Past Times: Very, Very Junior Bachchans

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan took a trip down memory lane on Facebook, posting pictures of his children Shweta and Abhishek when they were little. Big B, 72, wrote on Facebook, "The child has expectation, wonder and innocence. The Father a sense of maturity and resolve and the spirit of life."
Big B seen here posing with his toddler son busy playing with his toys and daughter Shweta.

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Big B also shared this adorable image of (maybe) Shweta's first steps watched by his wife, actress Jaya Bachchan.

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Coming up - Family Album Revisited: The Bachchan Pariwar

Amitabh Bachchan shared a timeless family portrait from the annals of his family album for his fans on Facebook.

He captioned the image: There is something about pictures. they bring you back or for now with extreme nostalgia and hope.

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Coming up: A Priceless Picture from the Premiere of Kabhi Kabhie

Time seems to have frozen to record this moment between the stars from the cast of the the 1976 Bollywood hit Kabhi Kabhie. The stellar line-up in this picture includes filmmaker Yash Chopra, composer RD Burman and actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee and Waheeda Rehman.

Big B, who posted this picture, seemed to be in a nostalgic mood and wrote: The premiere of Kabhi Kabhie and what a line up, those days will never be forgotten, we shot most of the film in one schedule in Kashmir, in one month !! Yash ji ,RD Burman, AB, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee, Waheeda Rehman

AND, almost simultaneously Yashji Shashiji and I shot Deewar, what contrasting themes and characters

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Coming up - Shakespearewallahs: Two Generations of Bachchans On Stage

Actor Amitabh Bachchan was in a nostalgic mood on Twitter. Mr Bachchan, who has been sharing memories of his late mother Teji whose birth anniversary it was on August 12, posted a picture from a production of Shakespeare's Othello in which he starred with his mother. Mr Bachchan captioned the picture: Othello in Hindi, translated by my Father .. Mother and son in stage

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Coming Up - Long long time ago: Big B's holiday with parents, Jaya

We stumbled upon this very old picture of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan on a holiday with his parents and wife Jaya.The Bachchans are all smartly turned out in this photograph. While Big B and his mother Teji are sporting shades, Jaya looks gorgeous in a silk sari.

Big B also wrote on Facebook: A great remembrance, it is in Agra or in Delhi or Srinagar, with Babuji, wearing a sweater I gave him, with Maaji in the dark glasses and looking always the best, and Jaya. Yes and during this period we did all go to Agra to see the Taj Mahal

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Coming up - Then and now: Big B & Garam Dharam's Dosti

It seems like just yesterday when Jai and Veeru won our hearts with their yaarana in the 1975 blockbuster movie Sholay. Cut to circa 2013, and they seem to have delivered on the vow they made in the song Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge. We caught them chatting and laughing just as if the years had not rolled by at the wedding of Dharmendra's daughter Ahana Deol. Both Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra are married to their co-stars from Sholay - Jaya Bhaduri and Hema Malini. If there's one thing we're sure the Bachchans and the Deols are never short of when they're together, it's conversation.

This image (right) was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan

Coming up: Howzat! Big B hits a six

This picture of Amitabh Bachchan proves that great shots are not reserved just for the big screen. Big B posted this photo of himself, all suited up, playing cricket on his Facebook page, writing: And that's a six out of the park!!!
Man of the match, we have no doubt. This image was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan

Coming up: Long long time ago: Big B with Farooq Sheikh

We stumbled upon this picture of Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Farooq Sheikh in intense conversation with one another. The two seemed to share a great camaraderie with one another and worked together in two movies - Chashme Buddoor (1981) and Toofan (1989). Farooq Sheikh died of a massive cardiac attack in Dubai on December 27, 2013.

Big B also tweeted: Some moments spent with Farooq Sheikh, now just memories in black and white

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Coming up: A pic from the Bachchans' family holiday

We stumbled across this picture of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, on what seems to be a family holiday, with wife Jaya and children Abhishek and Shweta. While Mr and Mrs Bachchan look charming as usual, we almost didn't recognise Junior B and Shweta as children. The Bachchans definitely seem to be having a whale of a time at what appears to be a tourist spot of historical significance.

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Coming up: Abhishek is Big B's "little fellow"

Abhishek Bachchan may be a supercop in Dhoom: 3, but he will always remain a child for his superstar father Amitabh Bachchan. We stumbled upon this picture of a much younger Big B playing with his barely recognizable son. The school-going Abhishek seems to have enclasped Big B while playing with him.

Big B also tweeted: FB 439 - Dhoom3 collects 100 + cr in first week end, that is incredible and just out of the park !! Nearest to this number was 80 cr for CE ! And this little fellow Abhishek is now in it, never imagined this would be so

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Coming up: Vijay of Deewar or Vijay of today?

Amitabh Bachchan shot to superstardom with Deewar and the megastar became nostalgic when he visited filmmaker V Shantaram's Rajkamal Studios where he had shot some of the famous scenes, like the one in this picture, from the 1975 superhit film.

Mr Bachchan, who was shooting for an ad on the same sets on Sunday (September 8, 2013) tweeted, "At work. At the iconic Rajkamal Studios after ages. The great V Shantaram still lives among this creation of his."

On Facebook, he posted, "Shooting today at the Rajkamal Studios after a very long time and remembering all the films shot there ... in particular Deewar. Am on the same floor of the fight scene .. the temple scene and 'khush toh bahut hoge tum..', the death scene, and just outside the floor the 'mere paas ma hai scene' ... ah ... such nostalgia ... sat in the same spot as the scene today and thought of those times."

(This image was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan)

Ahead: Aaradhya's wedding revelry with the Bachchans

The Bachchan family- Big B, Jaya, Abhishek, Ash and Aaradhya - turned out in full force for a family wedding in Bhopal. In this picture, it's little Aaradhya who's wrapped everyone around her little finger. The toddler, who looks really cute in a red dress, seems to be listening intently to what her mom and granny are saying even as Big B, Abhishek and their relatives look on.

Big B also tweeted: Back in Bhopal for wedding in the family .. weddings are always such a joy to be with relatives long not seen or met
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Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek and Jaya seem to be enjoying themselves thoroughly. While Mrs Bachchan looks elegant in a yellow sari, Senior and Junior B are dapper in formal suits.
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Big B and junior Bachchan were engrossed in conversation upon their arrival in Bhopal.

Big B also tweeted: Landing up in Bhopal, the city of lakes and etiquette and pleasant weather and kind and generous people
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Coming up: Big B, SRK's Happy New group

Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan, son Abhishek, Shah Rukh Khan seem to be celebrating New Year early. The party started at Mumbai's Mehboob Studio where Big B is shooting his next film Bhootnath Returns and where he bumped into the cast of Happy New Year, directed by Farah Khan.

Big B described the festivities on Facebook: Shooting at Mehboob Studio for Bhootnath Returns and also shooting at other floor Happy New Year. Shah Rukh, Abhishek, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Farah Khan. Lunching out in the open, PS4 play station and football in SRK's van, idle gossip, camaraderie. Felt like the good ol' days when this happened so often, when two or three units shot at the same location

In this picture, Happy New Year castmates SRK, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani and Vivaan Shah pose with their director Farah Khan and Big B.
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Coming up: Can you guess the names of these star siblings?

These cutie pies grew up to be Abhishek and Shweta Bachchan. Big B posted this picture of his children, when they were cherubs, on Facebook, writing: That is Abhishek in the pram and Shweta a concerned sister...

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Coming up: Big B, Dilip saab, Jaya's secret chat

This old picture of actors Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar and Jaya Bachchan from a Bollywood event really piqued our curiosity. The trio seem to be in a hush hush conversation with one another. Who or what is the focus of their discussion is what we would like to know.

Big B also wrote on Facebook: FB 384 - #Tuesday #Memoir - A moment in history for me .. the man I have admired in front of the camera and behind it .. Yusuf Khan known popularly as Dilip Kumar, at a cinema event ..

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Coming up: When Big B was slapped by a langoor

This picture of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan feeding bananas to a bunch of monkeys, with his make-up man Deepak Sawant, dates back to the time he was shooting for his movie Ganga Ki Saugandh which released in 1978. Big B reveals his encounter with the monkeys while he was returning from his shoot to his guest house in Haridwar.

Big B described the chain of events on Facebook: I got off the car and fed several of them with gram and bananas, as can be seen by one of them reaching out. An almost domestic like script followed soon after this photograph. The other two or three 'langoors' by the side, noticing that my attention was dedicated to this one fellow, angered, jumped up and slapped me on my face .. human like .. demanding that attention be paid to him also ... I cannot remember if it was a female ... !!! ha ha ah ..

This picture was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan Coming up: When Big B, Rakhee, Shashi Kapoor played cards

We came across this picture of megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar and Shashi Kapoor playing a game of cards while taking a break from the shooting of the 1978 Yash Chopra film Trishul.

In this picture, the trio looks carefree and completely lost in their play.

Big B, who posted this picture on Facebook, wrote, “FB 359 - Tuesday Memoir : Old memories !!! I think this is on the sets of Trishul .. Rakhee ji, Shashi ji and the self indulging in a bit of card play .. what times we had during this shoot in Delhi ... someday one shall write about it in detail ..”

(This picture was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan)

Coming up: Can you recognise these Sholay stars?

It's been a long, long time since the release of Indian cinema's most defining blockbuster movie, Sholay, in 1975. But its evergreen characters, notably Gabbar (played by Amjad Ali Khan), Jai (played by Amitabh Bachchan) and Veeru (played by Dharmendra), remain etched in our minds. Amitabh Bachchan posted a picture from when the movie was still being shot on Facebook and wrote: What memories : the Sholay team at some juncture.. from the left - Amjad Khan, unknown, Ramesh Sippy, Dharam ji, AK Hangal, AB, and Sachin Pilgaonkar..

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Coming up: Meet Big B's biggest fan

This picture of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan's daughter Shweta Nanda reading a magazine featuring her dad on its cover page really warmed our hearts. Shweta looks really happy to be reading an article about her father in an edition of Cine Blitz magazine. We're sure Mr Bachchan would be immensely pleased with this fan.

Which he most certainly was. He wrote on Facebook: I thought that was too cute ... !!

(This picture was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan)



Coming up: Long, long time ago: Big B with his parents

Bollywood mega-star Amitabh Bachchan posted this rare picture of himself with his parents Harivanshrai and Teji Bachchan on the occasion of his mother's birth anniversary (August 12).

Big B wrote on Facebook: My Mother's birth anniversary .. the most beautiful woman in the world !!

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Coming up: When the Angry Young Man met the King of Melody

Amitabh Bachchan treated fans on Facebook to old photos of himself with legendary singer Kishore Kumar, who sang for Big B in films like Amar Akbar Anthony, Don and Namak Halaal.

"It was Kishore Kumar's birthday on August 4th. A legend, a superior voice, a master of all talent connected with entertainment, a person when you spent time with him, realised the importance of being happy in life, always with humour and smile," Mr Bachchan wrote on Facebook.

Kishore Kumar was Amitabh Bachchan's singing voice in several hits like My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves, Imtihaan Ho Gayi Intezaar Ki, O Saathi Re, Meet Na Mila Re Man Ka and Khaike Paan Banaraswala.

(This picture was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan)

A nostalgic picture indeed: Amitabh Bachchan with Kishore Kumar who is holding his son Sumit, the singer's wife Leena Chandavarkar, late wrestler-actor Dara Singh and comedian Agha.

(This picture was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan)

This picture shows Big B and Kishore Kumar having a discussion with Iftekhar, who featured with Mr Bachchan in several films including Don, Dostana, Kaala Patthar, The Great Gambler and Deewar.

Also seen in the picture is Kishore Kumar's son Amit Kumar. (This picture was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan)

Ahead: Big B's embarassing moment at The Gateway of India

Amitabh Bachchan's latest Tuesday memoir is about the awkward moments he faced while shooting for the street song from the movie Don - Ee Hai Bambai Nagariya in 1978. Big B seems a bit embarrassed while shooting for what seems to be a dance sequence admidst a huge crowd.

Big B also wrote on Facebook: Ee Hai Bambai Nagariya...‘the street song from Don...that awkward moment of the song on the streets of Mumbai, early days and the embarrassment of it all … Chandra Barot the director of the film seeming to enjoy my condition. The image at the back is The Gateway of India, Mumbai built at the time of the official Royal visit to the city in welcome during the British Raj.

(This image was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan)

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's friendships span the length and breadth of India. Be it Bollywood or down South, the legendary actor's network seems to spread far and wide. The megastar posted some pictures of himself with his Southern superstar friends taken during the course of his campaign for Kalyan Jewellers.

In this picture, an angry looking Big B stands with Telugu superstar Nagarjuna, the son of the equally famous actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao.

(This image was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan)

Big B shoots with Shiva, the son of the legandary Kannada actor Dr Raj Kumar. Big B seems miffed and Shiva is trying to appease him.

(This image was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan)

Amitabh Bachchan seems to be striking a dischordant note with Prabhu, the son of the legandary Tamil megastar Shivaji Ganesan.

Big B also wrote on Twitter: The legends of the South : Shivaji Ganesan, his son Prabhu .. Raaj Kumar from Kannada, his son Shiva ... and Nageshwar Rao, his son Nagarjuna ... unbelievable !! My admiration for their fathers and our affection for each other just remarkable ... they all did remakes of some of my films in their language and vice versa ..



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Coming up - A Bachchan bonus: Sunday starred Aaradhya

Amitabh Bachchan, who regularly greets fans over the weekend, surprised his well wishers when he introduced his granddaughter Aaradhya to them. The tot, who looked adorable in a pink frock, was also accompanied by her parents Aishwarya and Abhishek.

Amitabh Bachchan, who posted this picture on Facebook, also wrote: FB 255 -The Sunday well wishers had a bit of a surprise today ... the little one came out too

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The crowd seemed euphoric at the rare sighting of Big B with both his daughter-in-law and granddaughter.

Big B wrote: FB 255 - More crowds for the Sunday meet and a more bewildered Aaradhya .. !

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Coming up: Big B's timeless moment with daughter

Amitabh Bachchan seems to share a very strong bond with his daughter Shweta. This picture, posted by the megastar on Facebook, shows Shweta clasping her father warmly while Big B seems to be thoroughly enjoying the moment. Shweta certainly seems to be the apple of her dad's eye.

Big B also wrote on Facebook: FB 202 -I trust my daughter in such matters and more ... and when she appreciates the music of Gatsby .. its got to be something !! (This image was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan) Coming up: Long, long time ago: SRK with Big B

We're now used to seeing Bollywood greats Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan in films and photos together. But this picture is from a time when it wasn't so usual.

We're not sure of the exact year, but the photo could be from the late '90s, since both actors look younger than they did in their first film together, Mohabbatein (2000).

(This image was posted on Twitter by @iamsrkclub)

Ahead: The first day Big B shot after Coolie accident

Amitabh Bachchan's latest Tuesday memoir is a very special moment from 1982. This picture is from the sets of Coolie and marks the day Big B returned to filming after recovering from the accident that nearly killed him. With him is Sholay co-star Amjad Khan, one of the many friends who arrived to wish him well on his first day back.

" I told Manmohan Desai, when I resume shooting I want it to start from the same shot that I was felled during the accident. I had wanted to get up and punch the villain !! This exactly what I did," writes Mr Bachchan about the shoot.

On July 26, 1982, a mistimed punch and jump while shooting an action sequence for Manmohan Desai's Coolie sent Amitabh Bachchan to hospital in critical condition. He spent weeks in coma, while the country prayed and wife Jaya walked barefoot to Mumbai's Siddhivinayak temple every day. On August 2, doctors finally revived him in a last-ditch attempt with a shot of pure adrenaline to the heart. Amitabh Bachchan went on to make a full recovery and completed shooting Coolie, which became a superhit. Director Manmohan Desai changed the ending, keeping Big B's character alive rather than having him die as was originally planned, as a tribute to the man who cheated death in real life.

(This picture was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan)

Coming up: Shashi-tabh in Ukraine

Shashi-tabh (Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, of course) are our all-time favourite Bollywood jodi. Here they are, shooting Ajooba (1991) in what was then USSR and is now Ukraine.

Amitabh Bachchan, who starred in the film, had this funny story about his old friend, who was directing him: "One confirmation that the picture is taken in Yalta, USSR then, now in Ukraine, is the missing stick in the hand of Shashi Kapoor ! In Mumbai when we started shooting he would move around with a stick on set, gathering his troops and bringing them to order, and generously using it if indiscipline occurred !! He lost the stick in Russia !! Thank God !!"

(This picture was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan)

Coming up: Autograph please: SRK to Big B

Wouldn't you like a poster of Don, signed by Amitabh Bachchan himself? Shah Rukh Khan would, for one! SRK, who played the role first made famous by Big B in Farhan Akhtar's remake and sequel, asked the senior star to autograph the poster of the 1978 film for him, and the original Don was happy to oblige.

Big B tweeted: ShahRukh asks me to sign a poster of "Don" for him ... cute !!

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Coming up - New friends on the blog: Big B, SRK

Amitabh Bachchan posted pictures of himself and Shah Rukh Khan from the shoot for the cover of Filmfare magazine, celebrating the 100 years of Indian Cinema. Seen here, the actors engrossed in some serious conversation. Missing from this picture is Dilip Kumar, who features on the cover with Big B and SRK.

(This image was posted by Amitabh Bachchan on his blog )

Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan share a hearty leaugh while shooting for the cover.

(This image was posted by Amitabh Bachchan on his blog )

Coming Up: Dilip Kumar's famous fan

Amitabh Bachchan posted this picture on Facebook which dates back to the early '80s. The photo shows him with the legendary actor Dilip Kumar during the mahurat of Ramesh Sippy's movie Shakti (1982).

Describing the picture Big B wrote: "The occasion is the ‘Mahurat' shot for “Shakti” – Dilip Saheb, my idol and me working for the first time. As an admirer of his work, for many years even before joining the industry, it was a dream moment for me."

Rakhee, Smita Patil, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Anil Kapoor also played important roles in the movie.

This picture was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan

Coming up: A pic from Big B's very first film, circa 1969

That's a superstar in the making, right there. Amitabh Bachchan posted this photograph from his debut film Saat Hindustani on Facebook. The actors are - starting from the left : Utpal Dutt, Jalal Agha, Anwar Ali, Jalal's sister Shahnaz, Irshad Ali, Madhu and, of course, Amitabh Bachchan himself.

This shot is of Big B and the actors singing the theme song for the film which was shot in Madh Island in Mumbai.

Big B wrote: We lived and travelled in the film just as the 7 would have done as liberation fighters - in the jungles of Goa, in Govt Circuit houses, sleeping on the floor in one room with the rest of the crew, eating together, living together etc .. Very socialistic !!

I got my 1st National Award in this film .. As most promising debut !!

This picture was posted on Facebook by Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan seems quite a marvel with the bat, the superstar preferred to play cricket whenever he managed some free time during his shooting. This picture, posted by Mr Bachchan on Facebook shows him batting in Kashmir while shooting for Mr Natwarlal (1979). Big B also revealed that the photos of him in dhoti were taken during the shooting of Ganga Ki Saugandh (1978). The other pictures have been taken during a friendly charity cricket match in Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

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Coming up: The superstar and the tiger

Here's Amitabh Bachchan earning his stripes while shooting Khoon Pasina in 1977 when he had to shoot a fight scene with a real tiger. It's not every actor who would so willingly embrace a ferocious feline but, heck, if not the Angry Young Man, then who?

This picture was posted by the megastar on Facebook and Big B also revealed that it was while shooting this scene that he received the news of Abhishek's birth at Breach Candy Hospital. Big B wrote on Facebook: Everyone on set commented as I left .. “agar beta hua toh uska naam Tiger rakhna” !! Ha ha !

For long years till I think he was 4 or 5 years old I would call him Tiger when I would call from locations on phone, and Abhishek thinking that since the talk was on animals, he needed to be speaking the same language ... So when I would call and say .. “ Hi Tiger, how you doin' ? He would respond ..“ Hi Panther, I am fine “!!

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Coming up: Blast from Amitabh Bachchan's past

Amitabh Bachchan posted this picture on his Facebook page of himself playing a cricket match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata in the late ‘70s. Mr Bachchan wrote on Facebook: "A photograph of mine, around late 70's. This is a benefit cricket match played for a charity at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, between the Bombay Film Industry and the Bengal Film Industry. Dilip Kumar captained our side ... We won .. !!!"

Coming up: More old pictures of Amitabh Bachchan