Amitabh Bachchan revealed that Aishwarya Rai and the new born are back home. They were first taken to Prateeksha, the family residence, and after a visit to a temple, Aishwarya, Abhishek and Amitabh, along with Beti B, went to their other home Jalsa. Jaya Bachchan was at home to welcome the new born. Amitabh Bachchan said that he carried Beti B in his arms as per the tradition of his family. When asked about the naming ceremony for the little one, …

Aishwarya Rai’s pregnancy and her star-studded baby shower grabbed print and electronic media coverage galore. But thanks to a 10-point directive against excessive coverage on TV of her childbirth, news channels had skeleton coverage when she delivered a baby girl Wednesday. According to media reports, the Broadcast Editors Association (BEA) had issued a 10-point advisory to its members on how to cover the birth of Amitabh Bachchan’s third grandchild, …

A girl was born to star couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan at a private hospital here Wednesday morning. The baby, their first child, was born at the Seven Hills Hospital. Mother and daughter were both doing fine. Proud grandfather Amitabh Bachchan too couldn’t control his happiness and tweeted: “I AM DADA to the cutest baby girl, A dada ji … Ecstatic.” Hospital sources said the delivery was normal and came a few minutes before 10 a.m. …

Amitabh Bachchan, whose daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai is expected to give birth anytime now, can’t wait to see the new arrival and says he is enjoying the hustle bustle in the house. “The family gathers together from all over as we wait for the ‘arrival’ … Greatest joy for me – a full house and the ‘chahel – pahel’ (hustle bustle),” the 69-year-old posted on micro-blogging site Twitter. Aishwarya is expecting her first child with actor-husband …

Kareena Kapoor Thursday unveiled her wax statue at the Madame Tussauds museum in Blackpool, Britain. “It is an honour and a privilege for me to have my own wax figure at Madame Tussauds Blackpool and even more so to launch a global Bollywood exhibition. This is a moment of pride for the Indian cinema,” Kareena said in a statement. It took four months to create the wax statue, which cost 150,000 pounds. “The figure looks incredible and is so life-like. …

Grapevine has it that Samantha was called for a screen test by India’s ace director Mani Ratnam but she did not get the coveted role. The actress is busy with the Gautham Menon directed trilingual Nee Thaane En Pon Vasantham when she got a call from Mani’s office, say sources. Excited to be called for a screen test, Samantha rushed for it only to be told eventually that she did not fit in. Mani Ratnam is planning to launch Karthik’s son Gautham …

There are hardly any Indians in this booming capital of the southern Chinese island province, known for its sandy beaches, exotic sea food and spanking new high-rises. But Bollywood is never far behind – if you are ‘Yindu’ (Chinese for India and Indians), they expect you to sing “Awara Hoon”. The Raj Kapoor-starrer was a roaring success in the newly-Communist China of the 1950s and continues to strike a chord with the Chinese, especially the older …

young rebel star Prabhas going crazy after Vasuki? Well, Vasuki Sunkavalli has become a hot sensation ever since she came close to that 'Miss Universe' tag. No wonder the film fraternity approaches beauty pageants once they hit the headlines with their glamor performance. Freshly, it was reported that Prabhas is going frenzy about Vasuki Sunkavalli and planning to her cast in his upcoming Telugu movie to be directed by Rajamouli. Now the question …

Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani were ready with the first look of “Don 2: The Chase Continues” and Mahesh Bhatt was set to celebrate the success of “Murder 2″ Wednesday evening, but the filmmakers cancelled their plans following three bomb blasts in Mumbai, which killed over 20 people. The launch of the first look of the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Don 2″ was to be held 7.45 p.m. onwards at Cinemax, Andheri West, while the success party for Mohit …

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s former boyfriend Salman Khan congratulated her and her hubby Abhishek Bachchan as they were expecting their first child. “I would like to congratulate Mr. Bachchan that he is going to become a grandfather and also Abhishek and Aishwarya. I hope they make a whole football team,” Salman told reporters here at an event to launch a Blackberry application. In 1999, Aishwarya began dating Salman and their relationship was often …