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May 19th, 2013

Cannes 2013: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Tannishtha Chatterjee attend Monsoon Shootout premiere

Cannes 2013: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Tannishtha Chatterjee attend the premiere of Monsoon Shootout
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The two talented actors walked the red carpet at the prestigious film festival to promote their film


Bollywood is making its presence felt at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. While Amitabh Bachchan opened the glitzy gala expressing gratitude to the organisers for inviting him in his trademark rich baritone, the Kahaani star Vidya Balan was spotted setting the red carpet on fire with her unmistakable ooh la la factor. Vidya is a special jury member at this year’s Cannes.Click here to read more
May 18th, 2013

Cannes 2013: Why did Vidya Balan get emotional after watching Amitabh Bachchan?

Cannes 2013: Why did Vidya Balan get emotional after watching Amitabh Bachchan?

The Ghanchakkar actor who is at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival as a special jury member could not control her emotions  and choked after watching Amitabh Bachchan speak in Hindi

Vidya Balan is a huge Amitabh Bachchan fan. Even after playing the mother of the legendary actor in R Balki’s 2009 film Paa, Vidya continues to get butterflies in her stomach at the very mention of Big B. Click here to read more
May 18th, 2013

The Great Gatsby movie review: Amitabh Bachchan shines as Meyer Wolfsheim

The Great Gatsby movie review: Amitabh Bachchan shines as Meyer Wolfsheim

Baz Luhrmann’s lurid, 3D take on F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel works despite itself

Jay Gatsby’s doomed love for Daisy Buchanan is in danger of getting subsumed in the glitter of 1920s New York, which unravels in a montage of Charleston and chatter, but the film, The Great Gatsby thankfully finds its soul just in time. Click here to read more
May 17th, 2013

Amitabh Bachchan and Leonardo DiCaprio open 66th Cannes Film Festival: Watch video

Amitabh Bachchan and Leonardo DiCaprio open 66th Cannes Film Festival: Watch video

Big B and the Titanic dude set the ball of the Cannes film festival rolling

The 66th Cannes International Film Festival opened with French actor Audrey Tautou inviting The Great Gatsby actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Amitabh Bachchan to come on stage, as the crowd greeted the superstars with a great round of applause. Click here to read more
May 16th, 2013

Did Amitabh Bachchan get anything to eat at the opening gala dinner of the 66th Cannes International Film Festival?

Did Amitabh Bachchan get anything to eat at the opening gala dinner of the 66th Cannes International Film Festival?
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We hear that the gala dinner at the opening of the Cannes film festival consisted of a four course meal, with every dish a non-vegetarian one. And since Big B is a devout vegetarian, we have to wonder how he survived without his ghaas poos!

Amitabh Bachchan looked dashing as he made an appearance at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival in a sequin studded jacket. Posing with Leonardo DiCaprio and spreading his charm on the red carpet, Big B did it all at the screening of his Hollywood flick The Great Gatsby.  Click here to read more
May 16th, 2013

Amitabh Bachchan: It’s the proudest moment for me to be acknowledged at Cannes

Amitabh Bachchan: It's the proudest moment for me to be acknowledged at Cannes
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The Bollywood legend addressed the gathering at the Cannes Film Festival in Hindi to commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema

It was a “historic moment” for Amitabh Bachchan to be invited to open the 66th Cannes International Film Festival with his The Great Gatsby co-star Leonardo DiCaprio. Big B made the experience more special by addressing the audience in his mother tongue Hindi. Click here to read more
May 16th, 2013

66th Cannes Film Festival: Sonam Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Amitabh Bachchan turn up at The Great Gatsby screening

66th Cannes Film Festival: Sonam Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Amitabh Bachchan turn up at The Great Gatsby screening
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The fest commenced on a star-studded note as Sonam appeared in a lovely saree and Vidya looked nothing less than a princess

While Sonam Kapoor opted for a gorgeous Anamika Khanna traditional ensemble, Vidya Balan stuck to her favourite designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee at the screening of The Great Gatsby at the 66th International Cannes Film Festival. Click here to read more
May 16th, 2013

BollywoodLife anniversary special: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra, Ranveer Singh – Will these stars change the definition of ‘acting’ forever?

BollywoodLife anniversary special: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Parineeti Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Rani Mukerji - Will these stars change the definition of 'acting' forever?

The business of acting – just like so much else that is evolving in the glorious world of Indian cinema – is changing radically. There are stars who are getting better at their craft with every film and transforming themselves into powerful actors, true performers, in the process. Will these individuals change movies for the better with their calculated moves and commendable characters? You tell us…

There are actors and then there are stars. Actors are those who become the characters they play. The likes of Boman Irani, Paresh Rawal, Aamir Khan, Naseeruddin Shah and now Rishi Kapoor come instantly to mind when you think of performers who slip into the skin of the role they play, effortlessly and convincingly. The performer takes a back seat and the character – with all his or her hopes, worst fears, insecurities, mistakes, triumphs and human frailties – comes to the fore. Click here to read more
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