Bachchan voted Star of Stars

In its latest edition, (Bollywood Special), Outlook magazine has put Amitabh Bachchan on the cover. The veteran actor has been voted ‘the biggest star’ of all times in a poll conducted by the magazine, leaving SRK, Aamir Khan, Dilip Kumar and others way behind.

Bachchan won 32 per cent of the votes while SRK won 14 per cent and Aamir only nine.
Way behind also are names such as Hrithik Roshan (three per cent), Akshay (three per cent ) and Salman Khan (only two per cent of the votes).

The survey also answers questions to the ongoing debate over the all-time favourite female star, best funny man, most accomplished actor of all time among other things. In most cases Aishwarya and Kajol seem to be the favourites while John Abraham has been voted the most stylish by the magazine’s readers.

The special edition also features a bunch of interesting essays that cover everything from the changing face of the female lead in Hindi cinema to why Dharmendra never got his dues as an actor in the industry.

We at buzz18.com recommend this special issue for all you movie buffs out there. Specially recommended are the pieces by Sadanand Menon (where he compares the southern stars with their northern counterparts in ‘The Systolic Tide’), Arnab Roy (on why Mithun is the real superstar in 'Acidwash Adonis') and Subhra Gupta’s delightful take on the ‘real heroes’ who thrive without PR machinery.

A huge letdown however is the lead interview, that of Amitabh Bachchan by Namrata Joshi. True to his current sullen avtar, Bachchan’s response to all the questions seem cursory, trite and at times so utterly indifferent that you wish he was best left alone. Maybe, Bachchan is tired of polls and surveys and opinion meters, a reason why he chooses to be animated only while writing his blog.

Even then, do turn the pages for some interesting starspeak on favorites and some nice pictures of yore.

Outlook Bollywood Special, Price Rs 20