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2006-08-13 India-Pakistan

Pakistan orders removal of Amitabh Bachchan billboards

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Posted by john 2006-08-13 10:18|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

Indian film star Amitabh Bachchan has been voted the greatest star of stage or screen by BBC News Online users.

Mr Bachchan was voted in by a large margin, pushing Sir Laurence Olivier into second place, followed by Sir Alec Guinness in third.

Many people in the western world will not have heard of Amitabh Bachchan, 56, but he remains one of Bollywood's biggest stars, having appeared in more than 100 films in three decades. He made his name in the seventies and eighties as an action hero, a swashbuckling star of Hindi films.

Posted by john 2006-08-13 10:21|| 2006-08-13 10:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Popular in Iran as well

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) A poll by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcastings (IRIB) Research Center showed that the celebrated Indian movie Sholay has drawn the most audience attention, reported the state TV here Thursday.

Directed by Ramesh Sippy, the movie was aired in the fourth week of the Iranian calendar month Tir (June 22-July 22).

Iranian directors Kiumars Purahmad's Strange Sisters and Kamal Tabrizi's Maternal Love aired in the same period stood second and third respectively.

The 1975 hit Sholay tells the story of a retired police officer, Thakur, who hires two convicts, Veeru and Jai, to capture Gabbar Singh.

Posted by john 2006-08-13 10:23|| 2006-08-13 10:23|| Front Page Top

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