New Delhi, Feb 9 : Avid blogger Amitabh Bachchan has gone a step closer to his fans through vogging or vocal blogging by which they can hear his thoughts anytime and anywhere at the push of a button on their mobile phones.

The service called Bachchan Bol is being introduced by Inside India, which is a repository for licensable content and entertainment from Indian superstars.

New Delhi, Feb 8 : Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan believes in "When in Rome, do as the Romans do" and he followed suit while in Kerala recently by donning the local dress code - a crisp white shirt and "air-conditioned" dhoti, as he puts it.

Bangalore, Feb 5 : Kannada actor Sudeep, who was seen as Amitabh Bachchan's over-ambitious son in "Rann", says he has fulfilled his mother's dream by working with the megastar in the movie.

New Delhi, Feb 2 : There are many filmmakers who are keen to sign Amitabh Bachchan for their projects, but the megastar is impressed with none other than Vishal Bhardwaj and says they may work together in future.

"What a range of subjects he (Vishal) puts forth with innocent ease of reference. His exuberance for 'Paa' and the desire on both our parts to work together in the not too distant future, vibes well," Big B wrote on his blog bigb. bigadda. com.

Mumbai, Jan 30 : The debutant actors of Bollywood flick ''Teen Patti'' feel that working with superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been a dream come true for them.

Directed by Leena Yadav and produced by Ambika Hinduja, ''Teen Patti'' tells the story of a mathematician (played by Amitabh Bachchan) who is trying to write a thesis on probability, and he relates it to the Indian card game of ''Teen Patti''

New Delhi, Jan 29 : A loud applause still moves Bollywood super star Amitabh Bachchan.

"A thunderous and prolonged applause at the end of a scene that I perform towards the end of the film, moved me to tears," the 67-year-old posted on his blog www. bigb. bigadda. com Thursday night, when he was here for the premiere of his latest movie "Rann".

Mumbai, Jan 25 : Amitabh Bachchan released the new version of the patriotic song "Mile sur mera tumhara" here on the eve of Republic Day. It is now titled "Phir Mile Sur" and Bollywood megastar was excited about the fact that he is the only one who has been repeated in it.

New Delhi, Jan 23 : After watching the first episode of Colors' game show "National Bingo Night", one really wonders whether or not it was wise on Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan's part to invite his father, legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan, as the celebrity guest on the show.

New Delhi, Jan 19 : Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who first used the onscreen name Vijay in 1973 film "Zanjeer", Tuesday said he wanted the lucky name in his forthcoming "Rann" as well. The actor added that the much-hyped movie was not aimed at media bashing.

"Ramu (Ram Gopal Varma) wanted my character to be called Harshvardhan Malik. But I told him 'naam se pehle Vijay laga do, shayad picture chal jaayegi (Prefix the name with Vijay, the movie might work)'," Amitabh told reporters at a press conference.

Mumbai, Jan 18 : Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has bagged the Reader's Choice best actor award for the movie "Paa" while Kareena Kapoor was adjudged best actress for "Kurbaan" at the seventh Stardust Awards here.

Rajkumar Hirani's well-made "3 Idiots" got the Reader's Choice best film of the year award even as Imtiyaz Ali bagged the Reader's Choice best director award at the star-studded ceremony Sunday evening.

Mumbai, Jan 13 : Bollywood stars, including actor Amitabh Bachchan, gathered in Mumbai to promote their film, ''Rann''.

Talking about the film, Bachchan told the reporters about the internal conflict one deals with everyday life, which - he said - is the crux of this film.

“You are compromising with your conscience or not to make your business survive. Or else you compromise with your job to do justice to your conscience,” Bachchan said.

The film was expected to release on January 22, but the release has been postponed to a week later.

New Delhi, Dec 11 : Bikram Saluja has revisited "The Godfather" and "Raging Bull" in a glossy coffee table book that has him posing against backdrops of the two iconic Hollywood films. The model-turned-actor says that he is honoured that megastar Amitabh Bachchan has written the forward.

Mumbai, Dec 9 - Superstar Amitabh Bachchan's workaholism is well known. Little wonder that he dozed off at a felicitation ceremony in Chennai.

Amitabh was at Satyam cinema where he was honoured by the film federations of Chennai. Extreme exhaustion caught up with the 67-year-old veteran when he fell asleep before the ceremony Saturday and woke up thoroughly disoriented, not knowing where he was.

Mumbai, Dec 8 : Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was Monday conferred the Asian Film Cultural Award for completing 40 years in the entertainment industry.

Receiving the award from Bollywood director Ramesh Sippy, Bachchan thanked Kiran Shantaram, chairman, Asian Film Foundation for selecting him for the award.

Kolkata, Dec. 4 : The Amitabh Bachchan Fan club took out a colourful procession in Kolkata on Friday to mark the release of his film, ‘Paa’.

Most of them were seen wearing ''Paa'' masks to mark the occasion.

The fans danced to drum beats in a style similar to that of Amitabh himself in the film as they converged at cinema halls to catch ''Paa'', first day, first show.

New Delhi - Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan was Friday discharged from a hospital in India's western city of Mumbai where he was admitted last week following abdominal pain.

The actor was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital on his 66th birthday on October 11. Doctors diagnosed Bachchan with incisional hernia from an earlier surgery.

Mumbai, Oct 17: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who was admitted in the Leelavati Hospital last weekend after he complained of stomach pain, was discharged today.

On October 11, his 66th birthday, he was first rushed to Nanavati Hospital after he complained of stomach pain. After undergoing preliminary health tests, he was referred to the Lilavati Hospital.

Mumbai, Oct 14 : Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has thanked all his fans across the nation for their blessings and prayers.

The actor, who was admitted to the Mumbai’s Lilavati hospital after he complained of abdominal pain on Saturday, stated that he felt “most humble” by the prayers and good wishes of his fans and well-wishers.

Mumbai /Varanasi, Oct 12 : Fans and well-wishers of Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan thronged the Lilavati Hospital here last night after the actor was admitted there due to stomach pain.

Abhishek said doctors have diagnosed the condition and he was suffering from an intestinal obstruction.

New Delhi - Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan who turned 66 on Saturday was admitted to a hospital in India's western Mumbai city after he complained of abdominal pain, news reports said.

The iconic actor was celebrating his birthday at his residence in the city when he experienced severe pain, family sources told the IANS news agency.

Mumbai, Oct 11 : Actor Amitabh Bachchan, who is celebrating his 66th birthday, was taken to the Nanavati Hospital this afternoon.

He was rushed to Nanavati Hospital after he complained of stomach pain. Later, he was referred to Lilavati Hospital.

According to Nanavati Hospital sources, Amitabh left the hospital at around 12:40 p. m. after an X-ray of his stomach and chest were taken.

Mumbai, Sept 10 : Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan said on Wednesday while apologizing for his wife Jaya Bachchan’s remarks that were deemed anti-Maharashtrian by some political parties that we are ready for any punishment if found guilty.

“I do not think we have said or done anything negative but we will leave it to the State,” he said in a news conference in Mumbai today.

<!-- google_ad_section_start -->New Delhi - The premiere of Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan's film The Last Lear was cancelled Wednesday after activists of a regional political party vandalized the cinema hall in Mumbai where it was to be shown, news reports said.

The much talked-about world tour ‘The Unforgettable Tour’ with the Bachchans is becoming more glamourous day-by-day, as its launching date is coming near.

The tour is constantly in news not only due to Bachchans but more so because of the continuous entry and exit of other ‘Bollywood’ stars.

Washington, Jun 20: Chinese entertainer Faye Wong and Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan have been named ‘Asia’s Sexiest Vegetarians’ for 2008 in a new survey.

The poll was conducted by animal rights group People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).