Amitabh Bachchan

The family members of Obul Reddy, a Anantapur-based factionist and an opponent of the slain leader Paritala Ravi in the real life, complained that filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma failed to check the facts before scripting his controversial film Raktha Charitra and that he never bothered to meet them, though he did the same with the slain leader’s family and that of Maddelacheruvu Suri, the prime accused in the killing of Paritala.

Rajeev Masand, while expressing his opinion on promotional gimmick by Akshay Kumar on his new release tweeted – ‘Need innovative ideas to promote films in competitive times. But Akshay Kumar grinning like a jackass at RKLaxman's hospital bed is a new low’. Mentioning of Akshay Kumar as ‘jackass’ was something Amitabh Bachchan didn't appreciate and while expressing his unhappiness he tweeted the journalist back –‘Rajeev, your fraternity will never pull you up for calling Akshay a 'jackass'. Ever thought if the reverse were to be done would your fraternity have spared Akshay if he were to address you as one? Never expected this language from you!’

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan confesses that he accidentally removed actor Shah Rukh Khan from his follower list on microblogging site Twitter, but has now got him back.

Daulatpur village head Raj Kumari, her son Avnindra Singh had moved the court for filing a case against Bachchan and five others, alleging that the actor had "cheated" people by announcing setting up of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Mahavidyala Degree College in the village, whereas no work has started even after the announcement made two years back. Bachchan had purchased 16 bighas of land in Daulatpur village in Fatehpur tehsil of the district in two phases -- in 2006 and 2007 -- and had announced setting up of the college.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan today said the controversy over his presence at a function here for the inauguration of the second phase of the Bandra-Worli sea link has been "manufactured".

Director Anurag Basu of Gangster, Murder and Life In A Metro recently said Amitabh should retire as he is losing his charm. He went on to say that every time people ask him who he would like to direct next, they just assume Basu would name Bachchan. However, it's not so.

There has been a very serious charge made to the police in Orissa about the designs on Aishwarya Rai's wedding saris. The saris were purchased by Amitabh Bachchan for Rai's wedding to his son Abhishek and were designed by Chaturbhuja Meher.