Amitabh Bachchan is presently in London shooting for Paa. In his free time he has been exploring London and also managed to experience a few matches of the ongoing Wimbeldon. But then post his viewing experience he has expressed his concern about the disparity between men and women in sports.

”The large silver golden cup for the men… the semi gold silver tray for the ladies. A disparity here as well, apart from the difference that their prize money entails. I believe a women group is working on the equal distribution of the prize money at tournaments.

But for those that continuously make themselves vocal on the disparity and make politically correct noises, let them know that this a manifestation of our age old history and tradition.

It may not be feasible to adhere to the sentiment that I have expressed.

But for those that scream and shout on the imbalance, that propagate equality for political gain, would they ever wish to take up this issue at all.. I would imagine not. Because… politically it may not suit them.” he writes updating his blog.

He further adds, “The charge would be that sport is an elitist occupation, certainly as far as its commercialism is concerned and there really is no space for the genuine deserving potentials.”

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Amitabh Bachchan is presently in London shooting for Paa. In his free time he has been exploring London and also managed to experience a few matches of the ongoing Wimbeldon. But then post his viewing experience he has expressed his concern about the disparity between men and women in sports.

“The large silver golden cup for the men… the semi gold silver tray for the ladies. A disparity here as well, apart from the difference that their prize money entails. I believe a women group is working on the equal distribution of the prize money at tournaments. But for those that continuously make themselves vocal on the disparity and make politically correct noises, let them know that this a manifestation of our age old history and tradition. It may not be feasible to adhere to the sentiment that I have expressed. But for those that scream and shout on the imbalance, that propagate equality for political gain, would they ever wish to take up this issue at all.. I would imagine not. Because… politically it may not suit them.” he writes updating his blog.

He further adds, “The charge would be that sport is an elitist occupation, certainly as far as its commercialism is concerned and there really is no space for the genuine deserving potentials.

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“It was around the mid 70’s that lightening struck and from it emerged Michael Jackson, singing, moving, dancing like he was from some other planet!” This is how Amitabh Bachchan describes Michael Jackson in his latest blog. Big B writes that he was mesmerized by Jacko's brilliance in both music and performance. He added that Michael's body moved like a wound up toy machine. Every conceivable action of rhythm and style was incorporated inside his diminutive form, without any blemish. Amitabh recalls his first encounter with the King of Pop when he had gone to US for treatment after suffering a life threatening injury while shooting Coolie. Jacko was touring all over America celebrating the success of his album Thriller. He and his brother Ajitabh brought tickets to one of his concerts in Jacksonville Florida and without any planning and hotel reservations landed up there. Big B say loitering all afternoon they found themselves in a huge football stadium.

Big B who had never experienced anything like this before quotes “Music tore our eardrums away and a blinding light from the stage on one end, accompanied by the most decibel led roar from 100,000 strong crowd got everyone on their feet again!! And that is how we remained for the next three hours!!” The superstar adds “Nothing was heard thence, nothing was seen thereafter, nothing but utter.. utter .. halucigenic madness !!”

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The entire world of music has been engulfed in deep sorrow by the sudden demise of King of Pop Michael Jackson. Bollywood king Amitabh Bachchan also shares his exhilarating experience of meeting Michael Jackson in person in a rare tribute to the King of Pop.

“Mesmerized by his brilliance in each and every department of music and performance, he changed the very psyche, of not just the kind of music he was making, but also the psyche of the listening audience. Nothing compared to him. He was just this incredible perfection that God could have possibly created in his mercy”, says AB in his blog.

He also reveals that he had the rare opportunity of witnessing Michael Jackson’s live performance during his stay in the USA for medial treatment.

Big B appreciates his phenomenal performance by saying, “With a bit of shoving and pushing we finally were able to seek deliverance – the space to finally rest our posteriors. This unfortunately lasted just a few seconds, for, a huge bang of music almost immediately, tore our eardrums away and a blinding light from the stage on one end, accompanied by the most decibel led roar from 100,000, got everyone on their feet again !! And that is how we remained for the next three hours !! For almost 45 minutes the build up kept us in hungry anticipation and then… almost by magic.. he was on stage… NOTHING WAS HEARD THENCE, NOTHING WAS SEEN THERAFTER, NOTHING BUT UTTER.. UTTER .. HALUCIGENIC MADNESS !!”

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A police complaint has been lodged against former Miss World Aishwarya Rai and several others that also include Suzlon company Chairman Tulsibai Tanti for purchasing land illegally for setting up a windmill at Nandurbar district in North Maharashtra.

Anand Lala Thakare filed the complaint on Tuesday night.

He alleged that his land was purchased illegally and thereafter transferred in th name of Suzlon.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is a shareholder in the company which is setting up a wind power project at village Dhandane in Nandurbar district.

Others apart from Rai and Tanti against whom complaint is lodged include Mangal Surgeon, Mohan Jawan, Jayant Bhosale, Anil Gangavane, Sharansingh Siddhusingh, Harish Panth, district collector and share holders.

Much as Hrithik Roshan’s fans would love to see him play Vijay Dinanath Chauhan in producer Karan Johar’s remake of the Amitabh Bachchan classic Agneepath, Hrithik has refused to do the film. Abhishek Bachchan has stepped into his father’s big shoes to play the iconic character.

Hrithik has politely informed Karan that he doesn’t want to be a part of the remake, while Abhishek is only too glad to be doing it. An industry insider reveals, “Abhishek has said in many of his interviews that Agneepath is his favorite film. Naturally, he was overjoyed when Karan asked him to play the role which his father has originally played. It has always been Abhishek’s dream to do once what his father has done in his career, and he sees Agneepath as the perfect opportunity.

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Here’s some good news for all the Big B fans. The good old days will be back, and for all who have missed Amitabh Bachchan’s angry young man days, there’s a treat Big Pictures plans.

More than ten of Amitabh Bachchan’s famous films will be re-released from the 80s and the 90s. Amitabh Bachchan’s hit films like ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Zanjeer’ etc will be available for the audiences to view.

All this as Amitabh Bachchan celebrates his forty years in Bollywood. Well, a true tribute the Baadshah of Bollywood and a perfect treat for all Bachchan fans. After all Amitabh is still one of the most bankable actors even forty years later.

It takes a lot to impress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, being who she is. But throw in a tradition that dates back to 1711, Her Royal Majesty,
horse carriages, millions of pounds worth of horseflesh thundering on the turf, and of course, hats, and she’s quite definitely impressed. “This is my first time at the Royal Ascot. I’ve heard so much about it,” she says. “Yes, I did get to see the royal procession. The Queen’s wearing a lovely colour, she has such a presence — you have to do a bow to that,” she adds.

Every summer, the Royal Ascot week marks the high point of England’s social season, a must do for anyone, who’s anyone. This year, Her Majesty turned up in shocking pink, setting what fashion pundits here are hailing as a trend — given that she’s in her 80s, that’s quite a feat. Ash herself, in her role as the global brand ambassador for Longines, is in silver grey Armani, topped with an enormous confection that is, yes, a hat. “I was a bit worried till I got my hat, one hears about outrageous hats people wear to Ascot,” she admits, “but I love mine. It’s so me,” she adds. The Royal Ascot is as much about hats as it is about horses, with betting on what the Queen will sport in the Royal Enclosure for her daily appearance keeping bookies as busy as the real gambling. It’s not Ladies Day, when outrageous hats traditionally rule the stands (this year had chocolate hats, marshmallow hats, MP expense hats...).

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There is a lot of buzz of going around in industry circles regarding Amitabh Bachchan’s non-performance on the Aladdin song at the recently concluded IIFA awards 2009. Ritesh Deshmukh along with newcomer Jacqueline Fernandes was to perform with Big B. But when the award function was held there was no sign of the Bachchan performing on the song. Everyone present were left wondering what must have gone wrong that time.

Our sources however revealed to us that Aladin’s director, Sujoy Ghosh had signed a deal with IIFA without informing the Senior Bachchan about his performance for the promotion of his forthcoming Aladdin at the awards. So when Big B came to know only 15 days before the award function he immediately summoned Sujoy Ghosh and asked why he didn’t inform him early that he would get sufficient time for the rehersals. He skipped the performance because of less time and his involvement with IIFA.The film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Supriya Pathak and Saahil Khan and has been scheduled for a August 14th release date. -Sampurn Media

There is a lot of buzz going around in industry circles regarding Amitabh Bachchan’s non-performance on the Aladdin song at the recently concluded IIFA awards 2009. Riteish Deshmukh along with newcomer Jacqueline Fernandes was to perform with the Big B. But when the award function was held, there was no sign of the Bachchan. Everyone present were left wondering what must have gone wrong.

Buzz up!Our sources however revealed to us that Aladdin’s director, Sujoy Ghosh had signed a deal with IIFA without informing Amitabh Bachchan about his performance for the promotion of his forthcoming Aladdin at the awards.So when Big B came to know only 15 days before the award function, he immediately summoned Sujoy Ghosh and asked why he didn’t inform him early that he would get sufficient time for the rehearsals. He skipped the performance because of less time and his involvement with IIFA. The film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Supriya Pathak and Saahil Khan and has been scheduled for a August 14th release date.