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Amitabh Bachhan joins the bandwagon with an apology

Looks like 'Harry' (aka Amitabh Bachhan) is in a hurry to bury the hatchet...either to save his clan from the wrath of 'regionalism' or the millions at stake...riding on his son's and his movies! The wife messes up and the hubby covers up- pre-planned move or spontaneous combustion? Amitabh Bachhan, popularly known as Big B, went on to say, “ If found guilty, I’m willing to go to jail ”. Guts we must say after all the jeering statements made by his better half earlier. The Big B also went on to say that Raj (Thackeray) is a friend for whom he has lot of respect. The buck doesn’t stop here…expect the unexpected…the ‘phirangi’ Sonia Gandhi, big boss of the Indian National Congress, steps in…filmi chakkar by a member of the political circus, phew! It’s alleged that Mrs Gandhi personally asked All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary, Margaret Alva to call up Vilasrao Deshmukh, Maharastra’s CM to inquire about the well-being and safety of the Bach

Jaya Bachhan and Raj Thackeray's slugfest...continues

Jaya Bachhan, an acclaimed Indian actress and politician, more famous as Mr Amitabh Bachhan's better half, and Raj Thackeray , the firebrand and vociferous political figure, arch leader of the political party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)...resorted to mudslinging, yet again! Moreover, it seems this embroglio is here to stay, for LONG. As if the regional 'warfare' wasn't enough, Mrs Bachhan pulled out yet another rabbit from the hat and how! Looks like film Drona's music release 'happened' to be the perfect backdrop for her (Mrs Bachhan) to launch another offensive which definitely didnt go well, at least with MNS and numerous people, not only from the state of Maharashtra but the entire country. Several sources (including the media) confirm that Mrs Bachhan, jeering and laughing away, passed comments, which she claims were harmless...she went on to say (after some talks in English by her son and Goldie Behl) that we are from the state of Uttar Pradesh