MUMBAI: On this day two decades ago a new Hindi film superstar emerged: Bollywood’s all-time favourite romantic hero Shah Rukh Khan, who debuted with "Deewana". On completing 20 years, SRK says he just "got lucky" and admits he has made mistakes all along. "Twenty uninterrupted years of serving. Not enough talent or looks or […]

MUMBAI: Hours after the wedding Ramcharan Teja spoke exclusively and briefly to us. “It’s been one hectic morning for me. That I am married now is yet to to sink in. All I can tell you at the moment is,it’s been the best experience of my life.” Priyanka Chopra couldn’t make it to her Zanjeer […]

MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan, who has been suffering from a stomach ailment since a while now, is to go to Los Angeles for more tests and treatment. After recently undergoing a CT scan, the megastar has put all new assignments on hold till September. Even post ungergoing abdominal surgery the veteran actor has been experiencing severe […]

Having not visited one another for the last 25 years, on Sunday Subhash Ghai walked into icon Amitabh Bachchan’s residence Jalsa with a new project in mind.

  MUMBAI: It’s been tradition for Amitabh Bachchan to greet his fans at his doorstep almost every Sunday morning, and this Sunday was no different. Despite doctor’s instructions in view of his frail condition following his 12-day hospital stay, the megastar came out to meet his fans. "The Sunday well wishers! Constant and so regular… […]

  MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan says that despite his improving condition he might have to stay at the Seven Hills Hospital here for a few more days. However, his full recovery could even take months, says the megastar. "Looks like a few more days then before they set me free… but recovery at home will be […]

  Mumbai: He is the man whose presence adds fanfare to events, weightage to social messages, and, of course, to the cast of a film! But cinema icon Amitabh Bachchan believes he is not qualified enough to give an opinion and talk about every issue in the country. "Suddenly many invitations to inaugurate book releases, […]

MUMBAI: Ready to bedazzle every eye with her sexy, hot appearance in The Dirty Picture, Vidya Balan who shares a great chemistry with Amitabh Bachchan, charmed him to dance with her on the Ooh la La number from The Dirty Picture. Balan, who paid a visit to Bachchan’s show Kaun Banega Crorepati on Monday, was wearing a blood red […]

MUMBAI: Sushil Kumar, a computer operator and tutor by profession hailing from Bihar, is the first to win Rs 5 crore this season on Kaun Banega Crorepati hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. “Today, he has come and won five crore in the show, which is the top prize. Any person can achieve a lot, if he […]

Master of romance Shah Rukh Khan is the man of the moment, thanks to his first ever superhero movie "RA.One", an ambitious $30 million project that boasts of world class VFX, mindblowing graphics and his own presence.

The chat show will be produced by Aamir Khan Productions and is expected to go on-air in early 2012. The title of the show has not yet been decided.

MUMBAI: Superstar, megastar, star of the millennium…Amitabh Bachchan has been given many epithets in his four-decade long career in Bollywood. And the actor, who turns 69 today, is now trying to harness the online medium to reach out to the very people who showered these accolades on him – his fans. Whether it’s Twitter, his […]

MUMBAI: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan was left amazed at Amitabh Bachchan’s energy levels when he went for a special shoot on the 68-year-old megastar’s quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati. "KBC was fun though I am sure very tiring for Mr.B…hats off to him…(sic)" Shah Rukh posted on Twitter. Shah Rukh, who is busy promoting his […]

Mumbai: Sony Entertainment Television replaced Colors from the No 2 slot among GECs with 245 GRPS across markets. Empowered by the best fiction and non- fiction shows for its viewers, Sony Entertainment Television has become the most watched television channel and is the No.1 channel in primetime with 154 GRPs. Mr. Amitabh Bachchan’s charisma took centre […]

MUMBAI: They did some very successful films as a jodi. Then Priyanka Chopra and Akshay Kumar went their separate ways. Now fate and television TRPs (in that order) have brought them face-to-face in a major headlong clash. It is that factor called the Fear Factor. After doing two seasons as host of the very successful […]

MUMBAI: Sony  Entertainment Television has signed Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan as host for the popular quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC). The channel has signed Bachchan to host the show for two more seasons. Bachchan wrote on Twitter, “Sony and I have signed on for KBC for the next two seasons today… your blessings and […]

MUMBAI: Actress Madhuri Dixit will soon be seen judging the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 4. Jhalak Dikhla Jaa is a reality show adapted from the international television show Dancing With The Stars. The show is being produced by BBC Worldwide Productions and will start its broadcast from 12 December at 9 pompon Sony, […]

MUMBAI: Actor Amitabh Bachchan has begun rehearsing for Kaun Banega Crorepati 4, which will go on air on Sony TV later this year. Bachchan will be dubbing today for the promo of the show, he wrote on his Twitter page. "Finished gym now at dub for promo for KBC. They should be out soon…," he […]

MUMBAI: “Like father like son”- that’s what best describes actor Abhishek Bachchan’s  next move. Abhishek will soon be following his father, Amitabh Bachchan’s footsteps by hosting a game show on television.   Like Amitabh who hosted the popular TV game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, Abhishek will soon be on the small screen hosting a new […]

MUMBAI: Looks like the stars are finally favouring Amitabh Bachchan. The actor and his family who are firm believers of astrology, often wear gems to boost their luck. But in the recent past, the Big B has been seen sans his famous dual sapphire stone ring which he used to wear on the middle finger […]

MUMBAI: Shah Rukh Khan has just returned from LA after finishing a month long shooting schedule for My Name Is Khan being directed by Karan Johar. In LA, Khan presented the nomination for Slumdog Millionaire in the Best Motion Picture category. "I have just returned from the US and people there have become crazy about […]

Mumbai: After Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan in Kaun Banega Crorepati, and Salman Khan for 10 Ka Dum, the latest film star supported and coached to play a game show host by the team at Synergy Adlabs, has been Anil Kapoor for Slumdog Millionaire. The Danny Boyle film has won in four different categories […]

Turner Entertainment Networks executive director – marketing and interactive (Asia Pacific) Vivek Krishnani has joined 20th Century Fox and Star India’s motion picture joint venutre.

MUMBAI: Balaji Motion Pictures’ C Kkompany starring Tusshar Kapoor, Raima Sen, Mithun Chakraborty, Anupam Kher and Rajpal Yadav, which is slated for release on 29 August, is packed with cameos by actors and even filmmakers. For starters, the song featuring Ceilna Jaitely with Tusshar Kapoor is already on air. Balaji also roped in Sanjay Dutt […]

Mumbai: Starting 18 June, Zoom will be airing an eight-part special on Shah Rukh Khan, titled The Rise and Rise of Shah Rukh Khan. The series recreates the rise of Bollywood’s biggest superstar from his ordinary life as a Delhi lad to his extraordinary success as a global icon. The series traces SRK’s notorious days […]

MUMBAI: After tasting success as the host of Star Plus’ quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati, Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is back on television. The channel aims to redefine Indian television with this new game show. This time Khan will be seen hosting another game show called Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?, which […]

BUSINESSOFCINEMA.COM EXCLUSIVE! MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan’s production company AB Corp is now out of the red and has declared a profit. What’s more, the company is also mulling listing on the Indian bourses in the near future. Bachchan’s ABCL (which has now been re-launched as AB Corp) was declared a sick company in 1999 when the […]

MUMBAI: On 19 April the curtains come down on Kaun Banega Crorepati with Shah Rukh Khan as the host. The grand finale episode of KBC will see Kareena Kapoor with Priyanka Chopra and Salman Khan with Katrina Kaif come together on television for the first time ever on a game show. After the movie Don, this is SRK’s […]

MUMBAI: Sahara’s movie channel Filmy, which has ventured into the telecast of Bhojpuri films, has roped in Bhojpuri star Ravi Kishan as a movie jockey. Kishan will present his hit Bhojpuri film Ganga, to be premiered on Filmy on 29 April 2007 at 8 pm. Says Kishan, who featured with Amitabh Bachchan in the film, […]

MUMBAI: Fox Television Studios India will make its foray into Indian TV programming with a primetime show on Star Plus, titled Meri Awaz Ko Mil Gayi Roshni. The show will take over the slot vacated by Kaun Banega Crorepati, which ends its current season soon. Meri Awaaz… will air from 23 April 2007 and will air […]

MUMBAI: Kaun Banega Crorepati will host a special eight episode contest series – ‘Khelo India Saath Saath’, from 9 to 19 April 2007. The Khelo India Saath Saath contest will allow viewers at home to play every question along with the hot seat contestant and win Rs 1,00,000 for each right answer, during the telecast […]

MUMBAI: With Compaq creating innovative brand integrations on Star Plus’ Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) host and Compaq brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan has made the (branded) computer, the central character on the show. While adding a regional flavour to the show by terming Compaq as Compaq Dada or Compaq Garu, depending on the origin of […]

MUMBAI: Host Shah Rukh Khan will have pals Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerjee as his guests on the Holi episode of Star Plus’ Kaun Banega Crorepati this week. The actors have pledged to donate their prize money to the Holy Family Hospital (which looks after children with heart problems) and the Himachal Pradesh Red Cross, […]

MUMBAI: Valentine’s Day special on Star Plus’ Kaun Banega Crorepati with Shah Rukh Khan will be a two hour special episode, where the host will have three celebrity couples as guests on the show.   Beginning with Malaika and Arbaaz Khan, the special episode will feature the brother-sister duo of Farhan and Zoya Akhtar and […]

MUMBAI: Zee Muzic will celebrate Big B’s birthday on 11 October with special programmes all through the day. Amitabh Bachchan was the only Indian actor to have won the best actor award at the age of 63 and the only Indian voted as the ‘Star of the Millennium’ on BBC online. As he turns 64 […]

MUMBAI: Manmohan Shetty’s Adlabs Films has signed a letter of intent (LoI) to acquire a majority stake in ace quiz master Siddhartha Basu’s television production house Synergy Communications Pvt Ltd. With this move, Adlabs plans to strengthen its position in the television content space and it is also the company’s first serious foray in the television […]

MUMBAI: Star’s revenue growth of 14 per cent in Q3 was below previous quarters (20 per cent – 30 per cent in Q1 and Q2) due to an earlier-than-expected-closure on Star Plus of the second season of the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), which is an Indianised version of Who Wants To Be A […]