Amitabh Bachchan slams UP government

Amitabh Bachchan was saddened after a promotional event of his upcoming film Aarakshan in Lucknow was cancelled by the local government over law and order problems.

'And now the bad news .. our Lucknow trip tomorrow cancelled because the U.P administration withdraws all permission to conduct promo. The administration does not allow us to enter the city..unofficial reports by police say they have instructions to arrest us if we do. Feel disappointed that we are not allowed to promote film in U.P Lucknow .. admin feels will excite and cause law and order problem. They say it is a sensitive subject and do not want us to enter the city even...without even seeing the film, duly Censored ?? Strange,' he tweeted.

The 68-year-old star was supposed to interact with the students in Lucknow.

'But we must follow the law of the land .. and the principles that our Constitution is based on .. will go straight to Delhi now !! But the love of the people here in Patna has been nothing short of incredible," Bachchan added.

Aarakshan will release on August 12.

Lata Mangeshkar got nostalgic as she tweeted her first duet song Yeh Kaun Aya from the film Ziddi with Kishore Kumar on his birth aniversary today. 'Mera aur kishoreda ka pehela duet song aap sab ke liye,' she tweeted.

Akshay Kumar is in Beijing shooting for an ad. 'The crew and me taking a break from the grueling heat outside during the ad shoot for Sure anti-perspirant in this studio in China right in the middle of a desert... outside temp 42 & not a bead of sweat, talk abt real locations and real products!' he tweeted with picture (left). 

Farhan Akhtar is working so hard, he's losing his memory! 'Am I becoming a workaholic with a short-term memory loss problem? Feel like there's always something to do that I can't remember,' he updated.

Neha Dhupia and Sonu Sood completed their last shoot on the sets of the film Maximum. 'Gd mrng! Last day of yet another fantastic schedule of #maximum . excited about the next one, its goin to be #action packed!' they wrote.

Bipasha Basu captured a sisters' moment on camera. 'Sisters Rule ♥' she tweeted with the picture (left). 

Eesha koppikhar shared her look at the ongoing India International Jewellery Week.

Designer Manish Malhotra posted Shraddha Kapoor's picture. 'With the very young charming @shraddhakapoor at the jewellry fashion week,' he wrote with picture.