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Topics from 2007-2008

Health

Samrat.bose 23:29, 12 November 2007 (UTC) The part which deals with Amitabh Bachchan's health (myasthenia gravis) is filled with factual errors. It says: "Later, he was struck with with an illness called Myasthenia Gravis. This happened either because of the heavy medication that he took during his Coolie accident or because of the blood transfusion that he had received." Myasthenia gravis is a disorder where there is a problem at the junction of the nerve and muscle. Certain types of proteins at such places block the uptake of important chemicals causing the muscle to tire easily. People with myasthenia find it difficult to do things which cause the muscle to tire. For example, they find it difficult to carry on repeatative movements, or the patient may be unable to comb his hair beyond a certain time. Myasthenia is usually not known to be caused by the reasons cited. A drug called penicillamine (not to be confused with the antibiotic penicillin) can cause a similar problem, but it is not something one would have as "heavy medication" as cited. Some other drugs may exacerbate the problem in someone who already has myasthenia, but would not cause it.

Adejk (talk) 22:51, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

4.2 Cirrhosis

In April 2010, he revealed that he has cirrhosis, a condition that developed as a result of blood transfusion from an accident he had while filming nearly three decades earlier.()

Total cruft

This article is total cruft. I have replaced dozens of non-RS cites with {{fact}}. If it is not addressed pronto, I will be blanking large parts of the article. We cant have an article full of OR with {{fact}} tags sitting on every sentence for eternity. Sarvagnya 04:20, 3 November 2007 (UTC)

By saying "total craft", you don't really give a genuine reason and you didn't give. You're just quickly removing sites which names seem to be unreliable. I want you to come with every source HERE and say why it's unreliable. According to what? I had a read through WP:RS. No indication is given to your claim that box office india, bollyvista.com (which are used in featured articles, and can do NOTHING with that) etx are unreliable.

I definitely agree that blogs, (even bollyspice.com), youtube etc are not reliable, but boxofficeindia is again the official site of box office figures in India so I'm waiting for explanations why it is not.

As for these tags. I want to see explanations and examples that will provide their necessarity:

{{Original research|date=November 2007}} {{Fansite|date=December 2007}} {{Cleanup|date=November 2007}} {{rewrite}} {{Refimprove|date=November 2007}}

If you restore the page without discussing, I'll turn to an administrator and we will solve it ASAP with him. Thanks, Shahid • 16:55, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Recently I found some information regarding the birthday of Shri Amitabh Bachchan ] . Could anyone verify whether the birthday of Bachchan sahab corresponds with the age mentioned in this article. Guitaristrock (talk) 12:35, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Wrong Birth Time

Amitabh Bachahan's birth time as mentioned in this article is 12 hours behind his real birthtime. -VJha 16:00, 9 November 2007 (UTC) Amitabh Bachahan was born in what is now know as faislabad pakistan. as mentioned on p.t.v. prime tv sky channel 792 by nazia malik on 14/11/2010. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.203.48.36 (talk) 18:09, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Edit Request - add category

{{editprotected}} Please add the following newly created category to the artcle:

Category:National Film Award Winners

--Anoopkn (talk) 13:06, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

Declined - not an urgent request, can be done when the page is unprotected. Stifle (talk) 16:59, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Edit Request - fix spelling

{{editprotected}}

Please correct the spelling of own in the line "offered to sacrifice their won limbs"

Wikivarun (talk) 01:19, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Done. Stifle (talk) 16:56, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Do we really need a mile-long filmography, people?

Another sad victim of manic filmographitis. Let's just retain key (important) films in a simple partial filmography section, and leave the rest of the documenting to www.imdb.com shall we? AppleJuggler (talk) 05:41, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Creating a separate page for the filmography is a very good option. AppleJuggler (talk) 00:06, 8 February 2008 (UTC) amitabh Bachchan's Golden Run 1973-1988

There might be an never-ending debate on how perhaps the Movie business has changed in the last 30 odd years. Actors are doing increasingly lesser movies(though this trend started in the 2000′s only),increase in other mediums of entertainment, and so on.

On the other hand there have been booms too for the industry with Music(in 90′s) , Sattellite/Cable(2000′s) providing a very good avenue for Movie Revenue thus helping a lot in the movie’s recovery.

Also can be said that modes of promotions has also increased by leaps and bounds.But leaving the above behind, and going movie to movie, Amitabh Bachchan hit an extreme purple patch for almost 15-16 years between 1973-88.

The Innings is interesting for the amount of movies done and the success rate achieved.Infact of the 63 movies Bachchan did in that period only 7 movies faced monetary losses of any kinds, thus a loss making movie used to an Event for Amitabh Bachchan.

Also, Amitabh Bachchan had atleast 1 hit a year for 14 straight years(1973-86).

Take a look.

Film Year Gross(where available) Classification 1 Zanjeer 1973 5,00,00,000 AAA* 2 Bandhe Haath 1973 – Flop 3 Abhimaaan 1973 – A 4 Namak Haraam 1973 – BB 5 Kasauti 1974 – B 6 Benaam 1974 – B 7 Majboor 1974 – AA* 8 Roti Kapada Aur Makaan 1974 12,50,00,000 AAA* 9 Deewar 1975 6,50,00,000 A11* 10 Zameer 1975 – Flop 11 Mili 1975 – B 12 Sholay 1975 30,00,00,000 A111* 13 Faraar 1975 – Flop 14 Chupke Chupke 1975 – AA 15 Hera Pheri 1976 5,00,00,000 A1* 16 Kabhi Kabhi 1976 – AA 17 Adalat 1976 – AA* 18 Do Anjaane 1976 – A 19 Amar Akbar Abthony 1977 9,00,00,000 AAA* 20 Khoon Pasina 1977 5,00,00,000 A1* 21 Alaap 1977 – Flop 22 Parvarish 1977 6,50,00,000 A11* 23 Imaan Dharam 1977 – Flop 24 Ganga Ki Saugandh 1978 – AA* 25 Kasme Vaade 1978 5,00,00,000 A1* 26 Besharam 1978 – BB 27 Trishul 1978 7,00,00,000 A11* 28 Don 1978 6,00,00,000 A1* 29 Muqaddar Ka Sikander 1978 10,00,00,000 AAA* 30 The Great Gambler 1979 – B 31 Jurmana 1979 – Flop 32 Mr Natwarlal 1979 7,00,00,000 A1* 33 Kala Pathar 1979 – BB 34 Manzil 1979 – B 35 Suhaag 1979 7,00,00,000 A1* 36 Do Aur Do Paanch 1980 – A 37 Dostana 1980 7,00,00,000 A1* 38 Ram Balraam 1980 7,00,00,000 AA* 39 Shaan 1980 7,00,00,000 A* 40 Naseeb 1981 10,00,00,000 A1* 41 Barsaat Ki Ek Raat 1981 – AA* 42 Lawaaris 1981 9,00,00,000 A11* 43 Silsila 1981 – Flop 44 Yaraana 1981 7,00,00,000 A1* 45 Kaalia 1981 – AA* 46 Satte Pe Satta 1982 – AA* 47 Bemisaal 1982 – B 48 Desh Premee 1982 – A 49 Namak Halaal 1982 8,00,00,000 A11* 50 Khudaar 1982 7,00,00,000 A1* 51 Shakti 1982 – B 52 Nastik 1983 BB 53 Andha Kanoon 1983 9,00,00,000 A11* 54 Mahaan 1983 – B 55 Pukar 1983 – B 56 Coolie 1983 11,00,00,000 A11* 57 Inquilaab 1984 – B 58 Sharaabi 1984 6,00,00,000 AA* 59 Geraftaar 1985 – AA* 60 Mard 1985 8,00,00,000 A1* 61 Aakhree Raasta 1986 7,50,00,000 A1* 62 Shahenshah 1988 7,00,00,000 AA* 63 Ganga Jamuna Saraswati 1988 – B Classifications A111-All Time Blockbuster AAA-Blockbuster A11-Super Hit A1-Super Hit/Hit AA-Hit A-Semi Hit BB-Above Average B-Average

   denotes equal universal success

SUCCESS RATIO-88.8%

36 ALL INDIA HITS(From 1973-88)

For Fairness purpose its important to highlight the not so successfull periods of Bachchan’s Career.

1969-72

This Period is the start of the Career of Big B, he mostly struggled around for few years before breaking big time in Zanjeer. The notable movies of this time are Saat Hindustani, Anand and Bombay to Goa.

1 Saat Hindustani 1969 – Flop 2 Anand 1970 – AA 3 Reshma Aur Shera 1971 – Flop 4 Pyar Ki Kahani 1971 – Flop 5 Parwana 1971 – Flop 6 Bombay To Goa 1971 – BB 7 Bansi Birju 1972 – Flop 8 Ek Nazar 1972 – Flop 9 Sanjog 1972 – Flop 10 Raaste Ka Pathar 1972 – Flop

1989-92

This Period Signifies the return of Big B from the political Arena back to movie business, again here he didnt find the same success as he did in this prime. Notable movies are Agneepath,Hum and Aaj Ka Arjun.

1 Toofan 1989 – B 2 Jaadugar 1989 – Flop 3 Main Azaad Hoon 1989 – Flop 4 Agneepath 1990 – B 5 Aaj Ka Arjun 1990 7,00,00,000 AA* 6 Hum 1991 8,00,00,000 AA* 7 Ajooba 1991 – Flop 8 Indrajeet 1991 – Flop 9 Akayla 1991 – Flop 10 Khuda Gawah 1992 – B 11 Insaaniyat 1994 – B Since 1997 Amitabh Bachchan has starred and been successfull in uncountable number of movies, though most have been in character role capacity thus cant be counted(in this context that is), though he has again had Pivotal roles in movies like Paa,Black,Cheeni Kum and Khakee but such movies wont be 10% of his movies since 2000 and definitely dont echo back at the glorious run of 1973-88. LINKS follows http://web.archive.org/web/20100724072320/http://www.boxofficekings.com/ http://web.archive.org/web/20030801213418/http://boxofficeindia.com/amitabh.htm http://boxofficekings.blogspot.in/2012/08/amitabh-bachchans-golden-run-1973-1988.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by Prakumsoon14051982 (talk • contribs) 19:05, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Regarding genocide

It seems to me that the section meets WP:V, although its neutrality could be improved with some reference to his response, if he has made one. Misplaced Pages is not censored is also a guideline that seems to support keeping it in. Are there Misplaced Pages policies that would support removing it that I'm not familiar with? Remember, while we seek consensus on how Misplaced Pages policy applies to articles, that's based in policy- editors whose reasoning isn't based in policy aren't given as much weight in a disagreement, since Misplaced Pages is not a democracy. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 15:20, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

A second look at the source, though, seems to indicate that he's been charged, but not yet proven guilty. Wouldn't it be better to wait until after he is tried? -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 15:20, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

First of all, I can't see the notability of the case and how it stands in an encyclopedia article about Bachchan. He has been part of many controversies. Secondly, until it is written well, in a comprehensive and clear way, and supported by reliable source (one of the sources is unreliable), this info is cannot remain here. Also good to note that this user has violated WP:3RR. And I agree it's better to wait until he is tried. Shahid • 15:28, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Mr. Babu Mann, it seems, is hell bent on including a genocide section in the article. He has cited two sources - IBN and IndiaInfo. Let's see what these say. IBNlive site says, "Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, senior Congress leaders and police officials figure in a list of 200 persons against whom Sikh organizations will file a fresh petition in the Supreme Court, seeking action against them for their role in anti-Sikh riots in Delhi in 1984." Have they filed a case? The law of natural justice states that any person accused of any crime has to be treated as not guilty until found so. So, even if these organisations file a case against Mr. Bachchan, until and unless he is proven guilty, he cannot be implicated for the 1984 genocide of sikhs.

The citing of Indiainfo.com news titled "Big B splits Sikh outfits into two" is even more dubious. Please refer to this from Times of India, which is a reliable source, on the same issue and you will come to know the truth.

Now please refer to the fact that the All India Sikh Students Federation actually created these charges which can be seen here. The article starts with "The All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) claims to have produced a documentary “November 1984– a state sponsored Sikh massacre” charging Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan with inciting people to kill Sikhs after the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi". And the article ends with, "The documentary, however, does not have any clipping of Bachchan making any such statement of which he is being accused." So, Mr. Mann, where does the case stand? Please refrain from (re-)introducing highly POV materials to Misplaced Pages. In case, you do not relent, my earlier statement, left in your talk page still stands. Oh, by the way, as you have tried to project, I am not a guy who would say that in 1984 the Sikhs were not butchered by mobs led by Congress stalwarts like Jagdish Tytler & Sajjan Kumar. Why don't you use your energies to drag the real culprits to the dock? Thanks. Shovon (talk) 17:30, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

about your humanity,down-to-earth nature

sir, i vineet khanna,aged 43 years, resident of delhi is yours big fan and admirer. i am deeply impressed with your acting skill, which is beyond any comparison. apart from above qualities, the way you speak, behave, truly shows your greatness and proves that you are star of the millenium and indeed one and only superstar.

sir, why sharukh khan needs to  do —vithe films which have been done by you, like don and now remake of deewar.

sir, kindly accept my goodwishes for your future films and good luck for your family.

Thanks & regards -122.161.88.197 (talk) 14:11, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

About his films

Can we just move his filmography to another page as it is taking alot of space and put his notable films on his page.Xxxsacheinxxx (talk) 16:02, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Ineed someone to add his hit films in the notable films section. Thank you. Xxxsacheinxxx ([[User

talk:Xxxsacheinxxx|talk]]) 16:11, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

DISSAPPOINT EVERYTIME

GUYS WHY RU ERASING THE INFORMATION Shahrukh Khan 21 october 2008 (UTC).

Topics from 2009-2010

Inconsistency

Amitabh Bachchan (Hindi: अमिताभ बच्चन IPA: , born Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan…

And then, Bachchan was initially named Inquilab, inspired from the phrase Inquilab Zindabad, during the Indian independence struggle, but was re-christened Amitabh which means, "the light that would never go off." Though his surname was Shrivastava, his father had adopted the pen-name Bachchan, under which he published all his works. It is with this last name that Amitabh debuted in films, and, for all public purposes, it has become the surname of all members of his current family. There appears to be an inconsistency here. Civilizededucation (talk) 13:03, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

No photo

bloddy wikipedians dont even have a pic of mr. bachchan on this page. —Arc diatm (talk • contribs) 09:15, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

• A photo was added 9 days later (13-Sep-09) by User:FotoPhest.         -Wikid77 (talk) 10:47, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Retrofit talk-page year headers/subpages

27-Sep-09: I have added subheaders above as "Topics from 2007" (etc.) to emphasize the dates of topics in the talk-page. Older topics might still apply, but using the year headers helps to focus on more current issues as well. Afterward, I renamed unsigned or duplicate comments and moved entries (including "No photo") into date order for 2008 & 2009.
Then I added "Talk-page subpages" beside the TOC. -Wikid77 (talk) 03:15, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

sperate page for amithab bachchan Controversies is added

sperate page for amithab bachchan Controversies is added to make the Main page less lengthy. http://en.wikipedia.org/Amitabh_bachchan_Controversies

--Hopefloat007 (talk) 10:13, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

The main page is not half as large as many articles, and definitely not split worthy. I've restored the content here. -SpacemanSpiff 02:09, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

The page was changed after discussion, these days people are reading wiki with iphones and netbooks with small screens and its very difficult to scroll and load big pages.

We have already made split page for Main article: List of Amitabh Bachchan's awards, honours and recognitions http://en.wikipedia.org/List_of_Amitabh_Bachchan%27s_awards,_honours_and_recognitions

Same we did for amithab bachchan Controversies. http://en.wikipedia.org/Amitabh_bachchan_Controversies --Hopefloat007 (talk) 10:13, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

There is no consensus for splitting, stop splitting the article as a logged in user and as an IP. You have repeatedly removed warnings from your page from multiple editors. -SpacemanSpiff 13:05, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

split page poll : Amitabh Bachchan controversies

Guys, I am seeing you all fighting for your lovely star :) Stop it, let discuss who want a split page and who want single very long page. Yes we have split the page before also for amitabh bachchan awards.

http://en.wikipedia.org/List_of_Amitabh_Bachchan%27s_awards,_honours_and_recognitions

Lets do a Poll, till that time we keep the page split easy to ready for big and small screens devices. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.237.140.154 (talk) 13:09, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

We are calling SpacemanSpiff to discuss but he is more interested in posting messages rather than constructive discussion. --Hopefloat007 (talk) 13:17, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

There is no discussion and no consensus so you will have to stop this. Shahid • 13:20, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Quite amusingly, the above editor/IP keep ignoring any messages and keep repeating "no one is discussion. So I'll be clear once more. The article is not large enough to be split. At 43K, one can argue that it's not large enough. Also, a split of a section can occur when there is too much content in that section to provide a summary view. It's not the case here. Finally creating an article to just list controversies, fails WP:POVFORK and that's all the more important for BLPs. So net effect, splitting this is unnecessary and clearly not per our guidelines. -SpacemanSpiff 13:25, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

cc-sa-3.0 pic

Can somebody upload the two pic (Bachan.jpg and Amithab bachan.jpg) of Mr.Bachan uploaded in ml wiki which has license CC-SA-3.0 to commons? Earlier the work of User Aneezone also uploaded to commons. --Rameshng (talk) 15:43, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Comic Character (Supremo)

Can one please add a mention that he was made into a comics character by Gulzar, by the name of "Supremo" in the 80s? It was published by the now defunct STAR comics brand of IBH. I'm so far unable to find reliable online refrences, but it was there, as one can easily see. 1)Apunkachoice 2)comicbooks.blogspot 3)internationalhero.co.uk www.internationalhero.co.uk —Preceding unsigned comment added by RohanOrhanHaron (talk • contribs) 14:11, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Can u know

During “84' Sikh Genocide”, Amitabh Bachchan was shown on television inciting people to kill Sikhs after the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.240.121.147 (talk) 18:53, 19 June 2010 (UTC)

I am quite sure it is not true. Please provide a WP:RS if you are sure.Civilizededucation (talk) 16:41, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 203.27.235.5, 2 August 2010

{{editsemiprotected}}

Please add Amitabh's appearance as Comic super hero SUPREMO during the 80s. There were a series of comic books published with Amitabh Bachchan playing himself and Supremo, all of them published by Star Comics. 203.27.235.5 (talk) 12:09, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Dabomb87 (talk) 14:04, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 125.16.138.135, 10 August 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} PLease change location to Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh from United Province. Uttar Pradesh is the state's name

125.16.138.135 (talk) 12:23, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

 Not done The location is recorded at point in time. —SpacemanSpiff 12:44, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 122.163.26.210, 15 August 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} NAME Bachchan, Amitabh ALTERNATIVE NAMES Big B SHORT DESCRIPTION Film actor DATE OF BIRTH 11 October 1942 PLACE OF BIRTH Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India DATE OF DEATH 11-10-1942 PLACE OF DEATH Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/Amitabh_Bachchan" Categories: 1942 births | Living people | Indian film actors | Hindi film actors | Indian actors | Indian film producers | Indian television presenters | Kirori Mal College alumni | Recipients of the Padma Bhushan | Recipients of the Padma Shri | People from Uttar Pradesh | People from Allahabad | Filmfare Awards winners | Indian Hindus | Indian playback singers | Indian hip hop singers | Indian pop singers | Indian male singers | Indian amateur radio operators | Indian actor-politicians | Indian socialists | Indian vegetarians | National Film Award winners | Bigg Boss | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? | 8th Lok Sabha members | Uttar Pradesh politicians | Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Hidden categories: Articles containing Hindi language text Source Description above from the Misplaced Pages article Amitabh Bachchan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors here. Community Pages are not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.

Comment by user If you see the this is wrong data regarding DATE OF DEATH. Pleaseorrect it ASAP

• I removed it, appears to have had the date of birth incorrectly included in the date of death section on the persondata template. —SpacemanSpiff 20:42, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

122.163.26.210 (talk) 17:22, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —fetch·comms 20:19, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

• I removed it, appears to have had the date of birth incorrectly included in the date of death section on the persondata template. —SpacemanSpiff 20:43, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Bisaria, 17 August 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} In Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan's profile, location should be Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh not United Province, and India not Indian Empire. May be he was born in undivided India but re-correct it as Uttar Pradesh, India.

Bisaria (talk) 11:11, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

 Not done The infobox reflects the name of the place of birth as it stood at that time and rightly so. I don't see why it should be changed.--Forty two 12:40, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 115.118.41.101, 26 October 2010

{{edit semi-protected}}

115.118.41.101 (talk) 13:56, 26 October 2010 (UTC) the name of family which is mentioned out here is wrong he doesnt come from hindu sikh family even he halis from hindu-kayastha family. his father name was hariwansh srivastava then how can you write like this, he is from sikh family. dont spread bad knowledge without having accuracy.

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Thanks, Stickee (talk) 22:14, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 188.222.122.21, 13 November 2010

{{edit semi-protected}} Please change the location Allahabad, United Province, Indian Empire to Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Mentioning Allahabad to be a part of Indian Empire (British Raj) would have been applicable if we were living before in pre-1947 times. In current times, Allahabad is a part of India. 188.222.122.21 (talk) 19:30, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

 Not done. The region names are given at the time of the activity. —SpacemanSpiff 20:02, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Correct the number of National Awards he has own: Not three but Four

Wiki has wrongly written that Mr. Bachchan has got 3 National Film Awards. He has won 4 National Film Awards. First one was for his debut "Saat Hindustani", second he won for Agnipath, third was for Black, and fourth one is for Paa. Also kindly remove descriptions like Filmfare awards from his main article as its a pretty private business award with no credibility and has been tainted long for being manipulated award. Though not correct over Mr. Bachchan, but it does not look good mentioning such private awards with prestigious national awards.

Also please remove the Raj Thackray section. Such sections don't even qualify to be discussed as it was entirely a matter of political mileage to gain popularity by Raj Thackray. Also in India, Raj Thackray does not hold any importance except for a confiscated region. This way one can then mention statements of any Tom Dick and Harry. Auxh sections only make your article politically influenced. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.212.45.114 (talk) 18:18, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Grammar mistake in Amitabh's wiki page. Shameful.

Please correct the grammar mistake in the line "Bachchan didn't took any remuneration to do this film". Should be didn't *take*. My god, it's so difficult to edit a small mistake yourself, and so difficult to even submit a correction request. Why not just give a web form where you can submit and press a button? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Piyush soni (talk • contribs) 17:50, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 116.72.86.116, 20 February 2011

{{edit semi-protected}}

|website = bigb.bigadda.com | signature = url("http://bigb.bigadda.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/abhindi.jpg")

116.72.86.116 (talk) 10:52, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

 Partly done: I added the website, but I didn't add the signature. To add pictures to Misplaced Pages, first you have to upload them to Misplaced Pages or to Wikimedia Commons. Unfortunately, that picture appears to be, like the rest of his blog, copyrighted, and so isn't eligible to be uploaded (I don't believe it meets the required exceptions for fair use documents). Qwyrxian (talk) 12:38, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

Bharat Bhushan                         
                    Who is the hero

        In my opinion the best hero in my life is bollywood actor"Amitabh Bachchan". My favorite and world's greatest star Amitabh Bachchan is the prodigious son of the great hindi poet Harivanch Rai Bachchan. Amitabh was born on 11th october, 1942 at allahabad in india. He is married to Jaya Bhaduri,a talented actress herself. It was love at first sight for Amitabh as Jaya became his spouse and the famouse guddi girl transformed into Mrs. Bachchan.
        One of their children Abhishek has recently followed the footsteps of his parents and entered the film industry. Only time will tell whether he will measure up to his father's success. Amitabh the six feet tall man from the indian state of Uttar Pradesh heralded the trend of the angry young man in country's film industry. Director K.A Abbas launched him in the film 'Saat Hindustani' which went unnoticed. But luckily for him Prakesh Mehra sighed him for 'Zanjeer' which worked out extraor dinarily well for the young star and he never looked back. Big B has worked almost with all successful directors right from Hrishikesh Mukherjee to yash chopra to Mehul Kumar.
          The versatile actor fits in to every mould of acting be it a comic role or a serious one. He has also done the play back in many of his films. He is a house-hold name in the country, the people simply adore him. When Amitabh met with a serious accident on the sets of'coolie' the entire nation united in prayers for his speedy recovery. The prayers turned in to a blessing for the superhero, as he returned to the scene with double the impact. 
          With an excellent career and great family life, Big B launched his company ABCL which is know as Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited which released many bfilms like Mani Ratnam's'Bombay' and Shekhar Kapoor's'Bandit Queen' and commercial film's like joy augustine's'Tere Mere Sapne' and Sachin's'Naam Kya Hai' which was produced under the same benner. Amitabh also utilized his singing skills in his albums'Fer Bhir Phatte' and 'Kabhi Kabhi'.
          Off late, Amitabh was busy in the of shooting of his immensely popular tele-quiz-show'Kaun Banega Crorepati' which also ensured success in his come back to movies and also in reviving ABCL which is started to come-up nsoon film projects.
           Before reappearing in the second stint of KBC or may  be an entirely new game-shw, hopefully in aug-sept 2002 Amitabh will surely try to display his sparkle in few movies.
          Born on:-11 october 1942(Sun sign:Libra)
          Birth place:-Allahabad,Uttar Pradesh,India
          Parents:-Hariwansh Rai Bachchan,Teji Bachchan
          Spouse:-Jaya(Bhaduri)Bachchan.(1973-Present)
          Kids;-Abhishek and Shweta
          Occupation:-Actor,Producer,Singer,Television Presenter  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.64.44.137 (talk) 01:49, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Somebody please add song titles

Hi, can someone please add the song titles beside their film names in his playback singing section. I see only the film names are added. It will be a much useful information.--ZoomTV (talk) 07:46, 14 July 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 182.178.77.176, 16 July 2011

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You Are (Template:Lang-bn) Amit jee

182.178.77.176 (talk) 04:43, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Jnorton7558 (talk) 05:08, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Recent edits by Profitoftruth85

This is a BLP article about an actor. This should be an encyclopedia article, NOT a newspaper or a magazine. Just random incidents when he was accused of something he eventually denied saying is not notable and definitely violates WP:UNDUE, and particularly so with when someone had accused him of something and there isn't even a response from Bachchan himself. This article is about Bachchan, not what others said about him. Please see WP:NPOV, WP:CRIT and the aforementioned links. Thank you. Shahid • 10:18, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

I agree with Shahid, this is not a gossip magazine. In fact the article is seriously at risk of degrading with such controversial mess. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:44, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

I think it's an overreaction to erase the accusations of endorsing Narendra Modi. It was covered in multiple newspapers over a period of time, and WP:NOT doesn't really apply as far as I could tell. Amitabh Bachchan is a popular actor who was accused by the press of supporting a mass murderer, the fact he responded publicly validates the importance of the issue to his image.--Profitoftruth85 (talk) 06:37, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Request for Edit

This article about an famous Indian actor, is not up to the encyclopedic standards . It seems he is left out from the league of best actors in the world.In the article page of Marlon Brando, the introductory paragraph has quotes from Jack Nicholson and Martin Scorsese which definitely are there to appraise him,similarly in articles of Anthony Hopkins ,Robert De Niro and Al Pacino has the phrase 'greatest actor' in their introductory paragraphs. The article needs to be cleaned-up and re-designed so it maintains the standrds and depicts the true value of the person ,as the page of Kamal Hassan,and Amitabh Bachchan has had some notable international achievements which should be included in the introductory paragraph, see the page of another indian actor Shahrukh Khan .

MB and AH articles do say that, and back it up with 2-3 sources each, the others that you mentioned do not say that. You have to be careful to avoid WP:PEACOCK, but provided some reliable sources, it should be okay. BollyJeff || talk 16:15, 5 October 2011 (UTC)

He was voted by the online BBC poll as the greatest entertainer ahead of Marlon Brando , Charlie Chaplin and some other Hollywood greats. And the sources that you talk of in articles of Ah and Marlon Brando are either some articles or some polls. So there are many articles which talk of his stardom and acting abilities with some other world-renown actors.

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Please add the following:

Amitabh Bachan was allegedly involved in inciting mobs to kill Sikhs during the Sikh Genocide of 1984 in New Delhi. On October 17th, 2011 a complained was filed against him with the public prosecutor's office in Australia to charge him with crimes against humanity pursuant to the Criminal Code of Australia. See the copy of the complaint here:

http://im.rediff.com/news/2011/oct/19Amitabh_Australia_Criminal_Complaint.pdf

Panth Rattan (talk) 05:57, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

The fact that the complaint exists is not sufficient to mention it, unless the incidence of the complaint has been reported in reliable sources (such as newspapers) - documenting this based upon the complaint itself would constitute original research on our part, unless others have reported it. Can you provide a link to show that it has been written about elsewhere?  Chzz  ►  08:38, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

The complaint is not citable based on WP:BLPPRIMARY, and even a secondary source would be insufficient at this point because it is simply an accusation by an organization.  Declined--Bbb23 (talk) 15:47, 22 October 2011 (UTC)

Edit Request

I added the picture of AB being awarded the doctorate from Queensland Institute of Technology , Here ,but was removed. So i request , the admin, to add a photo him being awarded this , or any other doctorate, into the awards.. section . or a image is also available at Here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bineetojha (talk • contribs) 12:57, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Why ??

I added the pictures of hime being awarded at the Asian Film Awards and an screenshot from one of his recent movies . Here . Both the images enhance the encyclopaedic information on this article . Why was it removed ?

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Mentioning Caste

Dear Editors!
There has been a discussion on India Portal related to mentioning of caste of subjects. The point is that mentioning caste of people, who have nothing to do with their caste, is found to be unnecessary by few editors. Hence the caste of the subject person needs to be deleted from the biography. I am not deleting the caste as of now but am only posting this here so that the regular editors of this article are well aware of it beforehand and no edit-wars take place. For details of discussion held on the portal please refer Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics#Mentioning_caste_of_Individuals. Your views if any are welcome there or even here.
And.... as the reasons of exclusion of caste pointed out were "irrelavant to notability of subject person", "privacy of the subject person", "inclusion of caste is like branding individuals", etc. other information included in the article which also fall under these cases will also be removed after discussions. Examples of it included religion, non-notable spouse's and children's and parents' information, previous occupation, lived in places, non-notability related educational qualification, etc.
Your views on this are also welcome here or at the India portal. -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 17:55, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

It would be helpful if you identified specifically which material you want to remove from the article.--Bbb23 (talk) 18:00, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

As of now the deletion proposed is only for caste. So "Amitabh Bachchan hails from a Hindu Kayastha family" would be deleted. -Animeshkulkarni (talk) 18:53, 1 January 2012 (UTC)

Not here, please. There is a community discussion taking place at WT:INB and I would advise people to read the entire discussion before forming an opinion because the above summary is incorrect. Nothing more need be said here. - Sitush (talk) 02:07, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Bacchan does not believe in caste

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why is bacchann being called a hindu kaystha when he has a punjabi sikh mother.he's on record saying i don't believe in caste link here this is violation of wp bio of living persons.you could say he has kayastha and punjabi sikh ancestry.but saying he was born in a kasyatha family is wrong.wp admins please look into the matter.27.4.216.127 (talk) 13:53, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

How do you explain the linked source, from the same newspaper, that says he is Kayastha? BollyJeff || talk 14:09, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

This is tricky. The guy is clearly moving from one position to another, for what ever the reason may be. It may be necessary for us to show this dichotomy ... but that still leaves us with the problem of what to do about categorisation etc. This might be one that is worth taking to WP:BLPN for wider input. - Sitush (talk) 15:53, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

I have now raised the issue at Misplaced Pages:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard#Amitabh_Bachchan. - Sitush (talk) 16:18, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

 Not done: requested change is unspecific and there is no clear consensus. Mato (talk) 22:43, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Suggestions

I think as the article talks of him being labelled as the 'angry young man' and it got him the first break-through, it will be good to add an image to provide a visual impression of the topic. And i also suggest to add a new section titled 'in popular culture' or, 'in popular media' or 'cultural impact' as he is one of the most important and influential figures in modern-day arts of India.|BINEET| 21:25, 19 January 2012 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bineetojha (talk • contribs)

Amitabh Bachchan was born Amitabh Shrivastav, not Amitabh Harivanshrai Bachchan

First, Kayastha never use father's middle name. Neither do Sikhs. Kayastha may use Prasad, Kumar, Rai, Raj, Chandra or no middle name (most often) at all. No Kayastha has ever used father's first name as his/her middle name.

Second, Bachchan was a title adopted by Harivansh Rai Shrivastav when he was doing his Phd in Cambrdige, at a time when Amitabh Shrivastav was in his early teens. Thus, in no way Amitabh could be born with a title "Bachchan" that he would adopt a decade later.

It is time the correct birth name is displayed. Just becaue many Indians use father's first name as middle name does not mean everyone follows the same. Giving the last name that his father didn't even have when Amitabh was born is rather absurd.

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rom 1941 to 1952 he taught in the English Department at the Allahabad University and after that he spent the next two years at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, Cambridge University doing his doctoral thesis on W.B. Yeats. It was then, that he used ‘Bachchan’ as his last name instead of Srivastava. Harivanshrai’s thesis got him his PhD at Cambridge. http://en.wikipedia.org/Harivansh_Rai_Bachchan — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.24.19.52 (talk) 06:11, 28 February 2012 (UTC)

True. How could his birth name be Bachchan if his father didn't have that title when Amitabh was born? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.247.42.31 (talk) 23:20, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Assessment

The article of Amitabh Bachchan, is listed as a Low-Importance article at WP:ACTOR, and the criteria for listing an article as Low Importance , is, as mentioned on ], 'Actors and filmmakers of little interest to non-film buffs and the film industry.' On the contrary, the lead section of this article, says that he is one of the most influential and important actors of the Indian Film Industry.Is it fair ? So i call for a reassessment. Bineet Ojha |BINEET| 10:34, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

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submit educational Qualifiction of Amitabh bhachchan ..

By Anuj kumar from Mohaddiganj Sasaram Bihar 115.254.101.145 (talk) 03:26, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

If you have some reliable sources that verify his qualifications then please could you name them here. At present, the article has some content regarding the issue but without sources those statements are likely to be removed. Thanks. - Sitush (talk) 06:44, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

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Translating from Hindi version

I find that more contents about this topic on "Amitabh Bachchan" is available in Hindi version. What do all think about translations of the contents from Hindi version to English version and add the English contents to this article? Guitaristrock (talk) 12:35, 18 June 2012 (UTC)Guitaristrock

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He plays the role of fictitious New York gangster Meyer Wolfsheim in the upcoming Hollywood movie, The Great Gatsby (2012), directed by Baz Luhrmann. Rajivkrishnank (talk) 20:50, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Already mentioned under Filmography section. - Vivvt 20:52, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

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Need to change Blog URL for Mr. Amitabh Bachcchham from http://bigb.bigadda.com to http://srbachchan.tumblr.com/ Teju7676 (talk) 11:15, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

 Done BollyJeff | talk 13:51, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

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Need to change Website Address and URL in front table (Summary Table) too from old one to new one.

| OLD website = bigb.bigadda.com | New website = srbachchan.tumblr.com

Teju7676 (talk) 04:35, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

 Done bigadda redirects to the tumblr site, anyway. — Deon 11:46, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

Recent edits

This is a high-traffic article and has a fair few watchers. I am somewhat bemused that it has suddenly attracted a large number of significant edits without any query here. To my mind, a lot of the edits in question use poor sources, are trivial in detail, are sometimes speculative and are far from neutral. In addition, they are causing issues due to poor citation style, a failure to appreciate WP:CITEKILL and some general carelessness. I am tempted to revert the lot pending some sort of visible consensus but have hung off doing so on the grounds that the lack of comment here could indicate a passive consensus. Thoughts? - Sitush (talk) 08:07, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

All attempts to glorify! Have removed some now. Although boxofficeindia.com is a reliable source for box office collections of Bollywood films, it's Heroism rankings are not worth. For financial worths of Amitabh and his family, better sources are required that some entertainment sites. Get an official tax declaration from WP:RS.
The article is filled with more such glitter that needs to be cleaned. But i don't have time now. Should we ask regular editors of WP:INCINE to take up a cleaning task of this article? One para per editor would also help a lot. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 08:43, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

This is the sort of article that really should be steered towards WP:GA but, as you say, it needs work. I thought it was once a GA but perhaps not. I am not much use on cinema stuff but if the INCINE project can do something with it then that seems like a good idea. - Sitush (talk) 08:49, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Agreed, should be a GA, but these "superstars" are always a magnet for superfans. It's hard to keep their articles clean. BollyJeff | talk 12:31, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Recent reverts by me

I have reverted this contribution twice in the last few minutes. It rings a bell and may thus have been removed in the past. Regardless, I am concerned about WP:BLPand due weight and have asked the contributor to have a chat about it here before reinstating. The allegations are not new and if it takes a few more days before they appear in the article then that is no big deal. Thoughts? - Sitush (talk) 17:24, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

Box office

Where are we getting all of the repetitive "it was an average success", "it was a box-office hit" etc from? Who is defining "average" or "hit". In most cases, it does not seem to be the sources. - Sitush (talk) 18:27, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

Usually the rankings come from BoxOfficeIndia, see the "Verdict" column here for example. Sources should be added. Someone was adding all sorts of non-sense to this article recently, perhaps some of it is still there. Check the history... actually I think you already know that. BollyJeff | talk 18:50, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

I thought we'd reverted that person in full on each occasion? This thing, or anything to do with movies, really isn't my cup of tea but I'll try to sort some bits out. - Sitush (talk) 19:17, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

Anti-Sikh Riots

I see that the links/description added by me has been removed again. At the outset I would like to mention that the purpose of the content is not to malign but to bring forth to the general public facts which ascribe to the life of Mr. Bachchan. He is on record clarifying his position on the matter said and the information is a very important fact of his personal life. I believe hiding this fact from the general public, ostensibly due to the information "not being new" is not in good taste. His alleged involvement in a matter as serious as instigation of riots deserves mention on his public profile and if subsequently exonerated, can also be mentioned. The general public needs to be informed of all aspects pertaining to Mr Bachchans life. Not just those which sing paeans about his stature. This is a user contributed and moderated community and needs the support of all members..

Please find the original text I had published as follows:

Amitabh Bachchan was in the news in 2011 for the wrong reasons. He was accused by certain members of the Sikh community of instigating attacks on Sikhs during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The attacks followed the assassination of Indira Gandhi post Operation Blue Star. He is alleged to have made polemic remarks saying “Khoon ka Badla Khoon se lenge” ( “Blood for Blood”) . Several eyewitness have claimed that he made such remarks and wrote to the Akal Takht asking for action against Mr. Bachchan. Responding to the allegations, Mr Bachchan is said to have written to the Akal Takht , which is the highest temporal body of the Sikhs, pleading his innocence. The Akal Takht has not taken a decision yet exonerating Mr Bachchan of the charges. Following the controversy, few members of the Sikh community protested by chanting slogans against Mr Bachchan as he carried the Olympic torch during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

References

1. http://hi.wikipedia.org/अमिताभ_बच्चन
2. ^ "1984 riots: 'Why nobody noticed Amitabh Bachchan spewing venom in India'". The Times of India. 20 October 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
3. "Riots victims seek murder charges against Amitabh Bachchan". The Times of India. 3 December 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
4. "84 victims demand framing of murder charges against Big B". OneIndia. 3 December 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
5. "84 anti-Sikh riots: Another witness comes forward against Bachchan". TribuneIndia. 15 December 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
6. "Amitabh Bachchan writes to Akal Takht, pleads innocence in '84 anti-Sikh riots". The Times of India. 2 December 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
7. "Amitabh Bachchan writes letter to Akal Takht". Hindustantimes. 2 December 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
8. "Amitabh Bachchan writes letter to Akal Takht". IBNLive. 2 December 2011. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
9. "Sikh clergy defers case regarding Amitabh Bachchan's role in 1984 riots". Hindustantimes. 25 February 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
10. "Akal Takht defers hearing on Amitabh plea on '84 riots". The Indian Express. 4 January 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
11. "Bachchan shaken by Sikh protest while holding torch". Sikh24. 26 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

Proposing new image

I do propose following new image for article infobox.

• If users prefer black and white image, I will upload black and white version of this image. Thanks! neo (talk) 20:13, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

I really like the one that's there now. It's a professional picture; very clear. Yours is dark and the wrong shape. Maybe you could fix yours up a bit, but the one that's there now is clearly superior, if a couple years old. He looks about the same. BollyJeff | talk 20:16, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

He is also facing the "wrong way". We prefer such infobox images to face into the page, not away from it. I think you may find some info about this at MOS:IMAGES - it is certainly documented somewhere. - Sitush (talk) 20:30, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

I've just removed the picture again, this time from within the body text. We do not need multiple images of him that are taken a mere few years apart. Now, if we could find a decent image from, say, the 1970s or 1980s then that would be worthy of inclusion somewhere in the body. - Sitush (talk) 16:31, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Only u seems to have problem. U will not try to get image from 70 or 80s and if someone inclue current image u will oppose it. Almost all articles include current images in infobox and body text. Almost impossible to get images existing before internet and OTRS stuff. Now I am going to link high quality image. Let other users decide. If one or two users try to exercise control on article I will take this issue to Admin board. neo (talk) 18:02, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Well, it was not only me, was it? We have literally hundreds of thousands of articles with images dating from before the existence of the internet, so that particular argument carries no great weight. As a rule, we do not show multiple images of a person from around the same period. It is beginning to seem as if you dislike the existing photo of Bachchan, although you have claimed that he likes it - I'm not sure what is going on here, or why. - Sitush (talk) 18:08, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

If 'hundred of thousands' of articles have images dating back to internet then it must be easy to get old image of Amitabh. Why waste time? You really don't have any idea what is going on here or why. You contradict yourself. neo (talk) 18:52, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

I have not contradicted myself. I have not looked for older images because I have only limited access to Indian sources and because I'm neither terribly interested in cinema nor in images. You are beginning to veer towards making this personal - I strongly suggested that you do not. - Sitush (talk) 18:56, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

It is absolutely stupid on your part to come on my talk page and give me threat of blocking. I reverted just your 1 edit. Ever heard WP:3RR? Perhaps you panicked while reverting my edit second time, thought that you will get caught in 3RR and in panick attacked me to impress admins. Amitabh made comeback due to KBC. There is nothing wrong in giving KBC related image in that section. As you are not interested in cinema or images, in what capacity you are deciding content of this article? And what 'territory' you need on internet to get India related images? Please, let other users decide content of this article who are interested in cinema and images. You are sounding weird. neo (talk) 20:42, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

And you are sounding rude. Be careful. - Sitush (talk) 20:44, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

You say that you are not interested in cinema or images but still you are trying to decide content of this article. You gave me threat of blocking without any base. As per WP:CIV, your behaviour is incoherent. And you are trying to flame a user who is contributing to wikipedia. I once again state that you should allow interested users to decide content of this article. neo (talk) 21:13, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

I did not threaten you with anything. You added something, I reverted it and left a note here explaining why. You replied to that note and then reinstated, pretty much ignoring my response. Given your recent activity involving the same image for this article, that is a definition of edit warring, is contrary to WP:BRD and is despite comments made by another contributor in this thread who is interested in cinema etc. There are two versions of the edit warring template and I selected the "stronger" one - that may well have been a mistake because I thought you were more experienced with Misplaced Pages than appears to be the case. For that, I apologise but the net result is the same: please don't do it.

As for your comments concerning interested users, well, I'm afraid that you are missing the point: we can all edit Misplaced Pages provided that we stay within the bounds set by the community. You were pushing that to the limit and I was not. I have a considerable amount of experience in dealing with articles relating to Indian subjects and that I am not particularly interested in images or cinema is irrelevant. You may have noticed that this article is protected against direct contributions by certain types of contributor. It is protected for a reason and my interest in it long pre-dates yours. Now, can we please get back to discussing why it is you feel it necessary to include two images of this person that originate from around the same period and that fundamentally show the same thing, ie: a portrait picture. Thanks. - Sitush (talk) 23:22, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Hm, it seems likely that my selection of template was not amiss after all. I thought that you seemed more au fait than someone with 90-ish contributions. There is, however, no need for you to unwatch this article: if you choose to do so then that is your prerogative but I am merely interested in working out why this apparent desire to show alternate images of Bachchan from around the same period is such an issue for you. It may well be an issue for others also, you see. - Sitush (talk) 23:32, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

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