Chicago, Aug 14 (IANS) The Unforgettable tour turned out to be a multimillion-dollar show for everyone concerned. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan and his entourage were paid about $700,000 per performance, while tickets worth over $1 million were sold in Chicago alone. A prominent promoter had earlier turned down the show because - given the high fees for the stars - he feared he would not be able to break even. Bollywood concerts, despite the hoopla, have generally been known to make slim profits. (more…)
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) Indian film icon Amitabh Bachchan is drawing packed houses on “The Unforgettable Tour” he is taking through six cities with his actor son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai. The tour, with a cast of other top-tier stars dancing and singing live onstage in a “best of” blow-out musical production, is boasting sold-out venues with seating for about 10,000 people each, the Chicago Tribune reported citing Monty Saiyed, one of the promoters with Chicago Live Bollywood Shows. (more…)
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) Bollywood’s dusky beauty Bipasha Basu has carved a niche for herself in Hindi cinema and says she has no intentions of going to Hollywood because filmmakers there are familiar with only one Indian actor - Aishwarya Rai. (more…)
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) Aishwarya Rai, who is currently busy with the Bachchans’ Unforgettable concert, says that as a co-star she had often asked Abhishek to experience a world tour. And when he finally agreed to it, they are dancing as husband and wife. (more…)
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Trashing rumours about his wife Aishwarya Rai losing out the Nakshatra diamond jewellery endorsement to Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan said it was his spouse who had taken the call to pull out. Aishwarya has been the brand ambassador for Nakshatra diamond jewellery since 2004 and Katrina is now the new face for the brand. (more…)
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The ‘Unforgettable’ world tour of the Bachchans, the ‘first family’ of Bollywood including Amitabh, son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya, will skip Vancouver and finish the first phase in Oberhausen, Germany. Wizcraft International Entertainment, the organiser of the tour, parted ways with the Canadian promoters, Ethnic Guru, saying that the latter had failed to meet contractual commitments, a statement released here said. (more…)
Madhuri Dixit, Aishwarya Rai, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh gave a scintillating perfomance at The Unforgettable Tour in San Francisco. Pic Courtesy: Wizraft International (more…)
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s Unforgettable tour has worked out to be just that — unforgettable for him — and he has thanked the media and his fans, especially in San Francisco, for its grand success. “Thank you press and thank you San Francisco. You guys made our night and day and many many days and years impossible to forget!” the actor said in a latest post on his blog www.bigb.bigadda.com Tuesday. (more…)
~ A crowd of 12,000 screaming fans express their love for The Unforgettable stars at L.A Sports Arena ~ After two extravagant shows in Toronto and Trinidad, the Unforgettable Tour put up a astounding show in Los Angeles. A jam-packed audience extended a warm-hearted welcome to the Unforgettable Stars and the stars made this sure that this would be a once-in-a-life time opportunity and an unforgettable experience for all present at the venue. Courtesy: Wizcraft International. (more…)