amitabh bachchan Archives - The Gulf Indians http://thegulfindians.com/tag/amitabh-bachchan/ Mon, 26 Oct 2020 11:32:34 +0000 en hourly 1 https://thegulfindians.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/fav-100x100.png amitabh bachchan Archives - The Gulf Indians http://thegulfindians.com/tag/amitabh-bachchan/ 32 32 Amitabh Bachchan shares photo of city square in Poland named after his father https://thegulfindians.com/amitabh-bachchan-shares-pic-of-city-square-in-poland-named-after-his-father/ https://thegulfindians.com/amitabh-bachchan-shares-pic-of-city-square-in-poland-named-after-his-father/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2020 10:49:00 +0000 https://www.thegulfindians.com/?p=16361 Actor Amitabh Bachchan shared a glimpse of a square in the Polish city of Wroclaw, which has been named after his late father, eminent Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. The 78-year-old actor said that he is thrilled about the honour and posted a picture of a signboard of the square embossed with Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s

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]]> Actor Amitabh Bachchan shared a glimpse of a square in the Polish city of Wroclaw, which has been named after his late father, eminent Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. The 78-year-old actor said that he is thrilled about the honour and posted a picture of a signboard of the square embossed with Harivansh Rai Bachchan’s name.

Amitabh Bachchan said getting to know about the honour for his father was a “blessing” on Dussehra. “The City Council of the City of Wroclaw, Poland has decided to name a Square after my Father. There could not have been a more apt blessing on Dushhera than this. “A moment of extreme pride for the family, for the Indian community in Wroclaw and India. Jai Hind (sic),” he captioned the picture.

Earlier in July, students of the University of Wroclaw paid homage to the veteran Hindi poet by reciting his popular poem ‘Madhushala’. In 2019, Amitabh Bachchan visited Poland where his father was honoured at one of the oldest churches of the country.

“At one of the oldest Churches in Europe, in Poland a prayer for Babuji. So touched and such an emotional moment, his soul must be at peace and love. Thank you Bishop and the people of Poland, such an honour,” the screen icon had tweeted.

Harivansh Rai Bachchan, a poet of the Nayi Kavita literary movement of early 20th century, received the Padma Bhushan in 1976 for his service to Hindi literature. He passed away in 2003.

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]]> https://thegulfindians.com/amitabh-bachchan-shares-pic-of-city-square-in-poland-named-after-his-father/feed/ 0 Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek confirmed with COVID-19 https://thegulfindians.com/amitabh-bachchan-confirmed-with-covid-19/ https://thegulfindians.com/amitabh-bachchan-confirmed-with-covid-19/#respond Sat, 11 Jul 2020 17:46:05 +0000 https://www.thegulfindians.com/?p=7009 Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan along with his son Abhishek have tested positive for COVID-19. Both have been admitted to the isolation ward of Nanavathi hospital. The Bollywood megastar confirmed his coronavirus diagnosis on Twitter and asked all those who have been in close proximity to him to get tested for Covid-19 T 3590 -I have

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]]> Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan along with his son Abhishek have tested positive for COVID-19.
Both have been admitted to the isolation ward of Nanavathi hospital.
The Bollywood megastar confirmed his coronavirus diagnosis on Twitter and asked all those who have been in close proximity to him to get tested for Covid-19


The veteran actor said in his message that his family and staff had undergone tests and the results are awaited.
Doctors had confirmed that Amitabh Bachchan was symptomatic and was self-isolating at home before being taken to the Nanavati Hospital on July 10 evening.
While the actor had been staying at home ever since the lockdown began on March 25, he had recently shot promotional content Kaun Banega Crorepati and other projects at his home and hence had contact with the production crew who came to his house.

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]]> https://thegulfindians.com/amitabh-bachchan-confirmed-with-covid-19/feed/ 0 When Amitabh Bachchan became Supremo https://thegulfindians.com/when-amitabh-bachchan-became-supremo/ https://thegulfindians.com/when-amitabh-bachchan-became-supremo/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2020 10:11:11 +0000 https://www.thegulfindians.com/?p=6648 The Big- B of Bollywood is an evergreen superstar, but three decades back, he had a different avatar too. When Amitabh Bachchan was at the peak of his career in the 80s, he was launched as a crime-fighting superhero called Supremo in a comic book series published in India Book House(IBH). The story behind the

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]]> The Big- B of Bollywood is an evergreen superstar, but three decades back, he had a different avatar too. When Amitabh Bachchan was at the peak of his career in the 80s, he was launched as a crime-fighting superhero called Supremo in a comic book series published in India Book House(IBH).

The story behind the origin of the Supremo is as interesting as the comic book. IBH publisher Pammi Bakshi was standing in the balcony of her flat. A group of children was playing in the compound of a neighbouring building. One boy declared he was Superman and could fly. Another said he was Batman and could scale any building. However the third declared he was Amitabh Bachchan and could beat up ten baddies with one hand. Bakshi was suddenly struck with an idea, but she needed the permission of the man himself- the Big B.

In 1983, Bakshi met Bachchan on the sets of the movie Pukar in Goa, where she convinced him to lend his name to the comics. Bachchan’s co-star, Randhir Kapoor, used to call the actor Supremo. Bakshi was determined to call her superhero Supremo, as the moniker seemed like a memorable name for a comic book character.

Bakshi recruited her friend, the writer and director Gulzar, to be a script consultant for the series. However, Bakshi’s major challenge was to convince Pratap Mullick, an illustrator with Amar Chitra Kadha, to draw the comics. Mullick was not interested in popular cinema and had not even watched any of Bachchan’s movies.

Out of eight to 10 costumes for Supremo’s character, Bachchan approved one- a pink, fitting outfit with a wrap and holster and a pendant around his neck.


Unlike the western superheroes, Supremo does not have any obvious superpowers, but simply happens to possess the right combination of strength and intelligence. At that time, Phantom comics were among the most popular in India, and several elements in the Supremo series was inspired by The Ghost Who Walks.

The series also included the actor’s most iconic characters, Vijay and Anthony. When Supremo is not in his superhero avatar, he was seen shooting films with Manmohan Desai or Prakash Mehra, the directors who shaped Bachchan’s career. There were even appearances of Gulzar, whose partnership with Bachchan in Bollywood is iconic.

Supremo existed in the limelight for two years. Bakshi got married and left India, the series came to a halt. The series inspired similar comics in southern India featuring Rajanikanth in Tamil Nadu and Mammootty in Kerala

 

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