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Why a translation sparked a Nehru-Harivansh Rai Bachchan verbal spat

 Hindu, Urdu, or something in between. That was the kernel of an argument between first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan over the translation of a presidential......

Harivansh Rai Bachchan cremated

 The mortal remains of noted poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan were consigned to flames amid chanting of hymns at the Ruia Park crematorium in suburban Juhu in Mumbai on Sunday evening.Elder son Amitabh......

When Amitabh Met Gadkari

 Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari called on Amitabh Bachchan at the superstar's home in Juhu, north west Mumbai, August 18, 2022. Gadkari sought Bachchan's support to campaign for the National......

My heir will be my son, not vice versa: Shinde's dig at Thackerays

 Ahead of his Dussehra rally, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday tweeted a couplet by famous Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, which said that whosoever is his heir will be his......

Bachchans refuse UP government's Rs 50K pension; say use it for the poor

 Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his family have turned down Uttar Pradesh government’s largesse that saw the celebrities being among the first beneficiaries of a new pension scheme......

Deepak Kapoor to restore PwC's reputation

 PricewaterhouseCoopers' new chairman is busy putting the past behind the consultancy and raising the bar on risk and quality. Sometime in early 2007, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) decided to elect......

When Amitabh Planned To Drive A Taxi

 When he left his job in Calcutta to go to Bombay to become a film actor, Amitabh Bachchan took his driver's license along. IMAGE: Amitabh Bachchan, the Towering Inferno. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Amitabh, Through His Daughter's Eyes

 Just what is a father to his daughter? A superhero, always. And what is that father is India's biggest superstar? As we celebrate Amitabh Bachchan's 81st birthday on October 11, we see him through......

What Makes Jaya-Amitabh A Golden Couple

 IMAGE: Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan. Photograph: Kind courtesy Abhishek Bachchan/Instagram As one of Hindi cinema's most high-profile couples celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 3,......

'Today's actors can't read Hindi scripts'

 Photograph: Kind courtesy Shabana Azmi/Instagram Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because 'they can't read anything......

What Makes Amitabh Bachchan The Forever Star

 In spite of its flaws, I enjoyed reading the book, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.Simply for the joy of digging into the life, in pictures and words, of one of the most enduring stars of Indian......

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