Amitabh Bachchan can't wait to see the baby now!

New Delhi: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, whose daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai is expected to give birth mid-November, 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 Abhishek Bachchan. 

Apart from waiting excitedly for the baby, Amitabh also took some time off to watch Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Rockstar which released Friday and the actor says he is impressed with the entire team. 

"It's late but not without cause... just back from Rockstar and living in the brilliance of all - Imtiaz Ali, Ranbir, AR and Nargis... Still with Rockstar and its beauty," he further posted. 

Directed by Imtiaz Ali, Rockstar chronicles the journey of an aspiring singer Janardhan Jakhar, who wants to make it big in the music world. It introduces two new faces - Pakistani-American model Nargis Fakhri and Brazilian model Moufid Aziz.

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If Amitabh Bachchan can smoke, why can’t I: Riya Sen

Riya Sen is excited about her upcoming movie with Vinay Pathak and claims that smoking and drinking on-screen is not wrong if the script demands it.

Riya asserts that she will never endorse cigarettes and alcohol. However, she won’t mind doing it in films, if the script demands it and talking about the same, she said, “Yes, I will never endorse such brands, but I have no issues doing it in movies if the script demands it. If Amitabh Bachchan can do it, why can’t I?”

Riya also confessed that she doesn’t follow a strict diet plan and cannot keep herself away from food.

Indian Actors a Recognizable Force Overseas: Big B

New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is set to make his Hollywood debut with Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby", says larger numbers of the global population watch Indian movies as opposed to Hollywood and that Indian actors are a recognizable force outside the country.

"Indian actors are a recognizable force outside Indian shores as well. I may be wrong in my assessment here, but it has been statistically proven that a larger number of the world population watches Indian movies as opposed to Hollywood - 3.8 billion to 3.2 billion," Big B posted on his blog Bigb.bigadda.com. 

The 68-year-old also said that there are many Indian stars who get more attention than their Hollywood counterparts in international projects.

"Stars from India getting global celebrity managers is an individual decision. Perhaps you are unaware, but many already do. Hollywood is a richer entity and has the advantage of a more universal language, but there are several examples that I have been personally witness to, where the Indian stars, with all due respect, has garnered greater notice than his Hollywood counterpart," he added.

However Amitabh, who will be making a special appearance in "The Great Gatsby", feels it is obvious that in a Hollywood project, American actors will always get prominence.

"At the end of the day we must remember a most basic fact. We are the Indian film industry and they are Hollywood from America. There shall always be a prominence to American actors in Hollywood, just as there is a prominence of Indian actors in Indian films. A ShahRukh, Salman or Aamir may well be an unknown face in one of the towns in midwest USA, but so would a Brad Pitt or Tom Cruise in Yavatmal or Giridih," he posted.

"How many foreign stars have you noticed gaining prominence in Hollywood apart from that odd Omar Sharif, Jackie Chan or Bruce Lee? Even British artists, which really should be considered, nationwise, as individuals from the same community, have a limited presence. 

"And how many Hollywood stars do we see in our films? Forget Hollywood, even artists from regional cinema in India have a rare presence in our own films - Hindi film artists in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam or Bengali films and vice versa," he added.

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