This story is from November 26, 2002

Bollywood goes to South Africa

MUMBAI: It is rumoured that when the Big B is upset, he watches a video of his 1991 live show in South Africa, when a record one lakh attended his concerts in Durban and Johannesburg.
Bollywood goes to South Africa
<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">It is said that when Big B is upset, he turns on his video to watch his 1991 live show in South Africa. History was created when a record one lakh attended his concerts in Durban and Johannesburg. <br />Late April he again visited Durban to promote <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Aanken</span> and this time again some 15,000 people turned up.
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Now he''s all set to rock South Africa in one of Bollywood''s biggest shows ever. <br />Promoted by producer Anant Singh, whose film <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Mr Bones</span> is said to have grossed the second highest at the box-office ever in SA. Singh had earlier got Michael Jackson, Will Smith and Gloria Estefan to SA, but claims nothing was bigger than the scheduled Big B show.<br />The show, titled <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Now Or Never Live</span>, will take place on December at ABSA Stadium in Durban. G S Entertainment has already signed stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Sanjay Dutt, Karisma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Sushmita Sen, Rani Mukherjee, Shilpa Shetty and Preity Zinta.<br />"South Africa has always had a special place in my heart and from the time of my first visit, I''ve been overwhelmed by its people and the many fans that Indian cinema has in the country. So it was a natural choice to hold the biggest live show featuring India''s film talent in South Africa," says Bachchan. </div> </div>
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