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Dharmendra bought Zanjeer from Salim Khan for Rs 2,500; had to quit after family member made him take a vow: 'You'll see my dead body'

November 12, 2025 1:10 pm

Dharmendra was the first actor to bet on the idea of Zanjeer, and actually bought it for Rs 2,500. The film later changed the trajectory of Amitabh Bachchan's career.

'Amitabh Bachchan will shout at people?': Piyush Pandey created Big B's 'angry old man' image for India's most effective ad campaign, actor did it for free 

October 24, 2025 5:30 pm

Amitabh Bachchan stepped into an updated version of the 'angry young man' for Piyush Pandey's polio vaccine campaign.

Amitabh Bachchan secretly turned producer after initial flops, called his banner AmiYa, claims veteran journalist

October 23, 2025 4:37 pm

Amitabh Bachchan was unsure about his place in Bollywood after his initial batch of flops, and thus, he decided to turn producer with Abhimaan.

'Amitabh Bachchan left Shabana Azmi's party when he saw Rekha, hailed a taxi since his driver was eating': When Amar Singh hinted at a past relationship

October 17, 2025 1:02 pm

Amitabh Bachchan once left a party in a huff because he apparently spotted Rekha in the same place.

Jaya Bachchan stormed out after she watched Amitabh Bachchan perform this song, 'scolded' him: 'How can you ever do something like this?'

October 11, 2025 9:55 pm

Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan have been married for over 52 years. The veteran actor recently recalled the time when Jaya scolded him for a song.

'They're telling me I don't know how to act': Amitabh Bachchan got emotional talking to Jaya Bachchan after he couldn't finish Lakshya scene

October 11, 2025 9:54 pm

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan recalled shooting for the Farhan Akhtar directorial Lakshya, and how he called Jaya Bachchan after a difficult day on the set.

After near-death experience, Amitabh Bachchan was reborn as a Batman-coded superhero 'Supremo' in 1980s comic book

October 11, 2025 8:48 pm

On Amitabh Bachchan's birthday today, revisiting a comic book that had Amitabh Bachchan, the movie star, playing the central character, who would turn into Supremo whenever there was a crisis.

Amitabh Bachchan was shooed away from a US club, returned in a limousine to make an entry with cigar in hand: 'They welcomed me'

September 19, 2025 1:21 pm

During an episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati, host Amitabh Bachchan recalled how he was denied entry into a club in US and what he did afterwards.

When Amitabh Bachchan opened up about playing Gabbar Singh in Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag: 'Every creative artiste must have the liberty to...'

August 08, 2025 7:38 pm

When Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag was first announced, Amitabh Bachchan expressed great excitement about stepping into the role of Gabbar Singh.

Amitabh Bachchan broke up with his first love Maya, says celebrity biographer: 'She would scold him in front of people'

August 09, 2025 11:20 am

Amitabh Bachchan reportedly fell in love with a woman named Maya when he was living in Kolkata. He broke up with her before the release of his debut film.

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