Amitabh Bachchan grieves over staff member's death

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been down with fever, was left upset after he heard that a staff member who had been serving his family for 30 years and taking care of his Delhi house, died on suddenly.

Big B took to his blog on Friday night and shared that he was in "deepest grief and shock".

"Just lost one of our most sincere staff member - suddenly! Been with us for 30 years managing our Delhi home and office! Spoke to him this morning approving his request for a week's leave to attend to some family matter, and now...gone," the 71-year-old posted.

The thespian said that the man brought up both his children Abhishek and Shweta from when they were almost toddlers.

"Young and healthy, in his 50, no indication of any ailment, left Sopaan our home in Delhi for his place, had a flat (tyre), took it to repair, and collapsed at the garage with a massive cardiac arrest," he added as he mulled over "the suddenness of life and its ways".

The news left the Bachchan family "numbed and in absolute disbelief".

source : toi

Bollywood superstars play football

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira organised a celebrity football match to raise funds for an animal welfare shelter.

The charity match was held recently for PIGI Foundation, which will build an animal welfare shelter with the money.

Nuzhat Khan, actor Imran Khan’s mother and Ira's aunt, will look after the shelter, read a statement.
Aamir and actor Abhishek Bachchan were captains of the two teams and the former's team won the match by 4:2.

Celebrities like Hrithik Roshan, Sohail Khan, Dino Morea, Armaan Jain, Kiran Rao, Kunal Kapoor, Tiger Shroff and Karan Wahi also participated in the match.

Superstar Salman Khan distributed prizes to all.

Rahul Bose, who was also present at the event, posted on Twitter: "The Aamir Khan XI (of which I was a part!) swept the #playforpaws football game for #tigifoundation 4-2 vs the Abhishek Bachchan XI. Yes!"

source : msn

I'm not interested in breaking records: Aamir Khan

Bollywood actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan features in one of the most awaited films of the year, "Dhoom 3", he says he is not thinking about how many records it will break.

Reacting to reports stating that he has claimed that "Dhoom 3" will surpass the business of Shah Rukh Khan's "Chennai Express", Aamir Khan said in a statement:"I am not interested in breaking records. I am an artist, and what gives me a high is to entertain my audience, to give them a good time, and to satisfy them emotionally."

Aamir Khan's last release "Talaash" was appreciated for his performance, but the movie couldn't mint too much moolah. The actor believes the challenge does not lie in building numbers at the box office, it lies in winning the audience's adulation.

"I want to earn the love of my audience. That is what I am thirsty for. I like to challenge myself and do work that I have not done. I like to surprise my audience.These are the things that I am interested in," said the versatile actor, who will be seen in a negative role in "Dhoom 3".

Aamir Khan has just returned to Mumbai after month-long training schedule in Australia where he had gone to learn a special dance form.

"Dhoom 3",which is the third instalment of the Yash Raj Films' franchise, also stars Abhishek Bachchan, Uday Chopra and Katrina Kaif. It will release Dec 20.

source : sify