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When Amitabh Bachchan’s mother Teji Bachchan wept inconsolably on watching his character die in Deewar By Rajesh Ahuja Remember the memorable scene from the iconic film Deewar in which the protagonist Vijay(Amitabh Bachchan) dies in the arms if his on screen mother Nirupa Roy. The scene in the 1973 film left many a fan of Amitabh Bachchan teary eyed and emotional,  an emotion evoked by their love for the superstar. It is, however,  a little known fact that Amitabh Bachchan's mother Teji Bachchan was among those who got highly emotional on watching the scene. Amitabh Bachchan’s mother Teji Bachchan wept profusely on watching his character die in Deewar  The megastar revealed on an episode of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati that the scene of death of his character in Deewar left his mother deeply emotional. 'I had taken my mother for the premiere of Deewar . However, as she watched   the last scene of the film,  in which my character dies in the arm...

Sumeet Raghavan to have low key celebration on Diwali,to celebrate with TV producer J D Majethia By Rajesh Ahuja Diwali may be an occasion for grand celebrations for many but for television actor Sumeet Raghavan,  Diwali celebrations this year will be low key due to recent death of his father in law. This Diwali,  Sumeet will  visit houses of his friends in his residential society to greet them on the festive occasion. He also plans to visit television producer J D Majethia for a fun Diwali Taash party. Sumeet Raghavan to have low key celebrations on Diwali, to celebrate the occasion with a Taash party with producer J D Majethia  'This year, we will keep our celebrations very low-key since I lost my father-in-law recently. We will be visiting each other’s houses in society and will play Taash like we do every year. But my plan this year is to join our producer, JD Majethia, for a fun Diwali Taash party,'Sumeet Raghavan. said on his Diwali plans. Reminiscing about ...

When Harivansh Rai Bachchan asked Amitabh,  Jaya to marry before going on a holiday to London By Rajesh Ahuja In the world of Bollywood where all love marriages are usually preceded by a formal proposal from the man to his heartthrob,  the love marriage of the favourite Bollywood couple of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri was not preceded by any formal proposal from either person. Speaking on the Shaandaar Shukravaar episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati ,  megastar Amitabh Bachchan revealed that he did not formally propose to Jaya before the two tied the knot. Amitabh Bachchan’s father Harivansh Rai Bachchan asked him to marry Jaya before going on a holiday to London  Reminiscing about that period when everyone in the film industry was awaiting the marriage of the much in love Amitabh and Jaya, the megastar said, 'there was no formal proposal made by me before marrying Jaya.  After working in several films together,  I and Jaya were paired opposite each ot...

 I have struggled hard to reach where I am today; Rajkummar Rao By Rajesh Ahuja He may be a much sought after actor in Bollywood after pathbreaking performances in films like Shahid, Newton and Bareilly Ki Barfi but Rajkummar Rao has had to struggle hard to reach this position. Talking about his struggles,  Rajkummar Rao,  who appeared on an episode of the game show Kaun Banega Crorepati on Sony entertainment television, narrated that he always dreamed of being a part of the film world.  Rajkummar Rao said he has had to struggle hard to reach this position  'I  have been born and brought up in Gurgaon. During my childhood itself I had decided I wanted to be an actor and would go to Mumbai to try my luck as actor. I was desparate to become a part of the film world and have struggled really hard to get where I am now.,'Rajkummar Rao told Mr Bachchan. Rao revealed that  as a teenager he came to Mumbai for auditions of dance reality show  Boogie...

Audio shows featuring Amitabh Bachchan,Supriya Pathak & others to scare this Halloween on Audible By Rajesh Ahuja On this Halloween,  the scariest day of the year,  Audible will stream for free some of the creepiest, spookiest audio shows and podcasts featuring megastar Amitabh Bachchan,  Supriya Pathak,  Rhitvik Dhanjani and others  on its streaming platform. Among the shows and podcasts to be streamed on Audible this Halloween are Kaali Awaazein ,  Narrated by Amitabh Bachchan, Buri Nazar ,  Narrated by Supriya Pathak,  Sayani Gupta and Rithvik Dhanjani; Aakhri Sawaal ,  Narrated by Kubbra Sait and Bhoot Kaal ,  written and narrated by Neelesh Misra. Audio shows featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Supriya Pathak, Rhitvik Dhanjani and others to scare this Halloween on Audible  Kaali Awaazein:  Written by Mantra and Narrated by Amitabh Bachchan Kaali Awaazein is a 10-episode fictional series from Audible, starring Amitabh Bach...

Sonakshi Sinha auctions her paintings to raise funds for Covid relief  By Rajesh Ahuja  Even as  the lockdown enforced across the country during the Covid pandemic forced most celebrities from Bollywood to remain confined in their homes due to the halting of the film shoots and film production activities, the period saw many of them do their bit for ensuring relief to the covid hit people in the country.  Joining in with the efforts by Bollywood celebrities to do their bit for Covid relief , Actress Sonakshi Sinha recently auctioned some of the paintings done by her during the lockdown to raise funds for Covid relief.  Sonakshi Sinha, who last weekend appeared on the Kapil Sharma show to promote her music video Mil Mahiya ,  said that she used the period of the lockdown to draw modern art paintings.  Sonakshi Sinha auctions her paintings to raise funds for Covid relief  'Sitting at home during the lockdown,  I felt so helpless and  wante...

 When Aashay Mishra scared his neighbour's with his prank on Diwali By Rajesh Ahuja Reminiscences about time spent with friends and family during Diwali and the pranks and fun activities during the festival season,  is among the fondest memories of lives of all of us. For actor Aashay Mishra too, time spent with friends and family and pranks played on the occasion, are among most cherished moments of his life. As the festival of Diwali approaches,  Actor Aashay Mishra,  who is currently playing the role of Vaibhav in Shubh Laabh Aapke Ghar Mein ,  aired on Sab TV , shares his fondest memories from the Diwali festival.  Aashay Mishra shares fond memories of time spent with friends and family on Diwali  festival  Among the fondest memories of the actor is that of terrifying his neighbors with a prank played by him. 'My fondest memory of Diwali is of a prank that I played on my neighbour where I had put on an act of a drunkard, and they got terri...

 Dybbuk; this intriguing mystery lacks the chill factor By Rajesh Ahuja The sounds of creaking of doors, sight of ghastly spirits in the mirror and strange happenings in the house- these are some of the elements that have formed a part of many horror movies or  supernatural thrillers in Bollywood over the years. Dybbuk ,  being streamed on Amazon Prime Video ,is the latest in the series of horror films coming from the Bollywood staple with an element of the supernatural thrown in between to add to the mystery in the story. However,  while the story of Dybbuk makes for an intriguing mystery,  it However,  fails to lend a chill factor to the proceedings. Dybbuk is an intriguing mystery with good performances but lacks the chill factor  The story of Dybbuk revolves around an antique Jewish box purchased by a newly married woman Mahi(Nikita Dutta), married to a nuclear scientist Sam Issac   (Emraan Hashmi). Sam and Mahi decide to relocate to...

Amitabh Bachchan’s fans get opportunity to get a piece of the megastar at NFT auction Nov 1 By Rajesh Ahuja In a unique opportunity for fans of megastar Amitabh Bachchan to own a piece of art providing a glimpse from the actor's life and his journey towards superstardom, videos and pictures from the actor’s career, including his iconic clothing,  songs and vintage hand painted posters signed by the actor , will be up for sale in Mr Bachchan's upcoming NFT auction on Beyondlife.club on November 1. The collection at the auction will also include his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan's poem Madhushala's recording in Mr Bachchan's own voice. Amitabh Bachchan’s fans get opportunity to get a piece of the megastar at NFT auction Nov 1 One of the unique things of the auction is that it is designed to be inclusive with a special “Loot Box”. Each buyer of 10 Dollars Loot Box NFT will win an assured art piece from the NFT collection.  Apart from being the first-ever NFT roll pu...