The Superstar of the Millennium- Amitabh Bachchan is turning 70 on October 11, 2012 and it surely calls for one big, fat celebration. Wife Jaya Bachchan is hosting a grand bash on the eve of Big B’s 70th birthday and this one indeed promises to be one helluva affair.

The bash is scheduled to take place at the swanky Reliance Media Works studio in Film City which incidentally belongs to Bachchan’s close family friend Anil Ambani. The black tie affair is slated to see the who’s who of Bollywood, politics and industrial bigwigs in attendance. The evening will see an Indian contemporary ballet performance by Nritarutya- a Bangalore based dance trust. The dance will incorporate some of late Harivansh Rai Bachchan‘s famous poems recited by Big B. Later a special book which features sketches of Big B by several renowned artists will be unveiled. Post that, of course it’s going to be dinner and dance at the grand bash.Going by the itinerary this one indeed promises to be the ‘Baap‘ of all birthday bashes.

Abhishek Bachchan is headed to London to attend the Olympics as brand ambassador of Omega watches, says father Amitabh, who had carried the torch ahead of the opening ceremony.

“Abhishek travels out to the Olympics tonight. As brand ambassador for Omega and the watch company being one of the sponsors of London 2012, he goes to attend some events! Lucky,” Bachchan posted on his blog.

Earlier this month, Amitabh had carried the Olympic torch, during the Olympic Torch Relay, organised ahead of the opening ceremony of the grand sporting extravaganza in London.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his family had some anxious moments after an unidentified person broke into their house Jalsa. The 69-year-old actor wrote about the incident in his blog, saying that the person is in the custody of the police, who are now investigating the case.

“Spent some anxious moments yesterday since we had a break in! The guy was caught and is with the police now under investigation. Seems like a professional, for he had entered the most sensitive area of the house, Jalsa,” Amitabh wrote on his blog srbachchan.tumblr.com, Saturday.

Jalsa is the new house where Amitabh and Jaya live with son Abhishek, daughter-in-law Aishwarya and grand-daughter Aaradhya while younger brother Ajitabh lives in Prateeksha.

Janak is used as their office. Janak also has a gym which the Bachchans use regularly.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s extended family on micro-blogging site Twitter is expanding rapidly and has reached another milestone – it crossed the three million mark Friday.

The veteran actor came to know the reality when his fan list on Twitter crossed 3 million. The 69-year-old actor seemed more than overwhelmed and spell bounded when he tweeted about his feeling on crossing the mark of 3 million followers in Twitter family.

“3 MILLION FOLLOWERS!!! Holy Mother of Jesus and the Almighty! This is quite unbelievable! Thank you my TwFmXt (Twitter extended family),” tweeted the 69-year-old.

The veteran actor, who has been entertaining Bollywood buffs since over four decades, remains connected to his worldwide fans through the online medium — his blog and Twitter, and even through his voice blog.

It’s been more than four decades since we are seeing you on screen Amitabh Ji and it seems like the time has flown fast.

But time, age or any other reasons couldn’t hamper your charm and we are still captured in your spell. Wish you best of health and heights in career.

Abhishek Bachchan has wowed film fraternity with his rib-tickling performance in “Bol Bachchan” – Kunal Kohli said he is “phenomenal” in the movie, while Ashutosh Gowariker found him “outstanding”.

Rohit Shetty’s “Bol Bachchan” was screened for Bollywood Thursday. The guest liked the slapstick comedy as well as Ajay Devgn and others performances, but Abhishek impressed them the most. The film has hit screens Friday.

This is what they have to say:

Kunal Kohli: It was absolutely hilarious. I think Rohit Shetty and team have done an outstanding job. Abhishek is phenomenal, Ajay is also fantastic. Everyone has done a great job. I was laughing so much, my jaws are still hurting.

Ashutosh Gowariker: Very good, a riotous film, very funny. I think Ajay and Abhishek are brilliant in the film. The entire cast is brilliant but I found Abhishek outstanding.

Suniel Shetty: Mind blowing! Abhishek’s best performance. Abhishek at his best and I was reminded of Amitji (Amitabh Bachchan) in his young days. Ajay is also fantastic. The whole film is outstanding and according to me, it should be the year’s biggest grosser. I don’t believe in Rs.100 crore or Rs.200 crore, but it is a true entertainer.

Prakash Jha: It’s sheer madness, lovely, brilliant film. He (Rohit Shetty) has surpassed his “Golmaal”.

Meanwhile, Abhishek is overwhelmed with the response.

“So far the response has been fantastic. You can see I am smiling. I am very, very happy that initial screenings have gone well. The audience will watch it now and fingers crossed,” the 36-year-old said at the screening.

When told that his work is being appreciated the most, Abhishek said: “Thank you for saying this. I hope the audience also loves it. Everyone has worked hard and it feels great when you ask such questions.”

Cast : Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Prachi Desai, Neeraj Vora

Director : Rohit Shetty

Rating : 1* On 5

Just after a cameo jig in the title song, Big B offers a disclaimer: he isn’t a part of this film, even though his name is. And that is hint enough for the wise. But for those who don’t know, Bol Bachchan (BB) jams chopsticks up the nose of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s comic classic ‘Gol Maal’ and digs itself six feet under with it. While the story is same in theory, being a Rohit Shetty film only adds some cars nailing somersaults, trucks attempting a ballet, baddies playing mid-air Garba after being biffed and Ajay Devgn drawing his eyebrows close enough to show that he means business.

The story has Abhishek Bachchan as Abbas and sister Sania (Asin) left in dreadful conditions after losing their inherited possessions to a relative. Following an advice from family friend Shastri, they make a shift to Ranakpur, b, where they bump into a pack of crowded actors including Ajay Devgn. Rest follows a round and round crazy confusion in story.

If you were thinking that two Bachchans (Amitabh Bachchan has guest appearance in the movie) make it worth watching then watch your words as double sometimes can bring trouble. Abhishek Bachchan in over glitzy, shimmery flower prints has not been able to come up well with the character. Ajay Devgn who ends up speaking not-so-funny Hinglish one liners couldn’t retain the fun element in the movie. The plot is not strong enough and script is not well written to justify the character.

‘Mooch nahin toh kuch nahin’ may seem like an understatement in this film as almost everyone, excluding Asin and Prachi (thankfully!) proudly jounce their bushy glory on their upper lips. But with a cardboard set and not enough costumes for all the extras, glueing on a mooch can be a cost-effective and efficient way to portray a village in Rajasthan. Kay bole se, Producer-sa?

Rohit Shetty‘s upcoming movie Bol Bachchan will hit the silver screen on July 6. This movie is all about entertainment starring Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin and Prachi Desai. One of the movies which the audiences think that will join the 100 crore club. So lets wait and watch what happens.

Bolllywood actors Ajay Devgan, Abhishek Bachan and Director Rohit Shetty hold maces and looking quite identical during a promotional event for their new film ‘Bol Bachchan’ in New Delhi.

The romantic comedy is scheduled to be released on July 6.

Abhishek Bachchan, is son of the angry young man of Bollywood non other that Abitabh Bachchan. His upcoming movie Bol Bachchan will release on July 6. Movie is of Rohit Shetty Starring Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Asin and Prachi Desai.

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan, a foodie, pampered his taste buds by gorging on Gujarati delicacy Jalebi Fafda on the sets of “Taarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma”.

The “Bol Bachchan” star was on the sets of the show to promote the forthcoming movie, and was treated to a variety of food items.

Lead actress Disha Vakani, who essays Daya Ben in the comedy, offered Abhishek some Jalebi Fafda, and he was enthusiastic about trying it.

He not just ate it all alone, he went around with the dish and took the food tray to everyone personally. He also made sure everyone on the sets tasted it, including the staff and the technicians, said a source.

Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s upcoming FERRARI KI SAWAARI is in full swing winning accolades and appreciation from the filmy brigade including Karan Johar, Sanjay Dutt, and Amitabh Bachchan.

The film is getting all the eyeballs for the simplicity of the concept and the heartwarming performances.

Recently a special screening was held for Amitabh Bachchan. After watching the film Bachchan was so shaken up that he was in tears.

Talking about the movie he said, ”Simple things in life, have great value, the greatest asset of this film is its simplicity. I could connect to the film and easily relate to the wonderful father son bond in this film.”

FERRARI KI SAWAARI is all set to release on the 15th of June, 2012. The movie is directed by Rajesh Mapuskar and is produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra with some ecstatic performances by Boman Irani, Sharman Joshi and child artist Ritvik Sahore. Source

Given RGV’s track record, especially after COMPANY (barring a SARKAR), his latest venture, the Big B, Sanjay Dutt and Rana Daggubati starrer, DEPARTMENT, was never expected to embark upon a great start. But the 15-25 percent opening (better in Maharashtra, South and single screens of UP & Bihar) was quite disappointing.

A section of the audience and media feels that DEPARTMENT was touted as a Amitabh-Dutt face-off, but quite contrary to expectations, it’s Rana Daggubati who has the most prominent role followed by Sanjay Dutt, with Big B being relegated to a glorious extra. And that will take its toll on the box-office outcome of the film, unless and until it shows a remarkable pick up.

Meanwhile after a good weekend, last Friday’s ISHAQZAADE saw falling collections (though not alarmingly) during the weekdays. The opening week saw the Arjun-Parineeti starrer netting 25 crore (to be validated). The 20-21 crore film from the YRF stable will have to show good legs in the second week to be termed a clean hit, and not just a highly profitable venture. What works in favour of ISHAQZAADE is that 60 percent of its investment has already been recovered by the makers who are also its worldwide distributors. More

“My granddaughter is called Aaradhya”, Amitabh Bachchan posted on Twitter, putting to rest six months of speculation over the name of Abhishek and Aishwarya’s child.

Abhishek and Aishwarya welcomed their first child, a daughter, on Nov 16th last year and since then fans have been curious to know her name.

The 69-year-old revealed the name when one of his fans, Haseena Wazeer, asked him about it on Twitter. Source

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has expressed shock over the death of child artist Taruni Sachdev, who played his school friend in “Paa”, in Monday’s plane crash in Nepal.

“Just reading that Taruni Sachdev the girl child artist in ‘Paa’, has perished in Nepal plane crash .. please god may this not be true,” Amitabh posted on his Twitter page.

At 14, Tarini had already featured in almost 50 ads and did a cameo in “Paa”. She was among 13 Indians who were killed when the aircraft crashed into a hill while coming in to land at Jomsom in western Nepal.

Amitabh, 69, has memories of Jomsom.

“Jomsom, where the plane crash in Nepal took place is where we shot ‘Khuda Gawah’, a raw airfield and most difficult to land on,” posted Big B. More