the biggest shocker of the year in a tweet. Trailer of t...

Business Standard : Brahmastra, the first part of Ayan Mukerji's fantasy trilogy, will now hit big screens on Christmas 2019. Starring legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan , Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, the film was earlier slated to release in August next year. Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is producing the project under his Dharma Productions, took to social media to make the announcement. "PART 1!!!! # BRAHMASTRA #CHRISTMAS2019 @ DharmaMovies written and directed by AYAN MUKERJI," read his tweet. While Ranbir has previously worked with Ayan Mukerji in films such as 'Wake Up Sid' and 'Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani', Alia and Ayan are first time working together on any film. 'Brahmastra' also marks Alia and Ranbir's first collaboration. Meanwhile, 'Gold' star Mouni Roy and Tollywood actor Nagarjuna will also be part of the upcoming superhero fantasy. BS

Business Standard : Actor Aamir Khan says he had a great time not just sharing screen space with veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan for the first time in "Thugs of Hindostan", but also shaking a leg with him in the film's song "Vashmalle". The song was unveiled on Tuesday. "I was so excited to do a song with Mr. Bachchan, that for the first time in my career I have enjoyed dancing! Had a ball," Aamir tweeted. Composed by acclaimed music directors Ajay-Atul and sung by singers Sukhwinder Singh and Vishal Dadlani, "Vashmalle" is a fun song that features Amitabh and Aamir in a fun avatar. They can be seen getting drunk during the celebrations and then breaking out to dance with high energy. The track has been choreographed by ace choreographer and actor Prabhudheva . Vijay Krishna Acharya, who has directed the film, said in a statement: "It is amazing that we could write a suitable moment in the film that sees these two ...

Business Standard : Bollywood Star Amitabh Bachchan is going south as he will star in upcoming Telugu movie 'Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy'. Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh, while wishing the star on his birthday which falls today, in a surprise unveiled the first look of Bachchan's character, Gosayi Venkanna, from the upcoming period drama film. Venkanna was the Guru of freedom fighter Narasimha Reddy from Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district. Bachchan is almost unrecognisable in the poster and fans could be in for a surprise as the veteran will don such a role for the first time. Adarsh tweeted, "Unveiling the first look of Amitabh Bachchan in #Telugu film #SyeRaaNarasimhaReddy... Megastars Chiranjeevi ... Directed by Surender Reddy... Produced by Ram Charan... #AmitjiSyeRaaFL # Happy76thBirthdayABSir #SyeRaaNarasimhaReddy #SyeRaa..." The shooting of the film commenced from December 06, 2017, however, the release date has not been annou...

Kalyan Jewellers has withdrawn their advertisement series featuring Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, his daughter Shweta Bachchan Nanda and Malayalam actor Manju Warrier after legal action was threatened against them for portraying bank employees in a negative light. In a media statement, Kalyan Jewellers executive director Ramesh Kalyanaraman said, "We sincerely regret the inadvertent hurt caused and withdraw the advertisement from all media with immediate effect." He added that the advertisement has hurt sentiments of some people including members of the esteemed banking community and any such hurtful interpretation being drawn is unintended. "We state that the creative advertisement was a work of fiction and not a reflection of banking employees at large. Along with crores of Indians, we acknowledge the valuable contribution of the banking community to our country," said Kalyanaraman. Last week, Senior Bachchan had tweeted the video of the ad which...

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is in Hyderabad to shoot for Megastar Chiranjeevi's "Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy" magnum opus, and shared with his fans a glimpse of his look test for the biopic on the late freedom fighter Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy. "Dear friend Chiranjeevi, th at majestic superstar and icon from the world of Andhra and Telugu cinema, requests for a guest appearance in his magnum opus, on a most valiant period character that he portrays, and I agree," Big B posted on his blog. He shared a photograph in which he is seen sporting a heavily white bearded look. "These are not the final, but close," he wrote. The 75-year-old said most people who wish for him to work in their films, attempt to put him in situations wherein he sports the look of an old man. "Cannot really deny their choice... The days of yore are over... I mean they could never be reborn as this," he said, posting another picture in which he can be seen ...

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan's first ever wax figure will be the fourth from India to join Madame Tussauds Hong Kong with those of Mahatma Gandhi, Narendra Modi and Amitabh Bachchan currently on display. He will unveil it in the first quarter of 2018. "Huge honour. Can't wait to come there and stare down my wax figure. Thank you," Varun tweeted on Monday. Varun, who made his acting debut in the 2012 romantic comedy "Student of the Year", has also starred in "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania", "ABCD 2", "Main Tera Hero", "Badrinath Ki Dulhania" and most recently in "Judwaa 2". He was invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be part of the Swachh Bharat Mission. "It was a great experience to work with Madame Tussauds. I am so excited to get my wax figure in Hong Kong," the actor said in a statement on Madame Tussauds' official website. A group of skilled Madame Tussauds sculpting...

Though it was just not the day for Team India at the ICC Women's World Cup final , Amitabh Bachchan has very rightly said, "until you loose, you shall never know the joy of victory." He took to Twitter handle to share his words of appreciation for the ladies, "T 2494 - Until you loose, you shall never know the joy of victory ! Well played ladies .. Bhartiya Nari Zindabad !! WWC17" Akshay Kumar, who was present at Lord's to cheer team India, after speaking to them post match, tweeted, "Even Broken Hearts Can Laugh!!These Women have started a revolution & I couldn't be more proud #WWC17Final" Other Bollywood celebs who cheered the team are: Yami Gautam: "Close one but what a game! Well played Team India! #WomenInBlue #WWC17Final proud Indian! @BCCIWomen" Anushka Sharma: "Salute the determination & passion shown by the women in blue! Tough luck. But girls, you've won our hearts @BCCIWomen #WWC17" Sha...

When it comes to share some nostalgic, throwback pictures with his fans on social media, superstar Amitabh Bachchan always takes the cake. Today, the 74-year-old actor took to Twitter and shared an adorable photo with son Abhishek, which is surely going to make his fans smile wide. He captioned the snap, "I once, not so long ago showed him the workings of technology..now he teaches me..Kids, I tell you." In the photo, the 'PINK' star is seen trying to teach Abhishek Bachchan how to use a camera. Recently, the actor shared a picture of himself with son Abhishek, when he had just returned from the hospital after suffering the fatal accident. Read More News: Financial News , Latest Financial News , Todays Financial News

To make the auspicious festival of ' Ram Navami ' more joyous, Amitabh Bachchan has sent out warm wishes to his fans. The 74-year-old-actor took to Twitter and greeted his fans by sharing couple of pictures, alongside greetings on the festival of 'Ram Navami'. "T 2483 - Happy Ram Navmi to all .. prosperity and happiness always .. !!" Another B-town celebrity who wished fans was Madhur Bhandarkar and he wrote, "May Lord Rama bless you with Success, Happiness and Peace on the auspicious occasion of #RamNavami.°#HappyRamNavami #JaiShriRam!!!!" The Holy festival of 'Ram Navami' is being celebrated across the country today. It is a festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Rama and falls on the ninth day of Navratri. Over 15 lakh people took holy bath in River Saryu this morning. Elaborate security arrangements have been made for peaceful Ramjanamotasav programmes in Ayodhya. Devotees are reaching various temples including Lo...