This is what the Variety magazine had to say of Amitabh Bachchan's role in 'The Great Gatsby': "By far the liveliest work in the film comes from two actors with only a few minutes of screen time between them: the lithe, long-limbed newcomer Elizabeth Debicki as gabby golf pro Jordan Baker, and, in a single scene that marks his belated Hollywood debut, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan as the flamboyant Jewish 'gambler,' Meyer Wolfsheim."
An obviously flattered Bachchan posted on Facebook he was in "shocked disbelief". "No, no this cannot be true..!!!" he wrote.
It is hailed as "the great American novel," but so far 'The Great Gatsby' has defied attempts by some of Hollywood's top filmmakers to bring its lyrically romantic story and tragic characters to cinematic life.
One of the year's most anticipated films, 'The Great Gatsby' opens in US theaters on Friday and has been accorded the prestigious opening-night slot at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15. ...
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01:34 PM, May 07, 2013
Chennai: Having directed five of six Tamil films produced by Prakash Raj, Tamil director Radha Mohan describes the time spent with the actor-filmmaker as a "beautiful journey". "Prakash and I have been on a beautiful journey and we always enjoy working together. He gives me a lot of freedom as a producer. I don't think I will ever be so comfortable to work with any other producer," Radha Mohan told...
03:26 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Investigators on Tuesday searched for the person or group responsible for planting two bombs at the Boston Marathon finish line that killed three people and wounded more than 100 in the worst bomb attack on US soil since September 11, 2001. Here are some Twitter reactions from Indian politicians and celebrities: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh: The people of India join me in condemning the attack in strongest terms....
12:59 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Manchester: The English Premier League is the first leading club competition to approve the use of goal-line technology, and Hawk-Eye will be deployed at stadiums from next season. The Spanish and German leagues, however, said on Thursday they would hold off from giving referees high-tech aids for at least two years, while the Italians are less enthusiastic for now. The English have championed Hawk-Eye for several years, but FIFA opposed...
06:25 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Baidu Inc, China's largest search engine, is developing prototype digital eyewear similar to Google's Google Glass that will leverage Baidu's strengths in image search and facial recognition, a Baidu spokesman said on Wednesday. ...
07:02 PM, Apr 03, 2013
'The Host' is a futuristic apocalyptic romance about alien souls who invade and take over the human race. ...
12:20 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Muslims organizations have expressed skepticism over the home ministry's proposal to set up special courts for speedy trial of Muslim youth falsely implicated in terror-related cases, terming the move a "lollipop" for the community. Gulzar Azmi of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind said the move has been made with an eye to next year's elections. ...
06:50 AM, Mar 26, 2013
Falcon Eye aims to enable players to have absolute numbers for a desired putting stroke in a measurement of speed which they cannot achieve otherwise. ...
12:34 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Pablo Neruda's famous poem has been immortalised by a Brazilian design and graphics studio 18bis. ...
12:39 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Samsung Galaxy S IV is likely to have an eye scrolling feature, thereby enabling users to scroll through webpages without even touching the screen of the phone. ...
11:14 AM, Mar 05, 2013
The singer also performed 'Skyfall' for the first time at the Sunday night ceremony. ...
11:51 AM, Feb 25, 2013
Called the Tobii Rex, and it is a stick-like device that can be mounted underneath the screen and attached to a USB port on a PC. ...
04:03 PM, Jan 02, 2013
London: Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra has won the 'Worlds Sexiest Asian Woman' crown, according to an on-line survey conducted by a weekly magazine. Priyanka, 30, defeated reigning champion Kareena Kapoor and three-times winner Katrina Kaif to claim the crown of sexiest Asian woman on the planet this year. "Priyanka Chopra secured top spot with Kareena Kapoor coming second and Katrina Kaif third," Asian weekly Eastern Eye said. A permanent fixture...
01:48 PM, Dec 06, 2012
The most anticipated movie 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu' starring Venkatesh and Mahesh Babu is releasing in overseas as a Sankranthi bonanza (Jan 2013) by 14 Reels Entertainment Pvt Ltd through FICUS, following the blockbuster of Superstar 'Dookudu'. The Magnum opus will relaunch the era of multi-starrer film. It's produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The movie is touted to be a wholesome family entertainer with heart touching...
04:58 PM, Nov 28, 2012
Washington: Better late than never! A 99-year-old woman in the US has lived through 24 presidential elections, but has chosen this year's close contest to cast her first ballot. Rosie Lewis, of Fort Myers, Florida, who received her ballot in the mail, got some help from a family friend to register and credits the election of President Barack Obama in 2008 for inspiring her to cast her first vote this...
03:41 PM, Nov 05, 2012
New York: Taking cue from iris scans used in UID in India, researchers are developing a new biometric system that can identify people by the way they flicker their eyes while looking at a computer screen. Oleg Komogortsev, a computer scientist at Texas State University-San Marco, is making use of the fact that no two people look at the world in the same way. When looking at a picture, different...
03:57 AM, Oct 15, 2012
A CIA operative is brutally executed in Mohmand, Pakistan. A NATO convoy to Jalalabad is attacked by militants. The top terrorists of the region from different outfits are meeting to plan their biggest and deadliest attack. Pakistan is giving hollow assurances on delivering the culprits. America, pushed to the wall, launches a covert operation to plant a mole. Agent Eduardo Gomez disguised as Sarfaraz Khan, lands in Pakistan and straight...
11:02 PM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: Eight-year-old Ritesh Walia peers through his spectacles at Hercules saving a lost princess, his latest video game. After five hours with Hercules, he switches to Angry Birds, and then to Pokemon. Ritesh is not alone in his addiction to video games. With increasing access to computers, smart phones, 3D television, ipads and numerous other gadgets, childhood myopia (near-sightedness) has become a huge risk for urban children, say experts....
02:01 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Hyderabad: Visual impairment in India has gone down by just 10 percent in the last six years and blindness has reduced by only 12 percent, according to a survey conducted by the World Health Organisation. More than 450 million in India require vision correction, of which 100 million do not have access to an eye examination nor can they afford a pair of spectacles. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has...
02:50 PM, Sep 18, 2012
New Delhi: Actress Priyanka Chopra is all set to launch her debut music album 'In My City'. Her debut single in English will be released under the Universal label some time in India on Thursday. Priced at Rs 75, the cover was recently revealed by Chopra's team. Her first international single 'In My City', featuring rap artiste and Black Eyed Peas singer Will.I.Am, will have her crooning in her husky...
03:27 PM, Sep 13, 2012
